Why do americans eat so many burgers?

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Just curious. Serious answers only please.

 

Why do people call them hamburgers? they are made from beef not pork.

[gilm0re3]

Because burgers are good. Seriously.

[IdortMasterRace]

Because Murricans are hambeasts.

[TheRagingGamer]

well because they are cheap in the US but i wouldn't know much all i know is that the US mcdonalds is a lot cheaper than in europe 

[felixbearpig]

fast and cheap

[techswede]

Judging by this it's because they have amazing burgers

[Sammael]

As a kid I used to favor hotdogs over burgers.  I later realized this was because many cheap homemade burgers with cheap meat had a lot of gristle.  

 

Now I realize burgers are the second greatest food invention of the past thousand years.  Right after the combination of peanut butter and chocolate.

[ZetZet]

They like eating them?

[TheSLSAMG]

Pulling the stereotypes out of your ass as usual?

And the name comes from Hamburg, Germany, where hamburg steaks evolved into the current hamburger.

[ttam]

Because non-fast food burgers are amazing

[Si3Rra_7]

well because they are cheap in the US but i wouldn't know much all i know is that the US mcdonalds is a lot cheaper than in europe 

i love your avatar , also happy 500th post , you can change from member to what you want now

[Interfectorem]

Because they taste good, and you can get them for cheaper than a "healthy" salad. We call them hamburgers, because obviously, it's 'Merica. That being said, I rarely get the chance to go to fast food restaurants, I love my mom's home-cooked Mexican food.

[SpyRosL]

Because it's delicious?

I'm not from Murica but my first choice when ordering food is burger..

[79wjd]

Because they're delicious, easy to make, and comparatively cheap. I pay about $5.50/lb ground sirloin. 

[Fulgrim]

They're cheap and have a taste which is easy to adapt to. They're mainly made up of this pink slime shit. 

 

[Pesmerga]

For the same reason Italians eat a lot of pasta.

[KieranFretwell]

The fast food in America looks 10x nicer than any fast food i have seen in the UK.. 

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

fast and cheap

Youre saying that Americans are poor and impatient?

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

The fast food in America looks 10x nicer than any fast food i have seen in the UK.. 

Its literally the same except we use EU-approved ingredients (which will change once UKIP come to power), and refined cane sugar instead of HFCS.

[Lotus]

They taste amazing, especially when you do it right.

 

I cook all my hamburgers on my charcoal grill. I start with 80/20 fresh never frozen ground beef, and while I don't add pork because I typically put bacon as a topping, if you add a little bit of pork to the meat it makes it taste amazing. It's basically cheating at cooking. I go for about medium (some pink). I butter and toast my buns, and fry up some bacon slowly and don't overcook it. You don't need to go for super crispy (aka overcooked) on the bacon because they're a topping, but they do need to be cooked fully. Lower heat is ideal for this. So now we have perfectly cooked burgers, bacon, and buttered and toasted buns. I add some cream cheese and hot pepper jelly and voila. The best burger I've ever tasted, and I can make them myself in 20 minutes (not including getting the coals ready) for pretty darn cheap. Better than restaurant quality for basically what amounts to $2 a burger. Fast food restaurants, eat your heart out. (I never eat at fast food unless it's after a sporting event or I'm on a several hour road trip)

 

That's why I love burgers.

 

edit: just to clarify, I do this at least every other week for a total of 4 burgers every other week. Delicious. And no, I don't share.

Edited October 3, 2014 by Lotus

[Interfectorem]

They taste amazing, especially when you do it right.

 

I cook all my hamburgers on my charcoal grill. I start with 80/20 fresh never frozen ground beef, and while I don't add pork because I typically put bacon as a topping, if you add a little bit of pork to the meat it makes it taste amazing. It's basically cheating at cooking. I go for about medium (some pink). I butter and toast my buns, and fry up some bacon slowly and don't overcook it. You don't need to go for super crispy (aka overcooked) on the bacon because they're a topping, but they do need to be cooked fully. Lower heat is ideal. So now we have perfectly cooked burgers, bacon, and buttered and toasted buns. I add some cream cheese and hot pepper jelly and voila. The best burger I've ever tasted, and I can make them myself in 20 minutes (not including getting the coals ready) for pretty darn cheap. Better than restaurant quality for basically what amounts to $2 a burger.

 

That's why I love burgers.

God damnit, look what you've done. Now my mouth is fucking watering, curse you.

[felixbearpig]

Youre saying that Americans are poor and impatient?

no im saying convenience usually trumps everything else. so yeah a little of both

[nokturrduk84]

Because they are tasty.

[themaniac]

its actually texans that eat a ton of hamburgers

[Osmium]

Pulling the stereotypes out of your ass as usual?

And the name comes from Hamburg, Germany, where hamburg steaks evolved into the current hamburger.

 

I was about to say the same thing (both statements really).