a correspondent from afar has written the following thoughts on a burger:
We’ve got some burgers over here. Classic and kimchi. There are a lot of bad burgers out there, in this new era of culinary sophistication and snobbery, there are a lot eaters and eateries trying to perfect the burger, or just sell their uncompromising classic. Ultimately the best places, use good meat, good fat content, and have a competent cook, ( really the only competence required when we are talking about good meat is taking it off the heat anywhere before medium, or light pink). Then there are the side dishes or the toppings, these things, like beautiful women or good wine (which are always delicious no matter where they come from), vary depending on the person, the time of day, the season, the mood, the feeling, or the country. Generally when the toppings are of good quality, no matter what they are (within reason), when paired with quality meat, the outcome is good. Finally, since a good burger, is a sandwich, and the defining characteristic of a sandwich is the bread, having a superb patty and toppings with a crumbly, dry, soggy, overly large, overly small, bun is like having a pizza with great sauce and cheese, that neglects the crust.
Notwithstanding, a burger that is successful on all fronts, can leave you unsatisfied if it doesn’t feel right in your hands. I think hand feel is the most underrated aspect of a good burger, or i if you will “eatability.” A burger is meant to be eaten, and if it is difficult to grab the whole package firmly or tenderly, upside down or right side up, left handed or right handed, then the whole culinary experience can be thrown off. A cheesy onion or a bit of juicy meat which has fallen to the plate may taste delicious on its own and a bite of fresh bread when enjoyed as a palate quencher before diving in for more wholesome eating can satisfy the most discerning eaters. The taste of each ingredient matters, but if you can’t taste the whole work in its entirety, together and in harmony, then it’s difficult to enjoy, it would be like looking at the knee cap of Manet’s Olympia through a telescope, then her hair, then her bosom, without the ability to relish the sumptuous whole.
– Seoul Brother, 5/25
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