Hamburger

The hamburger is one of the cornerstones of American cuisine. It's honest, simple, and delicious. While Europeans wade through their intricate and unappetizing stews and bizarre baked goods, Americans eat as eating was supposed to be done: in burger form. Some posit that a hamburger in the belly can amplify the gut, which makes it easier to determine truthiness.

Also known as "burger".

Cooking

 * Grilled (Either using coal, gasoline, kerosine, human/animal hair or motor oil as a grilling fuel.)
 * Fried
 * Deep-Fried
 * Raw
 * Chocolate Fondue Dipped
 * Cooked on your engine block for those on the go



Meats

 * ground beef
 * ground ham
 * ground steak
 * spam
 * loose-meat
 * variety or "surprise"

Commonly Used Ingredients
The hamburger gets it's Americanness from it's ability to become whatever it wants to be. The hamburger does not Cut-and-Run from new trends. The hamburger doesn't stay the course either. The burger is always adapting it's ingredients to the changing situation. That means in order for the burger to be classified as a "sandwich", the meat must be between 2 things. The most common pairs of things used to make the hamburger a sandwich are:
 * bread
 * donut
 * shoe leather
 * more hamburger
 * various bills Democrats are trying to pass





Savory Toppings
Then the meat and bun-like pair democratically elect which "condiments" can join their coalition. Here is a list of ingredients commonly used in America's Meal, the hamburger:
 * catsup (not ketchup, ever)
 * Mayonaisse
 * Pickles
 * Onions
 * Hot sauce
 * BBQ sauce
 * Horseradish sauce
 * Generic Brand A1 Steak Sauce
 * Anything but Heinz 57 or any Heinz product whatsoever
 * Jalapeños
 * CBS Branded and Sliced hard boiled eggs
 * Massive amounts of garlic
 * Spicy Rub or Marinade
 * Bacon
 * Cheese
 * Sliced Ham
 * Freedom Fries or Greater Tots (On top of the burger w/ cheese and bacon)
 * Tomato
 * Bagged Spinach
 * Mushrooms
 * Human Skin Topping (Delicious)
 * Buttery Crisco or Lard Spread (Mmmm)
 * Lipitor and Leptoprin Pills (Ground to a fine powder)
 * Worcestershire Sauce
 * Sliced spam topping (An Ethnic/Island Favorite)
 * Sliced and fried pepperoni meat
 * Beer marinade
 * Twinkies

Side Dishes
The hamburger is perfect by itself, however, many Americans cannot be satisfied with a meal that is less than 5,000 calories, so the hamburger is always served with Freedom Fries.

The beverages most commonly served with the hamburger are milk shakes (any flavor) or beer.

Eating a hamburger with every meal will make you strong enough to beat the terrorists.