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Recently an a person known to me has gone rather Spaceballs in stating that a fried egg can not be put on a hamburger. So vehemently in fact I think they must have some hidden past trauma involving this delicious idea.

But what do you lunks think? No sense in doing a poll, groo always wins those.

I love me a burger with an over-easy egg on top. All that egg goo running down into the meat--so delicious.

Its soooo good. Slightly runny yolk? Spring greens? Little avocado... Man I want one now.

So good.

Old cheddar, bacon and sauerkraut? Sounds like dinner!

Without egg, how would your meat loaf stay together?

--Patrick

Haven't had it myself (that I can remember at least) but I've had it on a couple of different kinds of sandwiches and it's been fine, so if they don't like it, that's up to them. They can contribute to the "everybody likes it but I hate it" thread.

I do it, but I fry my egg hard.

sixpackshaker said:

I do it, but I fry my egg hard.

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PHRASING

--Patrick

Thick Cut Bacon, Fried egg, Siricha. BAM

Goddamn I'm hungry now

I submit to you photographic proof that your friend is wrong. A fried egg *can* be put on a burger.



but don't just take google's image search for granted.

Tyler Florence, celebrity chef, puts fried egg on his "Le Grande" burger at his restaurant, Wayfare Tavern.

Chef Laurent Tourondel (not so famous, but a french-trained chef, who earned his bonafides at Saint Vincent Ecole de Cuisine in Montlucon) puts a fried egg on his burger at BLT Burger at The Mirage. The BLT stands for Bistro Laurent Tourondel, not (as I originally thought) Bacon Lettuce and Tomato. I've eaten at a BLT Steak, and I can tell you Chef Tourondel's food is top notch.

But don't take the French's word for it. Gordon Ramsey's BurGR has a burger with fried egg on it.

The burger chain, Red Robin, offers fried egg on their burgers.

In the Jewish tradition, eggs are considered pareve(neither dairy nor meat), and therefore may be placed on a burger.

In the Muslim tradition, meat and eggs are both Halal if properly prepared, and there is no restriction on being served together in a tasty fashion under one bun.

If you are a Buddhist or Hindu that practices vegetarianism, you certainly wouldn't put an egg on your burger--because you wouldn't be having a burger in the first place.

In a strange and sad twist, if you were a Seventh Day Adventist, you could have the egg, but not the burger. Perhaps they could make due with a big ol' grilled portabella cap. That sounds pretty delicious now that I think about it. Put a little sprouts and avocado. A tangy garlic aioli. Yum.

I can go on and on. But the bottom line is, your friend is simply wrong.

A Royale? If I liked fried eggs I would think that's the greatest thing in the world.

Ask your friend this, if it's not allowed how come it has a fancy name?!

I said a person known to me not friend. This person is little more than an adverse gravitational field to me. A roadblock towards productivity, a thorn in my side, saltwater in my sauna pants...

And to put the final nail in this coffin:

Otto Kuase is said by some food historians to be the official inventor of the hamburger in 1891. Can you guess what one of his tasty ingredients were? That's right. A fried egg.

Oh man, I haven't been to Red Robin for a burger in so long... over a decade in fact I think. Not only was the egg on the burger delicious, but the one I used to go to in colorado made these amazing long island iced teas...

Dammit, now I want a burger.

Also, egg on a burger is delicious. Bonus: the burger may now be considered breakfast food!

SOooooooooooooooooo good, haven't done it in forever though. I have a 2 egg a day rule and I have two eggs for an omelette almost every breakfast. Dear lord I'm in a rut.

In Hawaii it's the Loco Moco! Brown gravy, rice, hamburger patty topped with an egg. This has mac salad on the side, too.

That sounds pretty good.

Mr. Z would agree with you all, especially the Loco Moco. But me? Yes, it's possible, but....blech. You guys can have my share.

I like it sometimes.

I love the Loco Moco. We have it in too in the Philippines. Serve the Burgerpatty on Rice. Delicious.

Great, I just got dome eating lunch and now I am hungry again.... thanks a lot everyone!

yeah, so I told everyone at work about this discussion, and showed them my post.

We all went to Red Robin for lunch and had burgers with eggs on them

I'd never even heard of it until I saw that anime girl captioned with America Fuck Yeah a few years back. I thought, "Who puts an egg on a burger?", followed by, "But I guess that's okay."

Someday I'm going to try putting canned sliced beets on my burger.

figmentPez said:

Someday I'm going to try putting canned sliced beets on my burger.

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Well Man vs Food Nation had pickles re-pickled in cool aid on their waffle pulled pork sandwich, so beets sound ok to me.

figmentPez said:

Someday I'm going to try putting canned sliced beets on my burger.

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Tony Chu would approve.

figmentPez said:

Someday I'm going to try putting canned sliced beets on my burger.

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Why!?

Covar said:

Why!?

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Because I'm told that's a popular thing in Australia, and I like beets. It sounds like a nice combo.

Fried eggs are great on a lot of things. Waffles being one of my favorites.

figmentPez said:

Someday I'm going to try putting canned sliced beets on my burger.

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I'm way ahead of you (by about 20 years!). I got the brilliant idea while at a coney island to have them make a burger that was a Greek salad. Sliced beets instead of tomato, red instead of white onion, black instead of green olive, and feta instead of cheddar/blue cheese. The lettuce and dressing stayed the same. You shoulda heard the waitress confirm it with me, then the cook confirm it with the waitress.

It's very good.

--Patrick

Bowielee said:

Fried eggs are great on a lot of things. Waffles being one of my favorites.

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Being from the South, the only proper thing to put on waffles is fried chicken.

Fried Egg was one of the original toppings available when they first really showed off the Hamburger at the World's Fair. It might seem odd, but it's probably more traditional than ketchup or mustard.

Ravenpoe said:

Being from the South, the only proper thing to put on waffles is fried chicken.

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Dinner!

That makes my lunchtime salad look much less appealing.

Just put a hamburger on your salad.

We're going to be having pulled pork tonight. No egg, but it could just as easily have been corned beef on roll with egg.

--Patrick

So I put aside my dislike of fried eggs and had one on top of my burger tonight. It was amazing.

Come to think of it, every time I've had a fried egg on a burger, the yolks were solid. I think I need to try it with a normal sunny side up egg soon.

blotsfan said:

Come to think of it, every time I've had a fried egg on a burger, the yolks were solid. I think I need to try it with a normal sunny side up egg soon.

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Fry the egg in the burger.


--Patrick

I love fried eggs but I am pretty sure I couldn't eat one on a burger.

A thread about things I love but can't eat anymore!

What's with the fried eggs on everything? All the Master Chef competitors do it too.

Well those burgers were really really good.

Frank said:

A thread about things I love but can't eat anymore!

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Mmmm. Salty delicious fries.

fade said:

Mmmm. Salty delicious fries.

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Don't peel the potatoes, just scrub 'em really well. Then boil 'em until they're soft and stick 'em in the fridge.
The next morning, slice the potatoes into 1/8" (3mm) thick slices, then fry them in a buttered cast-iron pan until they are crispy brown on both faces.
Remove them from heat, brush them with a bit more butter, then finish with some flake salt.
Mmmmm...

--Patrick

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!?

Gusto said:

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in the fridge!?

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Were you not listening?

--Patrick