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The Great American Hamburger

The Great American Hamburger

Is there anything better than an American hamburger?

It’s so wonderful that it has become universal. There are now few places where the hamburger is not commonly found.

I mean, my number one go-to food at the snack bar in Saudi Arabia was a simple cheeseburger with fries.

America may have invented it and popularized it, but it belongs to the world now.

And now I know what I want for lunch.

I believe that the great American hamburger is a thing of beauty, its simple charms noble, pristine. The basic recipe—ground beef, salt, and pepper, formed into a patty, grilled or seared on a griddle, then nestled between two halves of a bun, usually but not necessarily accompanied by lettuce, a tomato slice, and some ketchup—is, to my mind, un-improvable by man or God. A good burger can be made more complicated, even more interesting by the addition of other ingredients—like good cheese, or bacon … relish perhaps, but it will never be made better.

-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw

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How America Gives

How America Gives

How America gives is probably not how you would assume.

See, America’s appeal is that there is hope here, a promise that anything is possible.

However, none of this outcome is given freely or gotten easily.

The opportunity is available for everyone, but you have to go out and get it yourself.

So many people in so many places do not even have a chance at this.

The freedom to succeed or fail on your own merit is what America gives.

And this is what draws people here.

From the day he left his parents’ house, Abe had to know his father was right, that America promises everything, but he also had to know his father was wrong—America gives nothing.

-Rich Cohen, Tough Jews

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