A to Z Burger: 26 toppings, or maybe more

Cafe Society
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So I’m sitting in Wendy’s eating a double cheese with ketchup, lettuce, mustard, onion and it occurs to me that they spell K, L, M, O. So I got to thinking what you could put on a burger that began with N for a 5-letter run:
nachos?
noodles?
nori?
nutmeg?
nasturtiums?

From there it was an easy leap to the concept of an A to Z Burger, with 26 or more toppings - being that most letters contain too much delicious stuff to keep it to one topping.

You could also do multiple varieties of cheese, lettuce, onion, bun, etc. on your burger - even meats - of course increasing the number of patties as needed. I’m thinking a 26-topping A-Z order would need eight or nine patties, and possibly seven or eight bun bottoms.

The master list I came up with:

American cheese, ancho chilis, anchovies, apple chips
Bacon, blue cheese, brown mustard, bibb lettuce, barbecue sauce
Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, Canadian bacon, chutney, cabbage
Dijon mustard, donut (plain cake or glazed)
Endive, egg (fried, sliced hardcooked, deviled, salad…)
French fries (in the burger), fennel, foie gras, fontina cheese, French dressing, flatbread, focaccia, frisée
Green onions, green chilis, green pepper
Hot sauce, honey mustard, horseradish, habañeros, ham
Iceberg lettuce, Italian sausage
Jalapeños, jack cheese, jerk chicken, jus (beef drippins)
Ketchup, kaiser roll, knish
Leaf lettuce, lox, liverwurst
Mayonnaise, mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, mushrooms (the plain old kind)
Noodles, nachos, nori
Olives, okra
Pickles, pancetta, prosciutto, paprika, Parmesan cheese, pepperoni, pepperoncini, pimiento, peppercorns, peanut butter, portobello, porcini
Queso, quesadillas, quinoa, quark
Red onion, red pepper, radish, relish, romaine lettuce, radicchio, ratatouille
Salsa, Spam, spinach, sprouts
Tomato, tomatillo, tofu, Taylor pork roll, tuna, turkey burger, toast
Underwood deviled ham, udo
Velveeta, Vegemite, vinaigrette, Vienna sausage, veggie burger, vegetable of the day (could be broccoli, carrots, succotash…)
White onion, wasabi, watercress, Worcestershire sauce
Xtra portion of any topping
Yellow mustard, yellow onion
Zatarain’s creole seasoning, zingara

Now you build a burger you like. One of each, A to Z, whatever you think would go together (or anything else you might suggest). Happy appetite!

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Just laid in:
Fines herbes (French blend)
Gruyère cheese
Hash browns
Omelette (any toppings you like)
Sautéed onions
Shiitake
Swiss cheese

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Olives? Okra? Omelette? How about onions?

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I’ll add:

Avocado
Chorizo
Giardiniera
Nam prik

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A-Avacado, artichoke
B-Butter, black beans, brick chili
C-Cilantro, celery
D-
E-Eggplant
F-French toast
G-Green olives, grilled cheese, garlic, guacamole
H-Hot dog
I-
J-
K-
L-Lemon zest
M-
N-Navy beans
O-
P-
Q-
R-Ranch dressing
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

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[pet peeve]
There is no “ñ” in habanero, in either the spelling or pronunciation.
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P- pineapple (sounds weird, but on an Australian burger “with the lot” it’s FABulous)

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Speaking of which:

Beet(root)

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This page and this page gives lists of different combinations. Breaking down the individual ingredients, we get:

Anchovies, avocado, baby greens, bacon, BBQ sauce, bean dip, black olives, black pepper, blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, boursin, bread and butter pickles, brie cheese, buffalo sauce, burger sauce, Caesar dressing, Cajun spices, candied apple slice, caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, chili, chili mayonnaise, Chinese five-spice, chives, cooked spinach, cranberry sauce, cream cheese, crunchy tostada, cucumber, cumin, Dijon mustard, dill pickle relish, dried onion soup mix, dried red peppers, fajita seasoning, feta cheese, fresh basil leaves, fresh spinach leaves, fried egg, fried green tomatoes, fried onions, garlic, garlic aioli, garlic cheese, garlic mustard mayonnaise, goat cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, Granny Smith apples, Greek yogurt sauce, green olives, grilled eggplant, grilled mushrooms, grilled onions, grilled peppers, grilled pineapple, Gruyere cheese, guacamole, gyro sauce, ham, hash brown, herbed mayo, heirloom tomato slices, Herb crusted Brie, herbed goat cheese, honey, honey mustard, horseradish, hot paprika, hot peppers, hot sauce, hummus, jalapeno cheese, jalapenos, jerk seasoning, ketchup, lettuce, lump crab meat, Manchego cheese, mango chili glaze, mango chutney, mango slices, marinara sauce, marinated red onions, mayo, mint leaves, Monterey Jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, mustard, Old Bay seasoning, olive tapenade, oregano leaves, papaya, Parmesan cheese, peanut butter, pepper jack cheese, pepperoni, pesto, pickled jalapeno, pico de gallo, pineapple slice, pizza sauce, potato chips, provolone cheese, red beets, red onions, red pesto, refried beans, roast beef, roasted balsamic onions, roasted red peppers, roasted tomatoes, sage pesto, salsa, sauerkraut, Serrano ham, shrimp scampi, smoked bacon, smoked Gruyere cheese, sour cream, soy-ginger sauce, spicy curry mayo, sprouts, sun-dried tomatoes, sweet & sour sauce, sweet mustard, sweet relish, Swiss cheese, tangy corn relish, Thousand Island dressing, tomato, truffle salt, wasabi mayo, watercress, wild mushroom sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and yellow onions.

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New ones bolded.

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Some more additions

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No love for

Basil?

Any burger with tomato can be improved with the addition of basil. (So can any burger without tomato, but why split up best friends?)

Ah, on review, I see that Little Nemo’s list includes “fresh basil leaves”. The “fresh” part really ought to go without saying in this context.

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Quorn

~VOW

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Naan (ok, it’s bread, but it gets the N in there)

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Throw peanut butter into the p’s