# Typical American Dinner

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 14, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862 "2012-02-14T23:49:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862/61 "2012-02-17T03:42:03Z")

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Or grilled burgers with optional bacon and cheese.

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**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862/62 "2012-02-17T04:29:26Z")

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> [@Sattua](#):
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> Or grilled burgers with optional bacon and cheese.

Funny but when I hear hamburger I assume it will include cheese. Even though there is a perfectly good name for a hamburger with cheese. I mean, if someone tells me to come over for hot dogs and hamburgers, I’m thinking we’re having some cheeseburgers.

Bacon does have to be singled out though.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862/63 "2012-02-17T04:45:56Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> The wife really loves bacon. Maybe something wrapped in bacon would be nice.

Then I’m going to second the suggestion of a bacon-wrapped meatloaf surrounded by roasted veggies, catsup on the side 😉 If the bacon hasn’t gotten crispy by the time the loaf is done, remove the veggies and stick it under the broiler for a few minutes.

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**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862/64 "2012-02-17T12:50:57Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> My wife won’t touch lamb. She says because they’re so cute. But I don’t believe I’ve ever seen lamb served outside of certain Western-style restaurants, and even then it’s only Westerners eating it.

Given the woolly nature of sheep, and the year-round warm temperatures, it isn’t surprising that SE Asian cuisine doesn’t have a lot of lamb.

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