You’re eating your burger the wrong way … or are you?
Burger expert sparks online furore by suggesting the best way to eat a hamburger is to flip it upside down
An article on lifestyle website Insider recently had the internet a flutter as it claimed we’ve all been eating hamburgers the wrong way.
According to Simon Dukes, founder of the blog Burger Lad, the right way to eat a burger and avoid that soggy bottom, topping-sliding mess we’ve come to accept as part of the process of enjoying one of the world’s most beloved foods – is to flip it upside down.
"The crown [thicker top part of the roll] will then hold the weight of everything else and there is less likelihood of it falling apart in your hands. A true burger connoisseur should always eat their burgers upside down,” he told Insider.
This seemingly logical suggestion caused an online furore.
Advocates of the upside-down method claim the technique not only eliminates the soggy bottom problem but also makes the burger taste better. Why? Because your tongue supposedly comes into contact with the toppings before the patty.
There are also different schools of thought as to how one should approach the upside-down eating process. Some say it’s best to flip the burger as soon as it arrives on your plate, while others believe its best to leave it right-side-up on the plate, pick it up with your thumbs on top and then flip it as you bring it towards your lips.
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But The Takeout, a rival website to Burger Lad, is having none of this upside-down burger eating nonsense, writing a rebuttal in which they claim Dukes’ method, is “dumb”.
“If your burgers are falling apart between your hands then the fault lies with the restaurant and the onus shouldn’t be on the consumer to find a workaround,” stated The Takeout.
It added: “You look like a doofus eating a burger upside down in public.”
Their solution to the soggy bottom problem is to make burgers with better quality, toasted rolls and place the cheese under the patty “thereby creating a seal so you don’t have so much juice flowing directly onto the bottom bun”.
Whether you come down on their side or that of the upside-downers, the debate has spread far enough that you shouldn’t be surprised if you start seeing a lot of burger eaters at your local restaurant flipping them over before taking that first bite.