What ingredients, in your opinion, are must-haves on a hamburger?

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Mine has to have cheese and often bacon... although I can do without bacon once in awhile.

BlueWalker · Accepted Answer

It depends on the type of burger (beef, bison, elk, etc.), but for a beef burger, I like good old classic ingredients, so for me it's usually tomato, pickles, onion (vidalia onion is preferred) and mustard. 😊 But all kinds of other ingredients can be amazing too. On average though, a good ol' classic burger with those toppings are fine by me!

The_Maphio · Accepted Answer

Meat, as opposite to the silly vegan attempts at a burger patty, bacon and onions.
Mayo and BBQ sauce can't ever be missing either. Tomato and lettuce just as well.
Being fresh is mandatory too. Which means that I make my burgers, not McDonald.

SaoirseS · Accepted Answer

I’ll eat just a plain burger, or add cheese, bacon, or if I make them at home my own bacon/onion/brown sugar marmelade. No veggies.

Dinklex3 · Accepted Answer

A nice plain well done NY burger with just ketchup is fine.  Romaine, mayo, and ketchup if I'm being fancy.

Citizenkirk · Answer

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FunkyMonkee · Answer

Cheese and bacon makes it a bacon burger. Haven't had one in a LOOOOOONG time!!!
If I go without a bun, which is nearly all the time, I put Worcester sauce on it while cooking, as well as salt & pepper. Sometimes I'll dip it in A-1 steak sauce as I eat it. If I put it on a bun, I add ketchup & mayo to the bun and, maybe a slice of cheese.

OfDeath · Answer

The patty has to be real meat. None of this vegetarian burger bullcrap. That is all I ask.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I like to have mustard on mine, ketchup is optional but I must have mustard, unless it’s a chicken burger, than I expect sliced tomatoes and mayonnaise and greens

MCheetah · Answer

Beef and a bun. And 99% of the time, ketchup too. I usually get cheese on mine, but its not required. And in the case of a Whopper, actually makes it worse.

HawkPerception · Answer

My ideal burger has cripsy bacon strips and obviously a beef patty, avocado slices, real melted cheddar cheese, tomato slices, kale, chipotle and mayonnaise

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

I’ll have a bacon cheeseburger fully loaded please! Cheese, bacon, onions, tomatoes, pickles, pineapple & a fried egg on top as well.

TurboKid · Answer

Mustard, pickles or jalapeños (lots of these if possible), cheese (unless it's like a super high-quality beef or like an elk burger), lettuce, tomato.

loveslongnails · Answer

Grilled sweet onions or a slice of fresh Bermuda onion Lettuce Tomato, but only if it's super fresh. Sometimes I want a little Dijon mustard on it or on the side, but usually I prefer ketchup.

Woodsy05 · Answer

I really enjoy sautéed onions and cream cheese. Sometimes jalapeños diced up in the cream cheese is called for!

SandandWaves · Answer

depends on the type of hamburger. me too, and love a green chile on it

dreamstar72 · Answer

Thin roll, no grease, well done beef, crispy bacon, ketchup, sweet relish.(*slice cheese) *if cheese is add no ketchup.

exitseven · Answer

I always order it with bacon and sometimes I will treat myself with it at home. I like lettuce and tomatoes sometime too.

NathanDavis · Answer

To me, there's a MUST-BE... the buns have to be superb, or my appetite will be gone.

jshm2 · Answer

Why the hell would you eat such heart attack grub?  Your life is worth more, kiddo. Have some self respect.

Anonymous · Answer

A lot of it depends on the type of Burger But here's a few that go good with most. Aged goat cheese   Smoked bacon  Foie Gras

Anonymous · Answer

Mayo and mustard are a must for me but from there, I can go with any number of toppings, depending on what I’m in the mood for.

sheikalana · Answer

Double cheese, ketchup/any other dressing, lettuce, fried onions.

scott04sa22 · Answer

Whoppers toppings

NightOwl8801 · Answer

Onion , lettuce, Tomato, mustard, ketchup, sometimes ill add sautéed onions as well

DaveToo · Answer

Cheese, lettuce, tomato. If you really want a heart attack, then bacon.

Hypnos0929 · Answer

Meat is the only real necessity. After that I have preferences like tomato, cheese, grilled green peppers, maybe ketchup

Marco10 · Answer

Onion, lettuce, two tomato slices, pickles, and cheese but that would make it a cheeseburger

collie22 · Answer

lettuce onion and tomato mayonnaise and mustard O and pickle.. thats it and fry's on the side

Iron_Man · Answer

Cheddar cheese bacon ketchup and mustard and onions

Pterodon · Answer

Lettuce, onion, tomato, cheese, bacon and mayonnaise

potatoooo · Answer

Mustard, Tomato, Cheese, Mayo, Lettuce, Onions, Pickles, Bacon

Scotte1us · Answer

Lettuce, tomato, mayonese , onion, salt , pepper , cheese.

MDollarBill · Answer

First, MUSTARD! What self-respecting person puts mayo or ketchup on a burger?

BriaToWet · Answer

You don’t like veggies?

FlowerSeeds · Answer

Cheese and thousand island and onions

Pyrofox · Answer

Depends on the type of toppings

kkirk4442 · Answer

Slice of tomato and ketchup.

UnicornU · Answer

Lots of mayo and cheese 🧀

CrypticViper · Answer

Cheese, ketchup and fresh red onion.

karaspara · Answer

Jalapenos cheese onions

eyekneepain · Answer

Cheese pickles maybe other stuff

COMMODOREII · Answer

Mustard, cheese, bacon and jalapenos.

key_statistics · Answer

Fried onions. Bacon, ketchup

Likes2drive · Answer

Ketchup, mustard , pickles and cooked onions

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Cheese, sauce, tomato, lettuce.

CrotchRot · Answer

Beef!

JesseJayNeak · Answer

Cheddar and ranch sauce

UnknownGagsUser · Answer

Cheese and ketchup

pink_and_inlove · Answer

Bacon and cheese

najekim · Answer

K M O!

Twalli · Answer

Onions

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Objectively, a patty

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

tomatoes

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