Did America need the ciabatta? Or, more "stuff" on a burger?
The newest trend in burger buns, only bigger. Jack in the Box puts anything and everything on a ciabatta. Their newest is a pile of sirloin sandwich (to net it out). 770 calories of sirloin scraps, apparantly. I say scraps, because it's little pieces of sirloin. Reminds me of "stew meat" that you see at the grocery store (obvious leftovers, toughted as a "convenience" since you don't have to cut it up, yourself).
I love bread, although I rarely eat it. When I do, it had better be good. The name "ciabatta" sounds pretty fancy. It outta be good, right? Go try one at Jack in the Box. Might as well be a large, round, deli roll, toasted.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Wendy's have also put stuff on the ciabatta thingy. Although, Wendy's calls their version the "Frescatta." Cute, but it's still just a large bun.
Look over at Carl's Jr. (Hardee's for you easterners). They don't stoop to the ciabatta level, but my God. Stop putting more and more random stuff on a burger, for God's sake. A pastrami sandwich sounds good. Let's slap some on the burger and charge an extra $2! Look at the morning menu for the rustic sounding "smoked sausage sandwich." Same old croissant, egg, and cheese, but the bacon's been replaced by a down home sounding sausage that's been "smoked." Obviously better.
Tommy's and In N Out have had the same menu for years. No ciabattas, Frescattas, smoked meat, or pastrami necessary. When I do decide to eat something so "wrong," where do I go? Not toward the ciabatta...
Fast food frustrates me. I drive around for work, and hate being temped by all the banners, signs, and ads for this delicious sounding crap.
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