On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 10:28:49 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:56:52 -0800 (PST), Michael Nielsen
> > wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 4:56:45 AM UTC+1, Kalmia wrote:
> > > Is this just a new name for an old food idea?
> >
> > There is a burger restaurant in Denmark that is trying to be an american diner style place. they have full sized burgers in various styles incl. lamb, like I've only seen in USA before, and they also have a plank of "sliders". Never having heard that term I looked it up and it seems to be an old US Navy term from at least as old as WW2. Small greasy burgers "slide down" easily, thus being "sliders".
> >
> > So it is an old term and an even older food, haha, but now it is "hip" too.
>
> In modern times, the term slider is a euphemism for small burger (
> figure it's a thick quarter pounder) or something that's served in a
> small burger bun. Best of all, modern sliders aren't greasy.
> http://www.womansday.com/food-recipe...-burgers-82210
> http://foodnessgracious.com/2013/06/...lsamic-relish/
>
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> A kitchen without a cook is just a room

Wait - what? I'm confused by "small burger" can be "thick quarter pounder".
Are you suggesting that the sliders served in your area are actually a
each a quarter pound of meat?