Correct Answer... none of them! lol
I'm not really a big fan of french fries.
When I was a kid, hamburgers were my favorite meal by far.
and they were always home-made.
I have had so many fast food restaurant burgers put me off, that I just stopped trying.
I find it pretty presumptuous that when you order a burger, they automatically assume
that you want a garden mixed into your burger. salad, tomato, lettuce, pickle, onion, mustard,
mayonaise. that's not a burger.... that is called a sandwich. lol
oh and I forgot the wretched pickle... no matter how much mustard and mayo you scrape off,
the pickle flavor has soaked into everything.
I've even ordered it plain, and still received all that mess. lol
over the years... my tastes have evolved like one does, and I don't particularly mind
these extra flavors, but I still think there is much to be said, for just your plain
burger. (I still find pickles, mayo and mustard to be the worst.)
now if you really want to enhance the flavor of your burger.... you want to look at the sauces.
the right combination of sauce can be exquisite. Personally, i prefer hot sauce, i've made some
tongue tantalizing creations from that.
I've also tried the Gordon Ramsey burger, where you mix an egg into the meat... and while I give
the concept 5/5 for creativity.. the flavor just doesn't hit the spot.. kind of reminds me of adding
egg to pizza dough.. the results seem okay, but the flavor leaves you in doubt. lol
Plus I noticed, adding egg to the meat, it leaves you with a feeling of being "full" for quite some time,
while I realize that might be part of the point to eating, lol it might also suggest it digests a bit slower.
I remember one time, I was with my dad in town... and he suggested we go to his favorite chinese
place, but left it open to me on where to go. I suggested some burgers from McDonalds.... I could tell
he wasn't thrilled with the idea, but he went along with it. lol
So we get in line at McDonalds... and we could see the kitchen in the background, it didn't look very
sanitary, and then we observed this volumptuous cashier hand a tray for the next customer... gave it
a wipe with her hand and handed it to the customer, and there was still some lettuce left over on the
tray... so me and my dad just glanced at each other... and I asked if he still felt like Chinese food. lol
My dad smiled and we left the line and went to the Chinese joint. lol
I typically ordered hamburgers at Chinese places anyways, lol
which weren't too bad...
If I had to choose, I'd say Wendy's and Dairy Queen does a fair job (in the realm of fast food)
but no real comparison to homemade.
I think it all boils down to the quality of the meat as well.. anything under 85% lean, and you
end up with a fatty mess.