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In response to "It fundamentally changes the nature of the thing, and the nomenclature should reflect that. -- nm" by nubby

The nomenclature is sound -- it is a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka reluctantcynic) Jan 17 '09, 19:08

It is simply a more complex -- and far more delicious -- variation of the classic "ham and cheese" sandwich.

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Wouldn't it be a grilled cheese *with* bacon? - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 17, 19:59
But the literature supports the position that meat supercedes embellishments, as in "ham and cheese" or "chicken salad". - nubby Jan 17, 19:12 8
- You are simply bound by the strictures of the current worldview. - ReluctantCynic Jan 17, 19:31 2
  - Kid, your *face* is epicurean. - nubby Jan 17, 19:42 1
    - Not only that ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 17, 19:48
- On the other hand, it's subject to change if the meat is just an embellishment on the dish, rather than a fundamental component. - the darcy Jan 17, 19:16 4
  - Excellent point. We must do studies to find the critical ratio. Let us submit a grant proposal to the FDA. -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:17 3
    - In ten years, we will be the first to receive the controversial Nobel Prize for food studies. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:18 2
      - The prize will be 500,000 euros-worth of bacon. -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:26 1
        
        Best. Prize. Ever. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:45
It's like quartz! - the darcy Jan 17, 19:11 11
- But you're not adding traces. Bacon becomes the main ingredient, relegating cheese to a supporting role! -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:15 10
  - I respectfully disagree. In this case, it seems that the grilled cheese was the intended dish, with the bacon merely being added for flavor. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:17 9
    - Ah, but intention is subjective and therefore irrelevant. If you add a ground beef patty for flavor, is it not now a patty melt? -- nm - mandy's student Jan 17, 19:20 8
      - Ah, but a full patty's worth of ground beef would likely cross the 'main ingredient' threshold, thereby fundamentally changing the dish. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:22 6
        
        So our disagreement is in where the ratio lies, hence our government funded research proposal. - nubby Jan 17, 19:23 5
        
        Yes, a Redmond unit of bacon is definitely far, far past the threshold. - the darcy Jan 17, 19:27 4
        
        Find the point the Bacon Cheeseburger is fine, but the Baconator is too much. - Will Hunting Jan 17, 19:30 3
        
        You may be onto something there... -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:46
        
        No substitutions! -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:32 1
        
        I hope that assclown lost his job. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 17, 19:32
      - Oh no, mandy's student hacked my account. - nubby Jan 17, 19:21
Absolutely. It's a cheese and bacon sandwich that's been grilled. -- nm - mara Jan 17, 19:10

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