Yummy Cheeseburgers

Javy, Februray 2, 2015

In Uruguay, some of the food is odd.  Here is an example.

We were at the park on Saturday.  Teo and I were hungry.  We were going to go get something to eat at the deli, but it was closed.  We decided to go to a little food stand at the park.

They sold hamburgers (hamburguesas), hot dogs (panchos), and sausages (hungaras and chorizos).  There was a super-duper big hamburger that had cheese, bacon, and ham on it, more than I could eat. You would say what you wanted, and the people would cook it, and then they would ask you what you wanted on it.  Here were the choices:  olives, onions, peas, corn, pineapple, red peppers, cucumbers, mushrooms, pickles, papas pay (which are like shoestring potatoes), garlic, parsley, and some sauces, including one called golf sauce.

This is the food that you could put on your hot dog or hamburger.

I chose a hamburger with cheese on it and papas pay.  Teo had a hot dog with catsup and the same potato chip stuff.  Dad got a cheeseburger and olives on it and our mom had a cheeseburger with pineapple.  It cost 300 pesos, or about $12.

My hamburger was very good, but the bun was too small for the big hamburger patty.  Teo said his hot dog was good, too.

There were lots of pigeons trying to grab the bread we threw out to them.  Little birds were successful in getting the bread pieces, too.

It was nice to eat in the park.  It was neat to have that food, and it was very yummy.