As elusive as a Sasquatch, the Ramen Burger. MICHELLE CONNER
I love a culinary gimmick. Pizza crust stuffed with hot dogs? Fried chicken cutlets in place of hamburger buns? I’ll just be over here with the meat sweats, clapping my hands with glee. Of course, I don’t want to actually eat these greasy, fast-food Frankenstein’s monsters on a regular basis. But as an American, I admire the innovation and the overindulgence.
There’s something oddly thrilling about seeking out the absurd, the grotesque, the ridiculous—a combination of flavors and textures so bizarre, we will gladly wait in line to try it. Luckily, there are plenty of whimsical hybrid foods out there that don’t require you to pull up to the drive-through window. Most served with a healthy dose of wordplay…