The edible piece of history that is the spiritually Oklahoma-owned Onion Burger dates back to the Great Depression, with many conflicting accounts as to who did what and where it was done still in contention; but one thing that everyone can agree on is, for the most part, it was an folic acid-heavy savior that filled hungry stomachs in a time of greatest need.
It was such a ground beef-breaking sandwich that for the past thirty-one years, the small town of El Reno has celebrated not only the Onion Burger, but the bad-breath culture that has grown around it, starting with the Annual Burger Day Festival. While, yes, it’s a day of family fun that cumulates in a great offering of the world’s largest onion burger to the salivating crowd, there is so much more to be explored, as I nominally did this past Saturday...
Of course, as a starting point, we checked in with said oversized burger, desperate to get a piece of this monstrosity. As the talking head with a microphone introduced El Reno’s most notable celebs—all local politicians, in case you were wondering—the area fire department utilized their well-trained skills and lowered the huge patty of meat onto the custom grill, onion shards and special seasoning bringing tears to the eyes of all watching and waiting for their cut.