A slinger is an
American Midwest
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diner specialty typically consisting of two eggs,
hash browns
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, and a
ground beef
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(or other type of meat)
patty
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, all covered in
chili con carne
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(with or without beans) and generously topped with cheese (
cheddar
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*Cheddar cheese
*Cheddar, Somerset, the village after which Cheddar cheese is named
Cheddar may also refer to:
Places
* Cheddar, Ontario, Canada
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or
American) and onions. The eggs can be any style. Hot sauce is usually served on the side. The slinger is considered to be a
St. Louis
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late-night culinary original. It is described as "a hometown culinary invention: a mishmash of meat, hash-fried potatoes, eggs, and chili, sided with your choice of ham, sausage, bacon, hamburger patties, or an entire T-bone steak.
Variations
There are numerous variations of the basic slinger:
*"Top one": has a
tamale
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served on top of the slinger.
*"Vegetarian": uses
veggie burgers and veggie chili.
*"The Tobey"/"the Hoosier": slinger that has white
gravy
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instead of chili. (Named after a customer at Tiffany's Original Diner.)
*"Ying and yang": slinger covered in half chili and half gravy. A customer favorite at Tiffany's Original Diner, and named by manager Tom Gray. (The yin and yang is both light and dark in color.)
*"The Jared": slinger with equal amounts of chili and white gravy.
*"The JP slinger": slinger with hamburger patty, extra onions and extra chili.
*"Devil's delight": slinger without the hamburgers patties at Courtesy Diner.
*"Chicago style": served with white bread toast on the side, burgers are specified as "cheeseburger patties", eggs are specified as over easy, and must contain grilled onions.
See also
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St. Louis cuisine
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Hist ...
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Garbage Plate, the Rochester, New York-area style plate piled with diner type foods.
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Horseshoe sandwich
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While hamb ...
, Springfield, Illinois open-faced sandwich covered with fries and cheese sauce.
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Hot hamburger plate, an open-faced sandwich covered with fries and gravy.
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Cincinnati chili
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, a Midwestern style of chili often served piled high.
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Loco moco
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, Hawaiian dish with many foods served on rice.
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Poutine
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, a Quebec dish, made with French fries, topped with brown gravy and curd cheese.
References
Cuisine of St. Louis
Egg dishes
Potato dishes
Food combinations
American breakfast foods
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