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<Richard 是位道地美國人，在台灣生活15年，想必知道那兒有最棒的美食，在和小魔女私下聊天時，Richard害羞的說，吃了很多好吃的，體重可增加不少呢！XD，現在就讓我們一同跟著Richard來去找找台灣好吃的美式餐廳吧！>

People from all over the world have their own particular tastes when it comes to the cheeseburger. British people like mayonnaise and a dense, heavy meat on their burger. In Australia they like a burger with bacon, eggs, and beetroot on it. I love the USA style—a juicy, smoky cheeseburger with mustard, dill pickles, onions, lettuce, tomato, and a nice quality cheddar cheese on top, under a warm and hearty bun.

When I came to Taiwan from the USA many years ago, I made it a personal goal to find the perfect cheeseburger. Like a mission to the moon, my search for the ideal cheeseburger was epic in scale and enormous in scope. It lasted for years and cost a lot of money.

I took my quest seriously. Every new hamburger place that opened up, I had to go and try and then report on the Internet what I had found. Some restaurants were opened up by foreigners, others were opened by Taiwanese people who had spent some time overseas and wanted to introduce some food they liked. Many places that I liked did not stay in business for very long. I have fond memories of a certain defunct Hawaiian hamburger and steak place in Tianmu.

Currently my dream burger is made at a restaurant called, The Diner, which has several locations in Taipei. It is a huge double meat cheeseburger with just the right flavor and juiciness. I always order it without bacon. (I think bacon detracts from the whole cheeseburger experience.) I can’t imagine finding a better burger, even in the USA.

In Taiwan, things have changed a lot in the past fifteen years. Today I don’t have to try too hard before I find a good cheeseburger. There are plenty of places that do them quite well. Taipei has become a cosmopolitan city with many types of food available from all around the world. My search for the perfect cheeseburger is not such a focus of my life anymore. But sometimes I find myself dreaming of a nice, big bean burrito smothered in chili. Show me one of those in Taiwan.

I’ll be back in a few weeks with another fun and fact-filled article about my exciting adventures in Taiwan. You can check out The Diner at http://www.thediner.com.tw/

【作者介紹】

Richard 是一位台灣女婿，在台灣生活15年，喜愛台灣文化，以風趣幽默的文筆，細膩獨特的觀點，介紹在台灣生活的趣事，一起跟著Richard探訪外國人的台灣世界吧！