Most influential burger? Not Big Mac, but...
Time magazine says White Castle's small, square "sliders" are "the most聽influential聽burger聽of all time."
The magazine notes the "now-iconic square patty" that debuted in 1921 in Wichita, Kan. was the first聽burger聽to spawn a fast-food empire. White Castle has been based in Columbus since 1934.
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White Castle vice president Jamie Richardson tells The Columbus Dispatch that "slider" has been a term of endearment for the delectable little聽burgers聽since the 1950s.
