In a Jucy Lucy burger, where is the cheese placed?

In a Jucy Lucy burger, the cheese is placed inside the patty, creating a molten cheese center rather than a layer on top.

The burger is made by putting cheese between two portions of ground beef and sealing the meat around it. As the patty cooks, the cheese melts inside while the beef forms a protective outer shell. The result is a stuffed cheeseburger with a juicy, sometimes very hot filling.

The Jucy Lucy is strongly associated with Minneapolis and the surrounding Twin Cities. Two South Minneapolis bars, Matt’s Bar and the 5-8 Club, claim credit for creating or popularizing it. Their rivalry also explains the competing spellings “Jucy Lucy” and “Juicy Lucy.”

A common mix-up is confusing the burger with a regular cheeseburger, where cheese melts on top of the patty. Toppings such as pickles, onions and condiments may still go on the outside, but the defining cheese belongs in the meat.