But that's enough to seem more distinctive than the old Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

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Back then, to order a Quarter Pounder with cheese (ketchup only in my case) was to eat a hamburger that dripped, literally and figuratively, with flavor.

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And yet the Big Mac remains the most popular sandwich in the world, and the quarter-pounder with cheese is not far behind it.

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