Steamed hams

An excellent clincher to this New York Times piece on "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" to underscore the low esteem with which this country holds the original claimant to burger royalty:

Even Mr. Hogan, the author and White Castle historian, sounds conflicted about his area of expertise. "I sort of cringe when people say I'm the pre-eminent expert on White Castle," he said. "I mean, it's not exactly
the most prestigious subject matter."

On the other hand, a scholar has to have some area of specialization.