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Thursday, June 19, 2008



Burger King


LONDON — It's known as the home of 'The Whopper' and Burger King is hoping its latest product really lives up to its reputation. The fast-food giant launched a $200 burger Wednesday — all in the name of charity.

Setting a new record, the world's most expensive burger is available at just one restaurant in West London, England, once a week — but it will eventually be available to order via a hotline.
The fine ingredients of what is called simply 'The Burger' include Wagyu beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham slices, Cristal onion straws, Modena balsamic vinegar, lambs lettuce, pink Himalayan rock salt, organic white wine and shallot infused mayonnaise in an Iranian saffron and white truffle dusted bun.
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson told Sky News Online: "It sounds delicious. The ingredients are very good and high powered, but why are Burger King doing it?"
All the proceeds from The Burger sales will go to the Help A London Child charity, which assists young people experiencing abuse, homelessness, disability, poverty and illness.
David Kisilevsky, at Burger King, said: "The Burger reflects our ongoing commitment to producing for a range of different pockets."
The Burger beat the previous world record for the most expensive burger, held by Daniel Boulud for the DB Double Truffle Burger in New York, (1994) priced at $130.
By lunchtime on the first day of The Burger's unveiling, eight had been purchased, said Chef Mark Dowding, the director of new product development and innovation for the fast food chain.
Dowding said he hoped that more than 100 would be sold by the end of the day.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368901,00.html

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Posted by: frank

This is probably the only burger that a fast food place will not oversaturate with mayonnaise since it is 'shallot infused mayonnaise' and most likely a little on the expensive side.

Of course, they always look bigger in their advertising pictures. Soggy lettuce, anyone?

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Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

Ive had it already, 4 days in bed from food poisoning and an ER vist...well over 200 bucks!

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Posted by: HOLLYROCK50

hmmmmmm Beeeeef!!!! Ugggggghhhhhh!

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Posted by: 5-0

Still can't beat a BACONATOR! (Not that I eat those kind of things, but I heard from a friend that they are good...)

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Posted by: Delta784

British beef tastes like garbage because the cattle are grass-fed instead of grain-fed.

Give me Fuddrucker's any day.

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Posted by: JMB1977

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Originally Posted by 5-0 Still can't beat a BACONATOR! (Not that I eat those kind of things, but I heard from a friend that they are good...)

I agree, the BACONATER is the god of all burgers. Proud to say 5-0 that its been 3 months since my point of weakness.

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Posted by: 7costanza

I was going to say the same FUDDRUCKERS.......enuff said.

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