pizza burgers ham dogs the mcrice
nobody would blame you for thinking
these fast food burgers came from
another planet but the truth is they're
very very real keep watching to find out
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sweet and savory is a notoriously great
pairing if you know what you're doing
that is this applies to burgers as well
as anything else so while you might not
want to add a scoop of say vanilla ice
cream to your cheeseburger there are
ways to add that extra tang peanut
butter a food with both sweet and salty
flavors is a great way of doing this and
a little bacon never killed anyone
either right your best bet for a fast
food version of this wonderful idea is
probably the aptly named peanut butter
bacon burger from shake shack the burger
was briefly an official menu item at
certain locations of the chain circa
2010 but has been known as a stalwart of
the shake shack secret menu ever since
and even if they won't build one for you
outright you can always jerry rig one
yourself all you need to do is order a
shake burger with extra bacon and a side
of their peanut butter sauce which you
can add yourself to complete this
delightful treat
whenever someone mentions fast food
burgers it's only a matter of time
before mcdonald's gets brought up though
you'd expect such a massive chain to
steer firmly away from anything but the
most middle of the road fair mickey d
has been known to experiment every now
and again you might argue that if you're
eating at mcdonald's it's always good to
try some of the chain's more exotic
offerings at least once if only for the
experience however if you had to choose
just one the mcrice may very well be the
way to go mcdonald's japan dropped this
seasonal menu item in 2020 essentially
it delivers the familiar mcdonald's
taste in a bun that's made of soy sauce
glazed rice in a statement the company
said while enjoying the usual burger
taste you can enjoy the usual burger
taste while enjoying the exquisite
harmony of a new flavor stemming from an
unexpected combination crafted as an
answer to customer preferences in the
local less bread centric market the rice
burger was introduced in three varieties
including teriyaki fried chicken and
bacon lettuce the only drawback is that
it appears to be a seasonal item of the
mcrib variety so even if you find
yourself in japan your trip might not
coincide with a limited time
availability in that case however you
can always peruse the rice burgers found
in other chains such as moss burger
seen nashville tennessee a man named
mark murray was feeling peckish after a
long night out and since he couldn't
choose between a burger and a hot dog he
acquired one of each as he later
explained i was in the passenger seat
munching away on the burger and i
decided to start on the hot dog at the
same time
was going everywhere i said to my
partner at the time wouldn't it be
easier if they joined these bloody
things together i think i then passed
out but the idea stuck with me murray
started tinkering away earned some
initial publicity by appearing on shark
tank australia and got his peculiarly
shaped hamburger hot dog hybrid patented
in 2009 the burger is essentially a
combination of a bisected burger patty
and a hot dog in a custom bun that can
accommodate both complete with all the
appropriate toppings his creation has
reportedly been making waves in
australia as an event fast food item and
the official ham dog facebook page
contains gems such as this yes
the ham dog
sorry elon musk someone beat you to the
punch
pizza and burgers are arguably the most
iconic fast foods out there so it's no
surprise that someone has thought of
combining the two
can it really be done though well burger
king's arsenal has been known to contain
the new york pizza burger a 2500 calorie
monstrosity that combines the slice of
pie delivery method of the pizza with
that familiar burger king taste it also
throws in a few strategic pizza-like
tweaks including mozzarella marinara
sauce and pesto flavored mayo in the u.s
you could only get this giant burger
shaped like a six-slice pizza at new
york city's burger king whopper bar but
it isn't currently available anywhere in
the country however it appears to remain
a part of their international arsenal
and has been known to appear as a
delivery only special in regional
markets
another combination of the pizza and the
burger comes courtesy of mcdonald's the
pizza mac is a german basics menu item
that consists of two burger patties
cheese onions a mozzarella spread and
some spiced tomato sauce all inside a
special cheesy pizza style bun this
combination might sound odd but it's
definitely different enough from the
burger king version to count as its own
thing you might have to do a little bit
of hunting to sink your teeth into this
luscious abomination though as it
appears to be a regional menu item still
the very fact that it exists in germany
means that it has a chance to turn up in
other locations too if you do chance
upon the opportunity to sample one
you'll likely be glad you did in 2020 an
insider reviewer sampled a chicken
sandwich version of the pizza mac in a
finished mcdonald's location and praised
the bun and the sauce to high heaven
when a burger goes viral you know it's
worth tasting the ramen burger got its
start in 2013 when japanese american
ramen enthusiast keizo shimamoto
introduced his eight dollar fast food
creation at brooklyn's smorgasburg food
market his original version contains
little more than noodle buns a burger
patty some arugula and scallion and in
his words trade secrets yet the sum
total of these ingredients was a burger
that's arguably one of the best food
inventions of the 2010s oh my god it's
good
it's good it's worth the wait you'll
absolutely want to try shimamoto's
version if you can too he's based in
southern california these days and
though his mission as of 2021 was to
focus on more traditional ramen at his
restaurant ramen shack he'll probably
whip out the ramen burger every now and
then too perhaps he'll even partner with
the chain's restaurant for a large scale
release like he did with red robin in
2016. while waiting for the ramen burger
to re-emerge however you might do well
to keep your eyes peeled for other
versions of the theme shimamoto
acknowledges that various proto-ramen
burgers have been around long before his
spin and you do well to test whichever
variety comes your way
vegetarian and vegan burgers have been
having a moment in recent years still
even now it can be easy to approach the
whole veggie burger thing as an either
or scenario either you go vegetarian or
you double down on the meat not so in
burgerfi the innovative burger chain
that's all too happy to serve you a
conflicted burger at first glance this
burger is a fairly regular double
cheeseburger with lettuce tomato and the
chains take on secret sauce and then you
look at the patties and realize that one
of them is a regular angus beef patty
while the other is a vegetarian patty
it's a small yet groundbreaking choice
that gives you the best of both worlds
in the tastiest fashion conflicted
burger started its life as a secret menu
item but its immense popularity led
burgerfi to officialize its status on
the menu as such if you are not into the
arbitrary secrecy of the whole secret
menu scene you can now order one from
the chain's regular menus
mac and cheese is a comfort food a good
burger is a comfort food what else is
left to say curiously enough though fast
food chains don't offer mac and cheese
burgers as often as you would hope or
assume possibly because it's a good
recipe for a straight-up mess one of the
most notorious examples of this
delicious combination comes all the way
from japan where the popular mossberger
fast food chain rolled out the mac and
cheese and croquette burger in 2021
along with the mac and cheese the burger
replaces the traditional patty with a
potato croquette and meat sauce
messy probably delicious
certainly if either a trip to japan or
the whole croquette with meat sauce
thing is a step too far for you there
are more traditional versions of the mac
and cheese burger for instance fast
casual chain friendlies has been known
to rock a bacon mac and cheese burger
like the name suggests this is a simple
bacon cheeseburger with a generous
portion of mac and cheese thrown between
the buns for good measure
donuts fit in your hand most burgers fit
in your hand too and donuts are roughly
the size of burger buns now if only some
mad genius would use all this
information to do something truly
special
high-end burger restaurants have been
known to deploy variations of the luther
burger which is essentially a
cheeseburger with bacon and a krispy
kreme donut instead of a regular bun
burger king sufgani king takes this
concept and brings it into the fast food
world with a delicious twist
instead of a regular donut the burger
bun is replaced by two safganio donuts
that are filled with ketchup instead of
the usual jelly sadly this literal burst
of flavor may be somewhat tricky to
acquire seeing as it's a limited time
hanukkah season burger that's only sold
in israel
sometimes a unique fast food item is
unique for a reason kfc's double down is
one of the more infamous examples of the
kind of thing you won't find other fast
food chains rushing to copy however kfc
itself has seemingly doubled down on
this all meat sandwich creation and
while its popularity has been on the
wayne state side the chain has been
happy to experiment with its bizarre
creation in other countries in 2014 kfc
korea unleashed a double down variation
called the zinger double down king this
burger fied double down variation
basically consists of a burger patty
bacon and sauce between two pieces of
kfc chicken something about the sheer
overindulgence of it all makes this
burger kind of alluring a bucket list
item almost while this particular item
doesn't appear to be available in south
korean kfc locations at the moment kfc
korea still has several curious double
down creations on offer so there's no
telling when the zinger double down king
will make its comeback peninsular
malaysian kfc stores have also recently
reintroduced various double downs in the
menu so who knows where they will pop up
next
sometimes the dining experience is
influenced by aesthetics just as much as
it is by taste while the fast food
burger might still taste more or less
like business as usual a dramatic shift
in color alone can make an otherwise
unassuming burger rise above the
competition failing that it'll at least
make for an interesting instagram post
enter the burger king halloween whopper
this black bun treat is impressive
looking and as tasty as you can expect
from the king and worth trying for the
experience alone unfortunately you might
have a hard time finding one stateside
the halloween whopper was already a
staple in japan before it debuted in the
us in 2015 but it became a major flop
due to an unfortunate side effect that
caused several eaters to have bathroom
experiences that prominently featured
the color green as such you might have
to travel to places that still carry
black burgers as seasonal items japan
during halloween is arguably the hot
spot for these burgers since both
mcdonald's black fun squid ink burger
and burger king's kuro burger have been
known to appear on local menus around
that time if you prefer something extra
spicy burger king thailand has also
offered a ghost whopper which is similar
in appearance to the halloween whopper
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