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06-19-2008, 09:32 AM
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#1 | | aka Sunnyday77, retired Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,646 Location: Birmingham, AL Collection Count: 18 Mighty Muggs, 1 Alternity, and 1 MP Grimlock | $200 Burger King Hamburger
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368901,00.html Quote:
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.
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06-19-2008, 09:39 AM
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#2 | | Telly-headed Tyrant Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,510 Location: Beside the seaside, beside the sea... Collection Count: Probably more than my fair share | I bet even after all that the burger was still dry and flavourless. | |
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06-19-2008, 09:45 AM
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#3 | | aka Sunnyday77, retired Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,646 Location: Birmingham, AL Collection Count: 18 Mighty Muggs, 1 Alternity, and 1 MP Grimlock | That burger doesn't even sound good...give me a 1/2 lb burger, greasy with cheese and bacon (greasy bacon) greasy tomatos, greasy lettuce, and even greasy ketchup. $5 top. And I guarantee it tastes better 
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06-19-2008, 09:51 AM
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#4 | | Technobot Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,448 Location: Skokie, IL just far enough away from Chicago! Collection Count: 1... but then I lost it! | McDonalds definitely would've screwed that one up! maybe Wendy's would've been a better choice. | |
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06-19-2008, 09:52 AM
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#5 | | Telly-headed Tyrant Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,510 Location: Beside the seaside, beside the sea... Collection Count: Probably more than my fair share | Quote:
Originally Posted by SunnyDay77  That burger doesn't even sound good...give me a 1/2 lb burger, greasy with cheese and bacon (greasy bacon) greasy tomatos, greasy lettuce, and even greasy ketchup. $5 top. And I guarantee it tastes better | Works for me. | |
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06-19-2008, 11:30 AM
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#6 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,218 Location: Calgary, Alberta | Quote:
Originally Posted by SunnyDay77 That burger doesn't even sound good...give me a 1/2 lb burger, greasy with cheese and bacon (greasy bacon) greasy tomatos, greasy lettuce, and even greasy ketchup. $5 top. And I guarantee it tastes better | Anyone else hungry now? Mmmmm... greasy.
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06-19-2008, 11:51 AM
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#7 | | The Oddjob Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,686 Location: North Carolina Collection Count: Alot.. | That's great for charity but I could eat 200 burgers for that much. Truffles, everybody in the gourmet world loves some truffles.  | |
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06-19-2008, 11:57 AM
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#8 | | Hell ya: CDN Slag! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,936 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Collection Count: 400+ | I'd buy that for a dollar! 
but not 200...   | 
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06-19-2008, 12:00 PM
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06-19-2008, 12:36 PM
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#10 | | www.laserbeaksfury.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,414 Location: The DC area | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kickback I'm waiting for $200 fries, personally. | I imagine $200 fries would be the fries that NEVER get soggy, even if you place them right next to a horribly greasy burger.
...okay I'd pay $200 for fries like that, too. 
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