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Sriracha Sliders! Nutburgers! Bacon Slider Recipes! Best Burger Recipes!

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Time to start planning your upcoming holiday weekend menu!

I love holidays! Cooking burgers is one reason, grilling sliders is another. Look at how good this is, a perfectly composed slider getting a big assist from my best friend, BACON:

This post is going to celebrate burgers of all shapes and sizes, and share some great recipes for your grilling pleasure!

First, let’s get in the mood – bite down on something delicious, like the 5 Napkin burger from New York:

Now ponder the meaning of life, helped by these food philosophers:

The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.
Julia Child.

Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food – frequently there must be a beverage.
Woody Allen.

I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.
W.C. Fields


WHAT THE – ???!!???

What do you think of THIS? My daughter Jessica poses in front of the ad for the “Green Peas Pachislo Burger” in Tokyo…we don’t know what it was, and didn’t bother to find out, but love the ad!

A cheeseburger, when done right, is a thing of beauty. And Memorial Day weekend is a time for all Artists to rise up and create a masterpiece or two!

Here are some quotes that celebrate the almighty hamburger:

For our first date, I made Ryan Hamburger Helper, which is basically what I grew up on. I make my own version of it now, with macaroni and cheese and hamburger meat. And the kids – it’s their favorite dinner.
Reese Witherspoon

I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.
George Foreman


NO Krispy Kreme Burgers Today!

Although Krispy Kreme burgers sound funny, this is NOT the weekend to celebrate crazy food…or even cheeseburger-related items like this flash drive…

And we certainly don’t need any of this…


NO Cheeseburgers In A Can!

Yes, I just might be obsessed with this thing…I want to taste it to know how far you can pervert a cheeseburger! Sold by a German outdoor supply company, this allows you to take a cheeseburger out for a hike, or an overnight camping trip. There is a pretty funny review on The Onion’s website – including some pretty good quotes about what this tastes like…for example:

• “Oh, auuugh. It’s awful. Have these people ever had hamburger before?”

• “Boy, that taste really stays in your mouth, doesn’t it?”

• “That was so bad.”

• “I think it’s more the soggy bun than the meat.”

• “No, it really is the meat that’s the problem. Oh God.”

• “It’s like the Salisbury steak in a cheap TV dinner.”

• “It tastes like Spam. Spam, but chewy. The texture’s about the same.”

• “I cannot swallow this. It will not go down.”

• “It tastes like beef-flavored something. Beef-flavored matter.”

• “When I first tasted it, it didn’t bother me, but it festered.” “Really? I gagged the second it hit my tongue.”

So the reviews are in, but I still want to try one! What else is there to say?

McDonald’s showcased another new burger recently:

This is what McDonald’s is selling in China – their “chinese burger”, the unique aspect of this being that it is topped with mashed potatoes. Again, this is going for a walk on the “crazy side of burgers”…not any more. Let’s get down to burgers you should make this holiday weekend!


SLIDERS, SLIDERS, SLIDERS!

On New Year’s Day, I made sliders from the 4 corners of the world. It inspired me to find the best international sliders to share with you.

The key to an international slider is what flavors the basic hamburger patty. I make sliders by using small dinner rolls, but there are many specialty stores that carry slider buns as well.

Your basic hamburger uses good quality ground beef with at least 15% fat content, to ensure lots of juicy flavor. I put minced onion in as well, and sometimes when I am feeling adventurous I use minced garlic. In fact, the Canadian slider below also uses garlic. Other than that, I like to use a fun salt – like pink hawaiian sea salt, and a fair amount of pepper. That’s it for me – upon this temple of meat flavor, these ten international sliders add unique ingredients that give them a special flavor…have fun!

Iceland Sliders!
The key to an Icelandic slider is the sauce – specifically, a hamburger sauce called hamborgarasósa. One Icelandic dictionary says it has water, egg yolk, tomato concentrate, mustard, vinegar, and spices in it. My thought: If you want to get carried away, add a chip of ice to this one and you are a true Reykjavik!


The Nut Burger!

The Nut Burger was made famous at Matt’s Place Drive-In in Butte, Montana. Matt’s Place Drive-In was established in 1930. The terrific website “A Hamburger Today”, tracked it down and their results are shown here. George Motz, who told them about it, took a photo for the website and here it is:

Here is what Motz said about the Nutburger: “like eating sundae topping on a burger. It’s coarsely ground peanuts mixed with mayo, topping a burger. It’s great!”


“No Meat” Nut Burgers!

If you don’t want a hamburger topped with nuts, make a vegetarian version with only nuts! Here you go:

1 medium onion
1 cup walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews or other nuts, preferably raw
1 cup (raw) rolled oats or cooked short-grain white or brown rice
2 tablespoons ketchup, miso, tomato paste, nut butter or tahini
1 teaspoon chili powder or any spice mix you like
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg

2 tablespoons peanut oil, extra virgin olive oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn.

1. Grind onion in food processor. Add nuts and oats, and pulse to chop, but not too finely. Add remaining ingredients except oil. Process briefly; don’t grind too finely. Add a little liquid — water, stock, soy sauce, wine, whatever — if necessary; mixture should be moist but not loose.

2. Let mixture rest a few minutes, then shape it into 4 burgers. (Burger mixture or shaped burgers can be covered tightly and refrigerated for up to a day. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.) Put oil in nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron skillet and turn to medium. When oil is hot, add burgers to skillet. Cook about 5 minutes, undisturbed, until browned, then turn with spatula. Lower heat a bit and cook 3 or 4 minutes more, until firm.


Spanish Sliders – Hamburguesa!

Spanish flavors take this to a whole new level – olive tapenade gets spread on top of the cooked slider…you can find recipes for making it, or you can buy it in a jar, but it includes black olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice – cook the burger first with Manchego cheese (a sheep’s milk cheese from the La Mancha region in Spain) and Jamón Iberico, (Iberico ham – prosciutto-like ham that comes from Spanish black pigs). Take a bite and you will wake up in Barcelona…


Korean Barbecue Sliders

When I was in Seoul, we ate every night at a korean BBQ, where you grill your own meats and seafoods on the round grill embedded in your table, then wrap the grilled food around lettuce or thinly sliced pickled vegetables. Taking that as an inspiration, Korean sliders are best when you add pickled cucumbers, a splash of rice vinegar and kimchi.


The All-American Bacon-Cheeseburger Slider!

What can you say? Build it this way and you are golden:

Top Bun
Cheese – melted and dripping
Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!
Slider Patty
Tomato
Pickle
Mayonaise, mayonaise, mayonaise!
Bottom Bun

See that? DO NOT DEVIATE – this is perfection.

Japanese Wasabi-Avocado Slider!

I read about this over the holidays and I made one…it was delicious! It is very simple: a slider patty topped with sliced avocado, and a heavy dose of wasabi mayonaise. Trader Joe’s sells it, or buy some great mayo and wasabi and mix it together to the strength you can handle…this is delicious with a Sapporo!

The Sriracha Burger!

This is a GREAT idea…the recipe is from the terrific “Serious Eats” website!

3 pounds ground beef (preferably chuck, 80/20)
1/4 cup soy sauce
10 tablespoons Sriracha
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 slices thick-cut bacon
2 large sweet onions
3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
8 sesame seed buns
8 thick slices Swiss cheese
1 large beefsteak tomato, sliced
Arugula or romaine lettuce

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of the Sriracha, and the pepper. Do not overmix. Form the mixture into 8 patties, and set aside, on a parchment-lined baking sheet, covered, in the refrigerator.

Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium high heat.

In a medium frying pan over medium-low heat, cook the bacon, turning as necessary. While the bacon is cooking, peel and quarter the onions. Cut each section into 1/4-inch slices. Once the bacon is cooked through and slightly crispy, remove the slices from the pan, cut each in half crosswise, and drain onto paper towels, reserving the remaining bacon fat in the pan. Cook the sliced onions in the bacon fat over medium-low heat until they caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.

Grill the burgers, turning once, 4 to 41/2 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer registers 130° to 135°F for medium-rare.

While the burgers are cooking, in a small bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing with the remaining 5 tablespoons Sriracha. Lightly toast the buns on the grill during the last minute of cooking time.

To assemble, spread the blue cheese mixture on both halves of each hamburger bun. Stack a burger patty, Swiss cheese slice, bacon, caramelized onions, tomato slice, and a small handful of arugula between each hamburger bun.

Bam!

Australian Sliders!

I uncovered these two years ago in Melbourne. They add a slice of beetroot – OK, we call it beet, they call it beetroot – add a slice underneath the burger. It adds a great, slightly sweet and nutty flavor to the taste. Look at how beautiful that big chunk looks on the burger above…Everything else is the same – add cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce if you like – and if you want to go totally Aussie, add a fried egg on top….the best!

Ok, now back to just a little bit of crazy to finish this off…

The Scottish Deep-Fried Cheeseburger!!

Thanks to FXcuisine.com, there is a great writeup with pictures of the entire process of making a Scottish deep-fried cheeseburger – including the revelation that the burgers are cooked in the same deep fat fryer that cooks fries AND FISH!

FXcuisine is François-Xavier (FX), a French-speaking Swiss native living on the shores of Lake Geneva. He is passionate about gastronomy and cooking and created his website to share my adventures with Internet users the world over.

Go to his site to get more detail on how this burger is made, but a brief overview: take frozen hamburger that has been infused with cheese. Batter it, deep fry it, eat it. Done and done. Here it is again:


THE CHEESEBURGER SUB!

From The White House Sub shop in Atlantic City, I got this delicious cheeseburger sub – it’s a cheeseburger on a sub sandwich roll…easy to do and a fun change of pace!

Jeff Oram Burger!

My brother-in-law Jeff Oram took some “beefforyourfreezer.com” ground beef and made the masterpiece you see above you! And below, these are Jeff’s latest masterworks – a Kimchi Slider on the left, and on the right a slider with Broccoli Slaw!

The Doty Angus Cattle Company is where we get all of our beef now, so go to “Beefforyourfreezer.com” and order the best tasting beef there is! So don’t forget, make great burgers of all shapes and sizes this weekend, and DON’T FORGET THE BACON!



Devilicious Bacon Doughnut Burgers! Satan’s “666″ Burger! French Fry ‘n’ Tartar Bacon Burger! Bacon Ahoy!

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Well, hello Sailor! Are you good looking or what? I went a bit “bacon crazy” this weekend, and want to share with you someone near and dear to my stomach: Behold my delicious union of burger, bacon and fry…but first:

YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE….A DONUT BACON CHEESEBURGER!

DEVILICIOUS DONUTS!

Sinfully decadent donuts are popping up in Southern California thanks to Devilicious Donuts, which will be offering bacon cheeseburger donuts, sushi donuts, and even bacon donuts!


BEHOLD THE BACON DOUGHNUT!

Devilicious Donuts is opening in Mission Viejo, California.

Satan’s “666″ Burger!

Well, look at what THIS food truck is hauling!

Get ready for the Douche Burger, a $666 burger (complete with a bun that is branded with a pentagram) from the heavy metal-themed 666 Burger food truck in New York City.

Thrillist describes the Douche Burger as “a $666 edible fiscal disaster that piles caviar, lobster & truffles on top of a foie-stuffed, gold-leaf-wrapped Kobe patty…yes, GOLD WRAPPED!

After wrapping the above ingredients in gold, the burger is then smothered with Gruyere melted with Champagne steam, and finishes it off with BBQ sauce made using Kopi Luwak coffee that’s passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet.”

Update: According to Gothamist, they wrap the burger in three $100 bills, so “when you are done with it you’ll have three greasy hundred dollar bills and have to decide what to do with them. That’s why it is called the Douche Burger.”

Check out photographer Kate Black’s photos of the burger – again, this baby is made of a a foie-stuffed, gold-leaf-wrapped “Kobe” patty topped with Gruyère melted with Champagne steam, caviar, lobster, truffles, and kopi luwak coffee barbecue sauce.

I can’t wait to see a review from someone who dives into this baby…as for me, I created a little something of my own:


MY “FRENCH FRY ‘N’ TARTAR” BACON CHEESEBURGER!

I love burgers. And bacon. AND TARTAR. So why not take care of all of my vices in one bit bite?

It’s so easy to be so happy: cook up a burger ( i add diced onion and garlic to mine) and just before you finish cooking it, lay a few cooked french fries on top, then top with tartar sauce…finally, lay down a piece of cheese….i use both sharp cheddar AND Mozzarella….once it melts you are ready to bite down hard!

Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it – and you will never knock it again!


Ice Cream Cheeseburgers! Bacon Pies! Muffaletta Burgers! Serving Size Madness Chart! Fast Food Runs Amok!

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Time to stick some good stuff between your teeth and bite down hard! Here is the craziest new food abuse taking place across the interweb…


THE ICE CREAM CHEESEBURGER!!!!

I found this on the website “Thisiswhyyourehuge.com, and they credit it to the “Serious Eats” website. Check both out for the latest in oversized masterfoods…

This Ice Cream Cheeseburger is a burger with pickle, lettuce, tomato, bacon and cheese toppings is a slab of ice cream coated in cinnamon and cornflakes that has taken a dip in the deep fryer for 10 to 15 seconds. Let’s see it again…

Anyone brave enough to make this and try it for all of us? Yeah, didn’t really think so…let’s move on to this:

THE SUPER STACK!

This is called “The Fast Food Super Stack” – found on the website “DudeFoods”…lots of fun…

They have combined a McDonald’s McDouble, Burger King Whooper, Taco Bell Chicken Flatbread, Wedny’s Nuggets, Burger King Onion Rings and of course, just to top it off right, Ranch Dressing. Let’s see this again…

But the DudeFoods aren’t done with us yet:


A MAC ‘N’ CHEESE BACON PIE!

Yes, the boys at http://dudefoods.com/colby-jack-mac-and-cheese-pie-with-a-bacon-crust/” have this for you:

Yes, you make a bacon crust as pictured above, then you fill it with mac ‘n’ cheese and cover it with bacon…cook it and when done, set it on a window sill to cool off…

Go to the link and you get pictures of each step in the process…and in an hour you will be digging into this:

Too much? Let’s take the pedal off the caloric metal for a moment and take a burger-infused trip down to New Orleans…


THE MUFFALETTA BURGER!

Thanks to the folks at http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/07/muffaletta-burgers-recipe.html

Those Serious Eat fanatics have offered up a recipe for a delicious-looking Muffaletta Burger…

1/2 cup chopped mixed green and black olives
1 tablespoon chopped capers
3 tablespoons chopped giardiniera (Italian-style pickled vegetables)
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
18 ounces freshly ground chuck
1/4 pound sliced spicy capicola or ham
1/4 pound sliced mortadella or bologna
1/4 pound sliced pepperoni or salami
1/4 pound sliced sharp provolone cheese
4 hearty burger buns

Combine olives, capers, giardiniera, vinegar, and olive oil in a medium bowl Mix to combine and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Place burgers directly over hot side of grill and cook until well charred, about 2 minutes. Cook on second side until well charred, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to cooler side of grill. Divide capicola, mortadella, salami, and provolone evenly over burgers, cover, and continue to cook until burgers register 125°F to 130°F on an instant read thermometer for medium rare, about 5 minutes total, or 135°F to 140°F for medium, about 6 minutes total. Transfer to a large plate and tent with aluminum foil.

Toast buns directly over hot side of grill until browned, about 30 seconds.

Divide olive salad evenly between top and bottom buns. Place bottom buns on a cutting board. Top with meat-topped burger patty. Enjoy!

SERVING SIZE MADNESS!

And I end on a sobering note: here is an AMAZING chart that shows the changes in serving sizes. I found this on the website “GrubGrade”…wow!


Mega Burgers! Badhappy Bites Down Hard! The 9-Patty Triple-Triple Tower!

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Triple Triple Burger

Time To Stick A Burger Between Your Teeth And Bite Down HARD!

Time to get back into BURGERS! Hungry for a snack? Do you feel the need to REALLY PILE IT ON? Well, I’ve got just the thing for you..before I explain what’s above, look down to check out the new Badhappy Burger!

Badhappy Burger

Behold The Badhappy Burger!

Chicago’s premiere Poutine shop has chosen to get into the burger business – IN A BIG WAY!

You know how much I love their Poutines, but now Chef Tom Kern has gone burger crazy, and all of Chicago is celebrating:

badhappy burger

Chef Tom has already mastered the Poutine…he offers a wide variety of options for enjoying this uniquely Canadian food – a dish that has made it’s way to Chicago, and Chef has mastered the art form – I mean, LOOK AT IT:

Badhappy Poutine


Now Badhappy Has Burgers, Too!

Not content to rest on his Poutine laurels, here is the new burger menu that Chef has designed -

​​**Each burger is a 7 oz Angus Patty on Turano Brioche

​The BadHappySauce Burger – BadSauce, HappySauce, Bacon, Lettuce, Grilled Onion, Aged Cheddar, Pickles ($10)

​The Aristocrat – Foie Gras Mousse, Pork Belly, Sunny Egg, Caviar, Truffle Mayo ($13)

​The Big E – Gyro Meat, Feta Cheese, Tzatziki, Lettuce, Tomato, Kalamata Olive Tapanade ($11)

badhappy burger

​The Nate: BBQ Pulled Pork, Onion Ring, Mac-n-Cheese, Cajun Mayo, Pickles ($11)

​The PB & Jerk – Jerk Style Peanut Butter, Happy Sauce, Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Pickles ($11)

​The Hades – Cajun Sausage, Pickled Habaneros, Smoked Gouda, Spicy Kimchi Mayo ($11)

I mean, what a collection of burgers! That said, you will have a hard time deciding between a burger – or the Poutine…

Poutine! Poutine! Poutine!

Look at this thing of beauty below: fries bathed in a delicious brown gravy, topped with Wisconsin cheese curds, pork belly, foie gras and an egg….

Badhappy poutine

I have been to Badhappy several times – the Chef is terrific, his wife runs the social media expertly, and the food is GREAT! I took my brother-in-law Derek and his Boss – and we watched as a guy took on the Triple Double…two full orders of Poutine PLUS a triple cheeseburger – and a shake! Here it was on the way to the table…the shake was already delivered…

BAdhappy poutine triple double

The guy had a half hour to devour it – and he did!

For more on this terrific restaurant, check out their website:

http://www.badhappypoutineshop.com/

Badhappy poutine logo

Check out all the food that Badhappy Poutine has to offer – and if you want to know how their Poutine is, here is my original review!

http://johnrieber.com/2012/09/14/poutine-bliss-so-happy-about-badhappy-pork-belly-foie-gras-and-poutine-to-you-too/

Still Hungry?

Still a bit – well, FAMISHED? This might help:

Triple Triple Burger

Jake’s Wayback Burgers has unveiled a “mega burger” that is hearty enough to take down anyone!

Jake’s Wayback Burgers, which has 62 locations along the eastern United States and in Oregon, is adding the “Triple Triple nine-patty burger” to its menu permanently on March 1.

Jakes Wayback Burger


The Triple Triple!

The Triple Triple has NINE beef patties, plus American cheese on each patty of course, lettuce, and tomato – and it goes for $12.99. Actually, that’s a really good price for something you could eat for 3 days!

nine patty cheeseburger

Houston’s KHOU reports that “the burger has 5100 calories and 117 grams of saturated fat, which is close to six buckets of KFC fried chicken.” Says an anchor on the segment,

“You’ll get a heart attack just looking at that thing.”

Triple Triple Burger

Congrats to Badhappy for getting into the burger business, and congrats to Jake’s for pushing the limits of burger majesty once again…If anyone is adventurous enough to try it, let us know!


NEW Memorial Day Slider Recipes! Spanish! Japanese! Vegan! Sriracha! International Sliders!

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Big Bacon Cheeseburger

Have I got your attention?

cheesebuger recipes


Calling All Burger Lovers!

Time to start planning your upcoming holiday weekend menu – for SLIDERS!

hamburger slider

I love holidays! Cooking burgers is one reason, grilling sliders is another. Look at how good this is, a perfectly composed slider getting a big assist from my best friend, BACON:

Here are some of my favorite slider recipes – all with an international flair!


A Worldwide Slider Celebration!

The key to an international slider is what flavors the basic hamburger patty. Your basic hamburger uses good quality ground beef with at least 15% fat content, to ensure lots of juicy flavor. I mix in raw minced onion and minced garlic, with salt, pepper as well.

badhappy-burger

That’s it for me – upon this temple of meat flavor, I add unique ingredients that give my sliders an international flavor…here are some of my favorite recipes!

spanish-hamburger


Spanish Sliders – Hamburguesa!

Let’s get started with Spain, since I just got back from Barcelona…this is a great example of taking a regular burger and giving it an international feel…using some of the special spanish flavors to give the burger a catalonian flavor!

spanish_style_burgers

Begin by cooking the burger first with Manchego cheese (a sheep’s milk cheese from the La Mancha region in Spain) and Jamón Iberico, (Iberico ham – prosciutto-like ham that comes from Spanish black pigs). Then, top the burger with olive tapenade…you can find recipes for making it, or you can buy it in a jar, but it includes black olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. Take a bite and you will wake up in Barcelona…

spanish-hamburger

Or, if you are just in the mood for a burger that will drive you NUTS…or perhaps you don’t want a burger at all, well here’s the answer!

nutburger recipes


The Nut Burger!

The Nut Burger was made famous at Matt’s Place Drive-In in Butte, Montana. Matt’s Place Drive-In was established in 1930.

And, in honor of vegetarians who have chosen to read this post, there is a great “no meat” burger waiting for you!


“No Meat” Nut Burgers!

1 medium onion
1 cup walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews or other nuts, preferably raw
1 cup (raw) rolled oats or cooked short-grain white or brown rice
2 tablespoons ketchup, miso, tomato paste, nut butter or tahini
1 teaspoon chili powder or any spice mix you like
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg

2 tablespoons peanut oil, extra virgin olive oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn.

1. Grind onion in food processor. Add nuts and oats, and pulse to chop, but not too finely. Add remaining ingredients except oil. Process briefly; don’t grind too finely. Add a little liquid — water, stock, soy sauce, wine, whatever — if necessary; mixture should be moist but not loose.

vegetarian nutburger recipe

2. Let mixture rest a few minutes, then shape it into 4 burgers. (Burger mixture or shaped burgers can be covered tightly and refrigerated for up to a day. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.) Put oil in nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron skillet and turn to medium. When oil is hot, add burgers to skillet. Cook about 5 minutes, undisturbed, until browned, then turn with spatula. Lower heat a bit and cook 3 or 4 minutes more, until firm.

This is good enough to satisfy meat eaters, too!


Korean Kimchi Barbecue Sliders

korean kimchi-burger

When I was in Seoul, we ate every night at a korean BBQ, where you grill your own meat and seafood on the round grill embedded in your table, then wrap the grilled food around lettuce or thinly sliced pickled vegetables. Taking that as an inspiration, Korean sliders are best when you add pickled cucumbers, a splash of rice vinegar and kimchi.

As you can see, it’s all about how you season your burger patty – and there’s a world of great flavor to enjoy!

korean-bbq-kimchi burgers

Japanese Wasabi-Avocado Slider!

Wasabi Avocado

I read about this over the holidays and I made one…it was delicious! It is very simple: a slider patty topped with sliced avocado, and a heavy dose of wasabi mayonaise. Trader Joe’s sells it, or buy some great mayo and wasabi and mix it together to the strength you can handle…this is delicious with a Sapporo! One last look….trust me, MAKE THIS ONE!

japanese-wasabi-avocado-slider

The Sriracha Burger!

Wasabi not powerful enough for you? Well, THIS will do the trick:

This is a GREAT idea…the recipe is from the terrific “Serious Eats” website!

Sloppy-Sriracha-Burger

3 pounds ground beef (preferably chuck, 80/20)
1/4 cup soy sauce
10 tablespoons Sriracha
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 slices thick-cut bacon
2 large sweet onions
3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
8 sesame seed buns
8 thick slices Swiss cheese
1 large beefsteak tomato, sliced
Arugula or romaine lettuce

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of the Sriracha, and the pepper.

Cook the bacon. While the bacon is cooking, peel and quarter the onions. Once the bacon is cooked through and slightly crispy, remove the slices from the pan, reserving the remaining bacon fat in the pan. Cook the sliced onions in the bacon fat over medium-low heat until they caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.

Grill the burgers. While the burgers are cooking, in a small bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing with the remaining 5 tablespoons Sriracha. Lightly toast the buns on the grill during the last minute of cooking time.

sriracha burger recipes

To assemble, spread the blue cheese mixture on both halves of each hamburger bun. Stack a burger patty, Swiss cheese slice, bacon, caramelized onions, tomato slice, and a small handful of arugula between each hamburger bun.


Bam!

Australian Sliders!

Australian hamburger recipe

I uncovered these two years ago in Melbourne. They add a slice of beetroot underneath the burger. It adds a great, slightly nutty flavor to the slider. Look at how beautiful that big chunk looks on the burger above…Everything else is the same – add cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce if you like – and if you want to go totally Aussie, add a fried egg on top….the best!

australian hamburger recipe

Now, if you REALLY want to get creative, throw the concept of a slider out the window altogether!


THE CHEESEBURGER SUB!

From The White House Sub shop in Atlantic City, I got this delicious cheeseburger sub – it’s a cheeseburger on a sub sandwich roll…easy to do and a fun change of pace!

hamburger recipes


The All-American Bacon-Cheeseburger Slider!

Taylors Refresher Bacon Cheeseburger

What can you say? After a trip around the world, it’s nice to come home and have an all-american slider…made vertically like so:

Top Bun
Cheese – melted and dripping
Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!
Slider Patty
Tomato
Pickle
Mayonaise, mayonaise, mayonaise!
Bottom Bun

See that? DO NOT DEVIATE – this is perfection.


WHAT THE – ???!!???

What do you think of THIS? My daughter Jessica poses in front of the ad for the “Green Peas Pachislo Burger” in Tokyo…we don’t know what it was, and didn’t bother to find out, but we loved the ad!

Jessica sent me a list of sliders being made by an innovative food truck in Seattle. Look at some of these variations on a slider!

Curb Jumper Classic Cheese Slider

Certified Angus Beef, Melted Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Roma Tomato, Red Onion,
Spring Mix with Roasted Garlic Aioli.

mushroom-burger-b

Shrooom Slider

Certified Angus Beef, Melted Provolone Cheese, Sauted Crimini Mushrooms,
Caramelized Sweet Onions, Spring Mix, Roma Tomato and Spicy Mustard Aioli


Southwest Turkey Slider

Handmade and spiced Turkey Patties, Melted Pepper Jack Cheese, Roasted Anaheim Peppers,
Cumin- Cilantro Slaw, Frizzled Onions with a Chipotle Aioli.

turkeyburger recipes

Salmon Slider

Handmade Salmon Patties, Frizzled Onions, Spring Mix, Roma Tomato with a Lemon Pepper Aioli

salmon burger recipes


Paulie’s Pulled Pork Sliders

Rubbed and Slow Roasted Pork in a Sweet and Spicy BBQ Sauce topped with a fresh
Cumin- Cilantro Slaw

Taylors Refresher Cheeseburger

Don’t Be Intimidated!

And remember, if all else fails:

White Castle To The Rescue!

White Castle CU

And when in doubt, grab a dozen White Castle sliders and dress them up with some of the above flavors – talk about happy holidays!

White Castle Quartet

Let me know if you try any of these and how they turn out! Thanks!


Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joes! Your State Fair’s “Deep Fried” Madness!

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In the mood for a real mouthful of food?

Behold The Krispy Kreme SLOPPY JOE!

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Time once again to shake off your preconceptions about food and bite down hard on this! It’s a “Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe!” It’s all thanks to Chef Charlie Boghosian – let’s meet this visionary “state fair food” King!

Chicken Charlie's krispy kreme sandwich


California’s Chicken Charlie’s!

Chef Charlie Boghosian runs Chicken Charlie’s in Del Mar, Calif. Chef Charlie sells lots of unique fried food at state fairs across the country. Look at his great state fair booth!

chicken charlie's booth

Taking It Up A Notch!

Chef Charlie decided to take it up a notch this year, and just unveiled a sloppy Joe sandwich made with a Krispy Kreme doughnut. This magnificent creation features meat, cheddar cheese and two halves of a glazed doughnut, and it recently debuted at the San Diego County Fair!

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It really is simplicity in a bite: A hefty portion of classic, saucy Sloppy Joe filling is covered in shredded cheddar cheese and sandwiched between two halves of a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut.

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Bring On The Bacon-Wrapped Pickles!

If you spot Charlie’s red and white flags at your local state fair, brace yourself for a menu of Krispy Kreme chicken sandwiches, bacon-wrapped pickles, deep-fried – wait, wait WAIT! BACON-wrapped pickles???

bacon wrapped pickles

Yes indeed! But that’s not all! You can also get deep=fried Twinkies, deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and deep-fried balls of battered red Kool-Aid. Again, look at his booth and see some of the creations on the board!

chicken charlie's booth

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OK, OK, Must Have Now!

That’s exactly what I’m thinking too! If you are looking to get your “sloppy joe” on, Chicken Charlie’s is scheduled to serve up its deep-fried food at the Orange County Fair from July 12 to Aug. 11 and at the Los Angeles County Fair from Aug. 30 to Sept. 29.

krispy kreme breakfast sandwich


And Don’t Forget The Original!

Charlie’s not alone in playing around with Krispy Kreme…Krispy Kreme itself recently rolled out a breakfast sandwich with egg, bacon and cheese – all housed within a krispy kreme doughnut. And that’s not all – it has gone deep-fried crazy at state fairs everywhere!!


Chicken-Fried Bacon!

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State Fairs have a history of rolling out the deep-fried crazy food, and this year will be no exception. If you really want to explore the craziest fair food, check out my story about “chicken-fried bacon” by clicking here:

http://johnrieber.com/2012/10/29/bacon-to-cheer-you-up-chicken-fried-bacon-deep-fried-coke-crazy-fried-state-fair-food/

deep fried fair food


And Don’t Forget Your Breakfast!

Yes, you can also get deep-fried TRIX! A whole new world of crazy deep-fried food began showing up at fairs, and all bets are off! Read all about deep fried Trix, Coke and more by clicking HERE!

http://johnrieber.com/2012/08/16/deep-fried-bacon-deep-fried-cereal-county-fair-bacon-fried-food/

deep-fried trix

And remember – deep frying just makes food bettter – let me know your greatest deep fried taste!


4th Of July Slider Fireworks! Sriracha! Wasabi! Fries! The World’s Best Slider Recipes!

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Australian Slider!


4th Of July – Slider Fireworks Galore!

Behold the slider – a THING OF BEAUTY – SO MUCH FLAVOR IS SUCH A SMALL BUN!

Everyone loves the 4th of July! Celebrating our independence from bangers and mash is one reason – grilling sliders is another. Look at how good this is, a perfectly composed slider getting a big assist from my best friend, BACON:

This post is going to celebrate burgers of all shapes and sizes, and share some great recipes for your grilling pleasure!


WHAT THE PACHISLO???!!???

I love this picture. My daughter Jessica poses in front of an ad for the “Green Peas Pachislo Burger” when we were in Tokyo…we don’t know what it was, but in hindsight we should have walked in and ordered one, just to get a picture of it!

A cheeseburger, when done right, is a thing of beauty. This 4th of July, it’s time for all Artists to rise up and create a masterpiece or two!


SLIDERS, SLIDERS, SLIDERS!

I love sliders because they aren’t that big – a couple of bites, like my White Castle breakfast slider shown above, and you are done…you are more in control of how much you eat – especially since these sliders use a lot of different toppings, which allows you to make the meat patty smaller – look at that – HEALTH FOOD!

HEADING OVERSEAS!

The key to a GREAT international slider is what you do with a region’s culinary uniqueness in order to flavor the standard hamburger patty. The more unique an area is, the less meat you need on the slider itself, as the spices, herbs and seasonings will take over!

Your basic hamburger uses good quality ground beef with at least 15% fat content, to ensure lots of juicy flavor. I put minced onion in as well, and sometimes when I am feeling adventurous I use minced garlic. Other than that, I like to use a fun salt – like pink hawaiian sea salt, and a fair amount of pepper. That’s it for me – upon this temple of meat flavor, these international sliders add unique ingredients that give them a special flavor and personality…have fun!


Spanish Sliders – Hamburguesa!

Spanish flavors take this to a whole new level – here are your ingredients:

-olive tapanade
-manchego cheese
Iberico ham
hamburger patty
bun

This is an easy one: just rub olive tapanade on top of the cooked slider…you can find recipes for making it, or you can buy it in a jar, but it includes black olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice – cook the burger first with Manchego cheese (a sheep’s milk cheese from the La Mancha region in Spain) and Jamón Iberico, (Iberico ham – prosciutto-like ham that comes from Spanish black pigs). Take a bite and you will wake up in Barcelona…

Indian Sliders

Lots of Indian spices make this stand out. Here is a recipe that lays out the unique flavors to add to your slider:

3 lbs ground beef
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons fresh ginger , peeled and minced
1/4 cup minced scallion top
1/2 cup firmly packed chopped cilantro leaf , soft stems included

Mix all of these into your burger, cook and enjoy the flavor of Mumbai!


The Nut Burger!

The Nut Burger was made famous at Matt’s Place Drive-In in Butte, Montana. Matt’s Place Drive-In was established in 1930. The terrific website “A Hamburger Today”, tracked it down and their results are shown here. George Motz, who told them about it, took a photo for the website and here it is:

Here is what Motz said about the Nutburger: “like eating sundae topping on a burger. It’s coarsely ground peanuts mixed with mayo, topping a burger. It’s great!”

“No Meat” Nut Burgers!

If you don’t want a hamburger topped with nuts, make a vegetarian version with only nuts! Here you go:

1 medium onion
1 cup walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews or other nuts, preferably raw
1 cup (raw) rolled oats or cooked short-grain white or brown rice
2 tablespoons ketchup, miso, tomato paste, nut butter or tahini
1 teaspoon chili powder or any spice mix you like
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg

2 tablespoons peanut oil, extra virgin olive oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn.

1. Grind onion in food processor. Add nuts and oats, and pulse to chop, but not too finely. Add remaining ingredients except oil. Process briefly; don’t grind too finely. Add a little liquid — water, stock, soy sauce, wine, whatever — if necessary; mixture should be moist but not loose.

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2. Let mixture rest a few minutes, then shape it into 4 burgers. (Burger mixture or shaped burgers can be covered tightly and refrigerated for up to a day. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.) Put oil in nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron skillet and turn to medium. When oil is hot, add burgers to skillet. Cook about 5 minutes, undisturbed, until browned, then turn with spatula. Lower heat a bit and cook 3 or 4 minutes more, until firm.


Korean Barbecue Sliders

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When I was in Seoul, we ate every night at a korean BBQ, where you grill your own meat and seafood on the round grill embedded in your table, then wrap the grilled food around lettuce or thinly sliced pickled vegetables. The centerpiece, of course, is traditional fermented cabbage: Kimchi!

Taking that as an inspiration, Korean sliders are best when you add pickled cucumbers, a splash of rice vinegar and kimchi to a regular burger, like so:

I would add the crisp garlic pickles and a hint of kimchi to my burger, and it’s as if I’m back in Seoul!


The All-American Bacon-Cheeseburger Slider!

What can you say? Build it this way and you are golden:

Top Bun
Cheese – melted and dripping
Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!
Slider Patty
Tomato
Pickle
Mayonaise, mayonaise, mayonaise!
Bottom Bun

See that? DO NOT DEVIATE – this is perfection.


The Japanese Wasabi-Avocado Slider!

Wasabi Avocado slider

I read about this over the holidays and I made one…it was delicious! It is very simple: a slider patty topped with sliced avocado, and a heavy dose of wasabi mayonaise. Trader Joe’s sells it, or buy some great mayo and wasabi and mix it together to the strength you can handle…this is delicious with a Sapporo!

The Sriracha Burger!

This is a GREAT idea…the recipe is from the terrific “Serious Eats” website!

ultimate sriracha burger

3 pounds ground beef (preferably chuck, 80/20)
1/4 cup soy sauce
10 tablespoons Sriracha
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 slices thick-cut bacon
2 large sweet onions
3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
8 sesame seed buns
8 thick slices Swiss cheese
1 large beefsteak tomato, sliced
Arugula or romaine lettuce

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of the Sriracha, and the pepper. Do not overmix. Form the mixture into 8 patties, and set aside.

In a medium frying pan over medium-low heat, cook the bacon, turning as necessary. While the bacon is cooking, peel and quarter the onions. Cut each section into 1/4-inch slices. Once the bacon is cooked through and slightly crispy, remove the slices from the pan, cut each in half crosswise, and drain onto paper towels, reserving the remaining bacon fat in the pan. Cook the sliced onions in the bacon fat over medium-low heat until they caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.

Grill the burgers, turning once, 4 to 4-1/2 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer registers 130° to 135°F for medium-rare.

While the burgers are cooking, in a small bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing with the remaining 5 tablespoons Sriracha. Lightly toast the buns on the grill during the last minute of cooking time.

To assemble, spread the blue cheese mixture on both halves of each hamburger bun. Stack a burger patty, Swiss cheese slice, bacon, caramelized onions, tomato slice, and a small handful of arugula between each hamburger bun.

Bam!

Australian Sliders!

Australian hamburger recipe

I uncovered these two years ago in Melbourne. They add a slice of beetroot – OK, we call it beet, they call it beetroot – add a slice underneath the burger. It adds a great, slightly sweet and nutty flavor to the taste. Look at how beautiful that big chunk looks on the burger above…Everything else is the same – add cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce if you like – and if you want to go totally Aussie, add a fried egg on top….the best!

Ok, now back to just a little bit of crazy to finish this off…

The Scottish Deep-Fried Cheeseburger!!

Thanks to FXcuisine.com, there is a great writeup with pictures of the entire process of making a Scottish deep-fried cheeseburger – including the revelation that the burgers are cooked in the same deep fat fryer that cooks fries AND FISH!

FXcuisine is François-Xavier (FX), a French-speaking Swiss native living on the shores of Lake Geneva. He is passionate about gastronomy and cooking and created his website to share my adventures with Internet users the world over.

Go to his site to get more detail on how this burger is made, but a brief overview: take frozen hamburger that has been infused with cheese. Batter it, deep fry it, eat it. Done and done. Here it is again:


THE CHEESEBURGER SUB!

If you want to get experimental, here are a couple of unique options for you this 4th of July!

From The White House Sub shop in Atlantic City, I got this delicious cheeseburger sub – it’s a cheeseburger on a sub sandwich roll…easy to do and a fun change of pace!

French Fry Burger


Behold The French Fry Burger!

And of course, my favorite burger of all is this: add french fries to the top of the meat, then a bit of tartar sauce and topped with cheddar cheese – a burger and fries all in one!

No matter which recipe you try, spend this fourth of July doing what all Americans should be doing: eating meat and waiting for the fireworks! Happy 4th!

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4th Of July Slider Fireworks! Sriracha! Wasabi! Fries! The World’s Best Slider Recipes!


Two-Headed Burgers! Japanese Bacon Madness! Bacon Alarm Clocks! Bacon Sundae Reviews!

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So much “breaking bacon” news coming out around the world…

My most recent Counter burger looks deceptively simple: yes, the crispy bacon atop a melted provolone-covered patty…but hidden underneath are black olives and crisp dill pickle slices, and sitting patiently off-camera is my favorite chipotle mayonaise.

This Counter burger with a fried egg on top is a close second…and then of course, there is this:

A Two-Headed Burger!

Thanks to a fun post about unique sandwiches around the world – on Eater.com – I found this: The Belgian/French fast food chain Quick offers their Le Double Mix burger. Like some sort of burger out of Greek mythology, it’s two burgers in one!

One side of the burger has a sauce au poivre and the other has a brie sauce. Helpfully, the two halves of the bun are also different so you can tell the sides apart. The goal, of course, is for the “greatest pleasure of your tastebuds.”

There’s also a chicken version of the Double Mix that comes with a sweet curry sauce on one side and a spicy one on the other.

Speaking of two headed burgers, how about this?


THE BACON KEVIN BACON HEAD!

Nothing to add – sometimes things just are what they are. To quote the classic film: “forget about it Jake. It’s Chinatown.”


POTATO SKIN SANDWICH!

The next time you are in the Big Apple, stop by Cer Te in Midtown Manhattan for their “Mr. Potato Skin” sandwich that uses potato skins for bread.

Midtown Lunch has the details: It’s a “Chicken cutlet w/ bbq sauce sandwiched between two baked sea salt and vinegar potato skins stuffed with aged cheddar and apple wood smoked bacon.”


A BACON SUNDAE UPDATE!

And check out this terrific website: http://www.grubgrade.com – Grubgrade taste-tested the new Burger King Bacon Sundae…head to the site for the full review, but a teaser: they post pictures of the whole thing and said it worked!

BK SWAMPS JAPAN WITH BACON!

Burger King in Japan is giving customers the chance to add FIFTEEN STRIPS OF BACON to any sandwich – nice! And an important note: it’s not limited to 15 strips, that is just the number you can get for each additional payment – as for how much bacon you want, the Japanese sky’s the limit!

Japanator.com had this funny picture, and a small writeup on it if you want more details on this bacon frenzy gripping Japan…


BACON POTATO PIE!

I found this online: a McDonald’s “Bacon-Potato Pie” from Japan? I found a review from two years ago on the website “Japanator.com”, which wasn’t too flattering, but then the picture included words that seemed to sum up his “love/hate” relationship with it:


FOIE GRAS BURGER!

Wendy’s is offering the Japanese a chance to have a slice of foie gras added to their burger…sounds good to me…

SAY YOU LOVE SOMEONE WITH A CHEESEBURGER!

The Quick chain in France will let you say “amore” with a burger shaped like a heart…

THE BEACON WREATH!

Check this website out: http://www.instructables.com/id/Bacon-Egg-and-Cheese-Wreath/

A simple, delicious and quick breakfast dish. Great for lazy Sunday mornings or afternoons.

Ingredients:

1 can of croissants (8 count)
6 Large Eggs
A crap ton of shredded cheese. You can use whatever kinda of cheese you want. I used a 2 year old cheddar.

Final and most important ingredient: Bacon, bacon, and more bacon. You can’t put a limit on bacon. Cook it first, then add it to the recipe above, bake and enjoy!!!

YOUR BACON WAKE-UP CALL!

Thanks to this terrific website, you can make your own Bacon Alarm Clock!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bacon-Alarm-Clock/

Just imagine waking up to the delicious smell of bacon and the sound of your personal “BAKON” (bacon baking alarm clock) oing oing oing!!!

With BAKON just place your frozen bacon the night before set up the alarm and go to bed to then wake up to a ready to eat delicious peace crispy of bacon.

There is your latest bacon news!


Osaka Burgers! Lotteria “Okonomiyaki” Burger! More Japan Burger Madness!

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Talk About A BIG MAC!

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Yes, I know what you are thinking: where can I get one of these? As always, in Japan! But if you aren’t in the mood for a 50-patty cheeseburger, then try this instead!

Introducing “The Osaka Burger”!

Osaka Burger

Yes, the latest food craze from Japan uses one of their most iconic foods and gives it an American twist!

Here’s what “The Osaka Burger” is: it all starts when they use the famous Osaka specialty, okonomiyaki, for buns, and then they ——–

WAIT WAIT WAIT! WHAT’S A “OKONOMIYAKI”??????

OK, time to take a moment and explain what an “Okonomiyaki” is!

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“Okonomiyaki” is, for the most part, a japanese pancake! The batter is made of flour, grated nagaimo (a type of yam), water or dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage, and usually contains other ingredients such as green onion, thin pork belly, octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, kimchi, mochi or cheese!

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So they form their “okonomiyaki” and form it into a fun! As for the burger, it’s a chicken patty, plus a fried egg with shiso leaf – and the whole thing topped with a VERY PINK plum sauce, which they call bainiku sauce.

How can anyone top this?


LOTTERIA TO THE RESCUE!

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Of course, my favorite Japanese restaurant chain, Lotteria, comes to the rescue again with another of their wacky burger creations!

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Lotteria has launched their own “okonomiyaki” burgers! As always, you have a choice of how you want to experience this unique fast food!

There are two different versions of Lotteria’s okonomiyaki burger that went on sale in Japan on August 19. The “hanjuku tamago” on the left includes a soft-boiled egg, while the “modern style” on the right comes with stir-fried noodles and a fried egg!

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That’s right, they sure seem to love their stir-fried noodle burgers at Lotteria!

Lotteria’s Ramen Burger!

And of course, Lotteria is the originator of the ramen burger!

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Read all about this amazing food item by clicking here!

http://johnrieber.com/2013/05/16/wacky-ramen-burgers-crazy-japanese-burger-menu-east-meets-west-with-video/

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And our friends at RocketNews actually went to Lotteria and tried their new “okonomiyaki” burgers! Here is the entire review at RocketNews24!

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/08/20/lotteria-craziness-continues-with-the-okonomiyaki-burger/

As always, a great site!

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$295 – The World’s Most Expensive Burger Unveiled!

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For your weekend eating pleasure, this breaking burger news! This is the most expensive hamburger in the world, says the Guinness Book of World Records.

SERENDIPITY 3 DELIVERS!

This is sold at New York’s Serendipity 3 Restaurant for $295, and here is what it has to offer you for the money: Japanese Waygu beef, 10-herb white truffle butter, smoked Pacific sea salt, 18-month cheddar cheese, shaved black truffles, a quail egg, and a white truffle-buttered roll.

SOLID GOLD TOOTHPICK!

The kicker is the solid gold, diamond-encrusted toothpick holding the world’s most expensive burger together.

Here is the official press release:

Landmark NYC Restaurant, Serendipity 3, Receives a Guinness World Records® Title for the Most Expensive Hamburger in the World!

NEW YORK, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Serendipity 3 has been slinging burgers at their famous Upper East Side location since 1954 to the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Andy Warhol, and a galaxy of current-day stars.

In honor of National Hamburger Month, Serendipity has created a haute cuisine version of the iconic American dish! Known as Le Burger Extravagant, this $295.00 burger is a mix of Japanese Waygu beef infused with 10-herb white truffle butter, seasoned with Salish Alderwood smoked Pacific sea salt, topped with cheddar cheese — hand-formed by the famous cheesemaker James Montgomery in Somerset, England, and cave-aged for 18 months — shaved black truffles, a fried quail egg and served on a white truffle-buttered Campagna Roll, which is topped with a blini, creme fraiche, and Paramout Caviar’s exclusive Kaluga caviar — a beautiful golden caviar with a buttery, nutty taste and large pearls from the Huso Dauricus farm raised in Quzhou, China.

The finishing touch to this incredible burger is a solid gold “Fleur de Lis” toothpick encrusted with diamonds and designed by world-renowned jeweler Euphoria New York.

The profits of this record-breaking burger will be donated to the Bowery Mission — serving homeless and hungry New Yorkers since 1879.

This Guinness World Record-setting hamburger is available for a limited time for $295.00 with a 48-hour notice. http://www.serendipity3.com/

A PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER!

Here is the effort previously put forth by db Bistro Moderne in New York – their double truffle burger went for only $150. A bargain!

Let the bar be raised!


It’s National Burger Week! Here Are 7 Amazing Burgers For You!

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It’s National Burger Week!

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Yes, it’s a week long celebration of all things stuck between a bun! To honor burger week, here are my 7 favorite burgers, and they are all wacky, bizarre and delicious!

Here you go – get ready to bite down hard!

#7 – The “Okonomiyaki Burger!”

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Yes, we begin in Japan, because, let’s be honest, they are going “burger crazy” right now! Why not start with the “okonomiyaki burger”…don’t know what that is? Just click here for the whole story!

http://johnrieber.com/2013/08/22/osaka-burgers-lotteria-okonomiyaki-burger-more-japan-burger-madness/

Don’t need a ramen bun? Well, how about one that is pure joy - PURE BACON!

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#6 – The “Bacon Weave” Burger!

Yes, someone has invented the “bacon bun” – and not only that, they have an “all bacon” bacon burger as well! It’s just one of many new burger creations, and you can see them all by clicking here:

http://johnrieber.com/2012/09/18/national-cheeseburger-day-celebrate-with-bacon-weaves-cheese-goo-burger-bashes/

And if you want something delicious but oh so simple, try this masterpiece:

Wasabi Avocado burgers


#5 – The “Wasabi Avocado Slider!”

I love this burger so much! It’s a slider that utilizes just a few key ingredients: bun, burger, wasabi mayonaise and fresh avocado – it’s delicious, and just one of a many slider recipes you can see by clicking here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/05/24/new-memorial-day-slider-recipes-spanish-japanese-vegan-sriracha-international-sliders/

And if you were saying to yourself, “hey, why isn’t there more seafood on my burger?” Well, I have the answer:

world's best burgers lobster burger

#4 – The “Lobster Burger!”

Yes, there are places in the world that are more advanced than we are – they are making “lobster burgers!” I love this idea, and if you do too, then click on the whole story here:

http://johnrieber.com/2012/08/07/lobster-burgers-foie-gras-burgers-tokyo-gets-burgered-mcdonads-goes-for-olympics-gold/

And if you love garlic, and I mean LOVE GARLIC, then you MUST try this beast:

world's best burgers

#3 – The “Garlic Meat Beast!”

Yes, it’s a supersized burger with a ton of garlic added…how can this be bad for anyone? If you like the sound of this, click on the link to see the entire story:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/08/01/the-garlic-meat-beast-potato-mayonaise-pizzas-wacky-fast-food/

Now that you’ve eatern the “Garlic Meat Beast” and are most likely sitting alone, are you ready to “get slayed?”

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#2 – “The Slayer” From Kuma’s Too!

Kuma’s in Chicago was just chosen “best burger” in town, and this could be one reason:” a mega plate of goodness that is too big to pick up! If you want to see what’s on this baby, click here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/05/14/rocking-out-kumas-heavy-metal-burgers-chicagos-best-burger/

I love Kuma’s, but to me, the best burger right now is courtesy of my friends at BadHappy Poutine in Chicago:


#1 – The “Chik-Fil-E” Burger From Badhappy!

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Yep, it’s a burger TOPPED with fried chicken, an egg, melted gruyere cheese…AND FROSTED FLAKES!

If you need to see this – and you do, click on here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/08/25/worlds-ten-most-creative-sandwiches/

Leave a comment and tell me which one you like best!

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“Wow! What A NICE BIG BURGER YOU HAVE!” Massive Cheeseburger Excess!

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Who’s Hungry For A Delicious Hamburger?

world's wildest burgers

That makes me hungry!

If you crave a good burger – like I crave a good burger – then this post is for you – because in a world full of judgment, sometimes BIGGER IS BETTER!

Triple Triple Burger

That’s A Good Looking Triple Triple!

Yes, I have shared the “triple triple” with you before, a beautifully realized tower of cheeseburger architecture. I am also a big fan of this:

Tokyo’s Tower To Heaven!

tokyo tower burger

If for any reason you missed this story, then you MUST click on the link below and read it now. Only Japan could have the imagination necessary to build a burger tower that goes:

ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN AND BACK!

Read all about the majesty of this “heavenly burger” by clicking here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/04/12/behold-tokyos-tower-burger-a-mega-tower-to-heaven/

Did you click that story? Good, as your reward, I have some additional fun burger stuff to share…stuff that is so tasty, so fun, and SO BIG!

9 patty mega burger

No, we are done with the burger towers…those are, after all, just perilously stacked regular patties, held together in an amazingly gooey manner by pounds of American cheese…no, what I really love are the pictures you can find online of the world’s BIGGEST burgers – mostly US demonstrations of the ability to make a massively sized food!

Largest Burger

The “monster burger” you see above you weighs in at 777 pounds! Not bad at all…and it is just the tip of the “big burger iceberg”…I found pictures of supersized burgers, the Chefs who made them, the servers who delivered them to your table, and most of all, the people who gazed upon them!

kids with world's largest burger

It may be a trio of “inspired” children who look upon the majesty of the mega-burger…or perhaps it’s a young Chef who is impressed with the weight of their own work…

world's largest burger scale

“But How Do We REALLY Know How Big It Is?”

That is a valid question, and easily answered: because you set a small child next to it!

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The best “mega burgers” offer up both girth AND height, like the one you see below. It’s great to see a burger that is so big you can put the top bun on without ever having to lean over!

large cheeseburger


Taking Some Buddies To Dinner?

If you’ve got some fraternity brothers over for a visit, then let this burger take care of your needs…

largest cheeseburger in the world

More Kids, Please!

And yes, there is a never-ending parade of mega burgers vs. small children, as the internet runneth over with pictures of little kids standing beside the latest in a long line of “world’s largest burgers…”

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“Sit Up Straight For The Camera, Janie…”

And what better way to reinforce the size and scale of a burger than to put several children around it, and then plop one kid RIGHT ON TOP OF IT:

supersized cheeseburgers

I also love a burger that is SO BIG, SO LADEN WITH TOPPINGS, and just, frankly SO SO MUCH, that you need three people – two of them hooded – to lift it!

largest-burger-105lbs

FYI, the burger you see above you weighed in at 105 pounds – talk about a Big Mac!

And there is nothing better than seeing a satisfied Chef giving himself a high five for a burger job well done!

world's largest cheeseburger

I have posted many times about the latest “World’s biggest burger”, but those records fall faster than I can keep track – let’s just say that, for now, this is the biggest one that I uncovered online:

world's largest hamburger

Yes, this burger weighed in at 2,014 pounds of fun – I’m sure someone will top it soon, so let the competition continue! As for me, I’m satisfied with one that is as perfectly realized as this one from Taylor’s Refresher in St Helena California:

Taylors Refresher

Let me know where you had your favorite burger – or just a big one!


The “Avocado Bacon Beef Chicken Shrimp” Burger! Japan’s Taste Buds Strike Again!

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Avocado Beef Shrimp Burger

Behold The Avocado Beef Chicken Shrimp Burger!

I love burgers! I love Japan! Therefore, it makes sense that I would love the latest burger from McDonald’s Tokyo – it is the majesty of an avocado beef, chicken and shrimp burger with bacon!

First, look at it again:

Avocado Beef Shrimp Burger

Yes, it’s only beef and avocado, but it is so much more…

Here is how RocketNews24 describes it: “The Avocado Beef burger comes with sliced onion, chunks of avocado, a slice of cheddar cheese, and a dollop of wasabi sauce, all topped off with two rashers of bacon. The other two, as well as swapping their main ingredients for chicken or shrimp, respectively, are served with avocado and spicy cobb salad sauce, with the chicken sandwich also receiving a cheeky slice of cheddar.”

“Cheeky Slice” Indeed!

So, as you can see form the delicious description, while this burger has meat, you can also order it – still loaded to the gills – with chicken OR shrimp – so three ways to try this avocado monster!

world's wildest burgers

I loved the idea of it having ALL THREE AT ONCE – but am willing to enjoy it for what it is – a fun, “ciabatta-bunned” burger that makes avocado a main component…and I love the cubed approach…which reminds me of:

bacon cube burger

Yes, The Bacon Cube Burger!

You know how good this looks: now click on this link to read all about Lotteria Japan’s latest burger madness:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/11/25/breaking-bacon-news-behold-the-bacon-cube-burger-japans-lotteria-strikes-bacon-gold-again/

And of course, here is more of Japan’s food madness – you remember the chicken yakatori dish that just keeps going and going and going:

The Mega-Yakitori

Yes, the “Mega-Yakatori” is without a double one of my favorites…see the entire recipe by clicking here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/07/23/the-mega-yakitori-japans-huge-chicken-on-a-stick/

Talk about an appetizer that fills the plate!

Mega Yakitori Chicken

Thanks Again To The Masterminds At RocketNews24!

Yes, whose wacky web masters at RocketNews24 have all of Asia covered in the most unique and delicious ways!

Click here for all of their goodness:

http://en.rocketnews24.com

And if anyone has a chance to bite down hard on this baby, let me know!

Avocado Beef Shrimp Burger


“Chocolate-Chicken” Burgers! “Shrimp Chicken” Twins! Bravo Japan’s Lotteria!

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Here’s a question for your Sunday morning:

Got Chocolate?

milk chcolate recipes

OK, you’ve got some chocolate…but what if the purity of this delicious treat just isn’t enough? Next question:

Do You Have A Spare Chicken?

chicken

Sure, we all do! So, imagine that you are sitting in your home with some chocolate and a chicken, and you say to yourself:

“What Would Lotteria Do?”

Well, wonder no more!

most unique burgers chocolate chicken burger

Yes, Japan’s most raucous fast food chain has done it again! Thanks to Lotteria, you can now bite down hard on this:

The “Chocolate & Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Burger”

I love everything about the Lotteria fast food chain in Japan…they continue to push the envelope of “burger taste…”

chocolate chicken burger

Their latest offering is a chicken sandwich with honey mustard and chocolate sauce! Of course, those food fanatics at “RocketNews24″ found this gem…just the latest from the deliciously twisted minds at Lotteria…

Lotteria restaurant

Lotteria is a popular fast food chain in Japan. They get a lot of attention by offering unique takes on fast food…like their classic ten patty cheeseburger…

lotteria-burger-ad

Now, they’ve come up with another gem: take a chicken burger, add honey mustard and mayo, then top the whole thing with chocolate sauce, and guess what? You get this!

world's wackiest burgers

The burger has a thick piece of chicken thigh marinated in white wine, garlic and onion. The honey mustard sauce is made from whole-grain mustard and french mustard, with honey and mayonnaise added. And then, you add the chocolate sauce!

chocolate chicken sandwich

Thanks to “RocketNews24.com” for these in-person pics…this website is worth following for their incredible collection of stories about Asia!

For example, RocketNews24 had the story on this monster:

The Titan Burger!

the titan burger

Of course, leave it to Lotteria to come up with a burger to celebrate one of Japan’s most popular anime characters. The “Titan burger” comes in three different sizes – you can order five, seven, or even ten patties! According to RocketNews24, they’re officially referred to as five-meter, seven-meter, and ten-meter class, a reference to the measuring system for the anime’s Titans.

The limited edition burger is served in a paper sleeve illustrated with the Colossal Titan.

japanese fast food

And Lotteria has more than animation to celebrate – they love to go down under, too!

The Australian “Twin Burger!”

Yes, Lotteria is helping make the world a better place by bringing together two mighty nations under one very big bun!

twin-burger-lotteria

Lotteria’s “Twin Burger” combines two of their most popular menu items! First, load up one side of an extra long bun with the deep-fried “Shrimp Burger” – then match it up with the “Zeppin Cheese Burger”, which comes piled with cottage and red cheddar cheese!

lotteria-twin-burger-closeup

Thanks to “Japan-Australiablogspot.com” for this Lotteria masterpiece – in two pieces! And thanks as always to Lotteria for giving us a reason to live!

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Tokyo’s “Build-A-Burger!” Wacky Japanese Burger Ads! Wildest Food For Sale!

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Tokyo! Probably the greatest city in the world for sushi, right?

Sushi Breakfast

Sure, But Tokyo Has Great Spam Burgers Too!

In a world where advertising is everything, how can you resist a colorful and delicious burger like this?

Tokyo spam-burger

I love Tokyo, everyone knows that. And I love the food, especially incredibly fresh sushi like this from the Tsukiji fish market:

best plate of sushi

I ate sushi in several of the food stalls that ring the fish market, serving the freshest fish at 6a – yes, I love sushi for breakfast! Even though no one speaks a word of english, I sat down and managed to enjoy incredible yellowtail and uni first thing in the morning…

Fish Market Food Stall

Even better, I loved wandering through the fish market, where negotiations were underway for some of the most beautiful tuna I had ever seen…

Tsukiji Fish Market

And signs were everywhere offering up an endless array of fish and sushi – but since I couldn’t understand any of it, I just had to point and pray…and it always worked out well for me…

sushi iphone cover

Sushi Sign

Tokyo’s Food Ads!

I love how colorful the ad are in Japan, even if I had no idea what they said, you could tell what they were selling! And these great ads weren’t limited to just sushi…that’s right, the japanese ads for fast food hamburgers are even better!

japanese hamburger ads

I honestly don’t know if it’s the uniquely beautiful lettering, or the combination of japanese characters and food together, but I see ads like these and they make me hungry…

great hamburger ads

This is, without a doubt, colorful and compelling imagery – speaking the universal language of BURGER…

great japanese advertising

And as usual for Japan, even a hamburger can run off into new and – shall we say UNIQUE – directions on a moment’s notice!

japanese spaghetti burger

Sure, I’d eat a spaghetti burger if it had cool japanese writing underneath it – wouldn’t you? You may recognize some of these ads – since I have written about the magnificent Japanese hamburger chain Lotteria, which offers up many unique burgers for Tokyo meat lovers…


Tokyo’s Amazing “Build-A-Burger”!!

Here is the greatest ad for a Lotteria burger – a burger that allows YOU to build your own burger!

Largest McDonalds ad for a burger

Here’s the deal: Lotteria’s offering a burger that allows customers to add their own extra fixings to their burger. The ad above offers up quite the tower of great ingredients…of course, our friends at RocketNews24 got something a bit more, well, NORMAL when they ordered one…

world's largest burger

It’s “The Zennose!”

Still, the PROMISE of the ad is inspiring – this new Lotteria burger is called “the zennose”:

skyscraper burger

According to RocketNews24, “when the chain started hanging posters in its restaurants showing something called the “zennose” burger (literally the burger with everything on it), even some employees weren’t entirely sure Lotteria was serious. ‘This isn’t really an official menu item. It’s just something we could make if customers asked us to,’ one worker commented.”

wacky Lotteria burger

So, what if you ordered the “Zennose”? Well, here is what you would get:

Regular beef patty
Additional patty with cheese
Shrimp cutlet
Rib patty
Bacon
Sliced cheese
Spicy mayonnaise
Regular mayonnaise
Tartar sauce
Ketchup
Teriyaki sauce
One egg, soft-boiled
Cabbage
Lettuce
Pickles

Yep, that is one stacked burger!

Largest burger

And of course, let’s not forget this classic from the folks at Lotteria:

Osaka Burger

Yep, it’s an “Osaka Burger!” Read all about this pink-sauced delight by clicking on my story here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/08/22/osaka-burgers-lotteria-okonomiyaki-burger-more-japan-burger-madness/

It’s one of many burger monstrosities I have written about – and when it comes to Lotteria, the word “monstrosity” is a compliment – I LOVE what they do to burgers!

Japanese ramen burger

I mean, they are the ones who started the ramen burger craze…read all about that right here:

http://johnrieber.com/2013/05/16/wacky-ramen-burgers-crazy-japanese-burger-menu-east-meets-west-with-video/

And of course, you have to go to Japan if you want to bite down hard on this:

lotteria-burger-ad

I LOVE THAT AD! Congrats once again to Lotteria for keeping our burgers stacked high!

Yes, the folks at Lotteria love to make outrageous burgers, and they love outrageous ads as well – like this one for their “Wild Burger!”

wild-burger

Not to be outdone, the folks at McDonald’s have done some wacky things worldwide when it comes to advertising their food, such as:

The McKroket!

McKroket

That’s right: in The Netherlands, you can get a burger that swaps out the beef patty for a ground beef and potato croquette, with tartar sauce spread on top….rejoice!

And how about France:

The CroqueMcDo!

McDonalds CroqueMcDo

Their version of a croque monsieur, melted cheese and bread and meat…sacre bleu!

And of course, here is the greatest ad of all time for McDonald’s all-singing, all-dancing ode to:

The McDLT!

The McDLT ad McDonalds

That’s right, the infamous ad that promised a burger concoction that would keep “the hot side hot, the cold side cold!”

You can see the classic ad with Jason Alexander by clicking here:

http://johnrieber.com/2012/08/29/singing-about-burgers-hot-v-cold-jason-alexanders-mcdlt-blues/

I might just watch it while biting down on a Lotteria of my own creation!

Largest McDonald's burger

And of course, I also posted this picture of my daughter Jessica and her reaction to a burger ad we saw on the streets of Tokyo:

JESSICA JAPANESE BURGER


Japan’s Massive “Noodle Burgers!”“Green Gum” Shakes ! More Amazing Lotteria Madness!

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Who’s Up For A Gigantic Noodle Burger?

japanese noodle burger

Yes, time to thank the folks at Lotteria in Japan for another amazing burger concoction! As you can see, this fast food institution in Japan has unveiled the “noodle burger”, a hamburger that tosses out the beef and rolls in “noodle patties!”

You can, of course, choose which size of noodle madness appeals to you:

noodle burgers

I say, if you are going to eat a noodle burger, go “all-in” and order the triple decker! And you can also order a variety of dipping sauces…even better, Lotteria offers a detailed, visual guide for how to use their burgers!

world's most unique burgers

RocketNews24 Scores Again!

Yes, those masterminds at RocketNews24 uncovered this latest Lotteria concoction, and you can read all about it here:

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/05/12/lotteria-continues-shoving-noodles-where-they-dont-belong/

And Lotteria isn’t done with their wacky food creations, as RocketNews24 uncovered this as well:

greengum-shake

The “Green Gum Shake!”

That’s right, a milk shake that looks and tastes like green gum!

Here is how RocketNews24 describes it: “the shake is actually a collaboration with a popular snack. Yes, Lotteria’s new “First Pick Mint Shake — Lotte Green Gum Flavor” (Hatsu-zumi Mint Shake — Lotte Green Gum Fumi) is flavored with the taste of the popular Green Gum sold by Lotte.

unique milk shake flavors

The gum has a mint taste, which according to Lotte, is supposed to be evocative of the fresh trees and green of the forest.”

Check out the entire story here:

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/05/16/lotterias-new-gum-flavored-drink-refreshing-treat-or-over-adventurous-experiment/

OK, I’m in!

And never forget Lotteria’s most magnificent creation of all time:

bacon cube burger japan

That’s right, I think their “Bacon cube” burger is genius! You can read all about that here:
http://johnrieber.com/2013/11/25/breaking-bacon-news-behold-the-bacon-cube-burger-japans-lotteria-strikes-bacon-gold-again/

And thanks again to Lotteria Japan for keeping the inventiveness of burgers alive!

japanese noodle burger


Cheeseburger Wedding Cakes! Motorcycles! Wackiest Cheeseburger Products!

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It’s Time To Celebrate Cheeseburgers!

cheeseburger-wedding-cake

Sure, why not have a wedding cake made completely of cheeseburgers? I can’t imagine that a single guest would turn down a chance to celebrate this couple!


What A Tasty Honeymoon This Would Be!

And of course, what better way to end a wedding day than to share a bed like this:

hamburger-bed

And if you are on your own, you can still enjoy the comfort of a double cheeseburger – what a tasty way to relax…

Great Hamburger Bed, Grand lit Hamburger, Große Hamburger Bed

That’s right, just lie back and enjoy a tale of hamburgers…as you can see, I’ve got just the chair I need to fully enjoy a summer of good eating…

John Rieber Cheeseburger Chair

I plan to have an active summer, which means I have to get up and out the door – so what to wear? How about this cheeseburger t-shirt!

Beautiful hamburger shirt | www.funnyandhappy.com

And of course, on a cool night I can always use a Cheeseburger Sweater:

cheeseburger sweater

And of course, here’s my classic photo of Olivia from “Jerseylicious” modeling a cheeseburger hat – knitted by Alex Sim-Wise!

Olivia in cheeseburger hat

I will need a cap if I’m going to keep my hair in place…after all, I’ve got a cheeseburger motorcycle…

hamburger-motorcycle-02

And after a day on the road I will need something to sit on…

hamburger-stool

And what if I get a call? Yep, I will need to make use of my special phone as well…

hamburger telephone

As you can see, the world of “cheeseburger products” continues to grow, and no matter where I go, I can always take the goodness of a cheeseburger with me…

big burgers

So, once again technology has moved forward in way we can’t imagine…and all thanks to the basic, all-american goodness of one of these:

Billy Goats Tavern Chicago


PornBurgers! The Delicious Online World Of Burger Food Porn!

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The Eternal Question: What Makes A Great Burger?

It’s a question for the ages, and guess what? There’s an amazing new webiste trying to give us the answer…answers like THIS – THE PICKLEBACK!

greatest cheeseburger recipes

Just read the ingredients listed by this amazing burger portrait – a work of art. And this isn’t just for meat lovers: you will NEVER be able to turn a burger down because you are vegetarian – because look at their veggie masterpiece!

world's best veggie burgers

You know what, I could eat a burger for every meal of the day – and now I can…

How About THIS For Breakfast!

best websites porn burger

A breakfast burger for the ages! Here is how the website describe their breakfast masterpiece:


“If you’re anything like me, you start your weekends extremely high (…on life) and extremely hungry. Well, this morning glory combines all of my breakfast binging necessities – something sweet, something savory, caffeine… and a WHOLE lot of bacon. Sandwiched between two warm and freshly glazed apple fritters, sits a maple bacon-wrapped beef patty, draped with melty cheddar cheese, and drizzled with a caffeinated maple, espresso syrup. Munchie devils begone!”

Time to honor the masterminds at my new favorite website: “Pornburger.me!”

best websites porn burger

As you can see, that is a beautiful burger image and a memorable description of an incredible burger – all due to this burger lover’s website!

Behold Pornburgers!

I came across this amazing website with incredible burger pics and recipes like
this!

wacky hamburgers

Behold The “Melon Monroe” Burger!

Talk about amazing looking burgers! This website floored me when I viewed burger after burger – I mean, who can come up with this stuff – and by “stuff”, I mean THIS!

“Cali-CORN-Ication!”

world's most amazing pron burgers

Welcome To The World Of “PornBurgers!”

Yes, there’s a food lover’s website that you have to try – “PornBurger!”

The site showcases an incredible burger, and each photo comes with a detailed explanation of the burger, plus a fun writeup that will just make you hungrier!

It’s all part of this terrific website – that you need to click on and bookmark right now:

http://pornburger.me

The site has a ton of great recipes, absolutely gorgeous photos, and fun commentary – it is one of my new favorite sites! Make sure you link to this on social media now! Congrats to the creatively amazing minds at “Pornburger!”

porn burger website


4th Of July “Slider Fest!” Burger Recipes That Create Fireworks! Breakfast Too!

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Celebrate The 4th With Some Burger Fireworks In Your Mouth!

Yes, those ARE french fries wedged into this wonderful slider – and I will explain later why it was such a GREAT IDEA – because this 4th of July, it’s time to celebrate with the world’s best sliders!

If you have a taste for a “sliderific” holiday weekend, you can bite down hard right here!

cheesebuger recipes


Calling All Burger Lovers!

Celebrate this holiday weekend with SLIDERS!

hamburger slider

I love holidays! Cooking burgers is one reason, grilling sliders is another. Look at how good this is, a perfectly composed slider getting a big assist from my best friend, BACON:

And this year, you can begin the day with a slider as well – that’s right, I plan to celebrate my 4th of July with sliders morning noon and night!

White Castle Sliders

Sliders For Breakfast Lunch And Dinner!

I will share more of this breakfast magic in a moment, but first, let’s dive right into the delicious world of the “mini-burger” with my personal favorite:

unique French Fry Burger

The French Fry Burger!

That’s right, it’s a slider held together with french fries and tartar sauce!

DO NOT JUDGE UNTIL YOU’VE BITTEN DOWN ON THIS MASTERPIECE YOURSELF!

French fry burger

It’s so simple: just make a slider as usual, but put NOTHING on it but fries, cheese and tartar sauce – BOOM! If this is bridge too far for you, here are some of my favorite slider recipes – a classic all-american and some with an international flair!


A Worldwide Slider Celebration!

The key to an international slider is what flavors the basic hamburger patty. Your basic hamburger uses good quality ground beef with at least 15% fat content, to ensure lots of juicy flavor. I mix in raw minced onion and minced garlic, with salt, pepper as well.

badhappy-burger

That’s it for me – upon this temple of meat flavor, I add unique ingredients that give my sliders an international flavor…here are some of my favorite recipes!

spanish-hamburger


Spanish Sliders – Hamburguesa!

Let’s get started with Spain, since I just got back from Barcelona…this is a great example of taking a regular burger and giving it an international feel…using some of the special spanish flavors to give the burger a catalonian flavor!

spanish_style_burgers

Begin by cooking the burger first with Manchego cheese (a sheep’s milk cheese from the La Mancha region in Spain) and Jamón Iberico, (Iberico ham – prosciutto-like ham that comes from Spanish black pigs). Then, top the burger with olive tapenade…you can find recipes for making it, or you can buy it in a jar, but it includes black olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. Take a bite and you will wake up in Barcelona…

spanish-hamburger


Korean Kimchi Barbecue Sliders

korean kimchi-burger

When I was in Seoul, we ate every night at a korean BBQ, where you grill your own meat and seafood on the round grill embedded in your table, then wrap the grilled food around lettuce or thinly sliced pickled vegetables. Taking that as an inspiration, Korean sliders are best when you add pickled cucumbers, a splash of rice vinegar and kimchi.

As you can see, it’s all about how you season your burger patty – and there’s a world of great flavor to enjoy!

korean-bbq-kimchi burgers

Japanese Wasabi-Avocado Slider!

Wasabi Avocado

I read about this over the holidays and I made one…it was delicious! It is very simple: a slider patty topped with sliced avocado, and a heavy dose of wasabi mayonaise. Trader Joe’s sells it, or buy some great mayo and wasabi and mix it together to the strength you can handle…this is delicious with a Sapporo! One last look….trust me, MAKE THIS ONE!

japanese-wasabi-avocado-slider

The Sriracha Burger!

Wasabi not powerful enough for you? Well, THIS will do the trick:

This is a GREAT idea…the recipe is from the terrific “Serious Eats” website!

Sloppy-Sriracha-Burger

3 pounds ground beef (preferably chuck, 80/20)
1/4 cup soy sauce
10 tablespoons Sriracha
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 slices thick-cut bacon
2 large sweet onions
3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
8 sesame seed buns
8 thick slices Swiss cheese
1 large beefsteak tomato, sliced
Arugula or romaine lettuce

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of the Sriracha, and the pepper.

Cook the bacon. While the bacon is cooking, peel and quarter the onions. Once the bacon is cooked through and slightly crispy, remove the slices from the pan, reserving the remaining bacon fat in the pan. Cook the sliced onions in the bacon fat over medium-low heat until they caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.

Grill the burgers. While the burgers are cooking, in a small bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing with the remaining 5 tablespoons Sriracha. Lightly toast the buns on the grill during the last minute of cooking time.

sriracha burger recipes

To assemble, spread the blue cheese mixture on both halves of each hamburger bun. Stack a burger patty, Swiss cheese slice, bacon, caramelized onions, tomato slice, and a small handful of arugula between each hamburger bun.


Bam!

Australian Sliders!

Australian hamburger recipe

I uncovered these two years ago in Melbourne. They add a slice of beetroot underneath the burger. It adds a great, slightly nutty flavor to the slider. Look at how beautiful that big chunk looks on the burger above…Everything else is the same – add cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce if you like – and if you want to go totally Aussie, add a fried egg on top….the best!

australian hamburger recipe

Now, if you REALLY want to get creative, throw the concept of a slider out the window altogether!


THE CHEESEBURGER SUB!

From The White House Sub shop in Atlantic City, I got this delicious cheeseburger sub – it’s a cheeseburger on a sub sandwich roll…easy to do and a fun change of pace!

hamburger recipes


The All-American Bacon-Cheeseburger Slider!

Taylors Refresher Bacon Cheeseburger

What can you say? After a trip around the world, it’s nice to come home and have an all-american slider…made vertically like so:

Top Bun
Cheese – melted and dripping
Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!
Slider Patty
Tomato
Pickle
Mayonaise, mayonaise, mayonaise!
Bottom Bun

See that? DO NOT DEVIATE – this is perfection.

Or, if you are just in the mood for a burger that will drive you NUTS…or perhaps you don’t want a burger at all, well here’s the answer!

vegetarian nutburger recipes


The Vegetarian Nut Burger!

The Nut Burger was made famous at Matt’s Place Drive-In in Butte, Montana. Matt’s Place Drive-In was established in 1930.

And, in honor of vegetarians who have chosen to read this post, there is a great “no meat” burger waiting for you!


“No Meat” Nut Burgers!

1 medium onion
1 cup walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews or other nuts, preferably raw
1 cup (raw) rolled oats or cooked short-grain white or brown rice
2 tablespoons ketchup, miso, tomato paste, nut butter or tahini
1 teaspoon chili powder or any spice mix you like
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg

2 tablespoons peanut oil, extra virgin olive oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn.

1. Grind onion in food processor. Add nuts and oats, and pulse to chop, but not too finely. Add remaining ingredients except oil. Process briefly; don’t grind too finely. Add a little liquid — water, stock, soy sauce, wine, whatever — if necessary; mixture should be moist but not loose.

vegetarian nutburger recipe

2. Let mixture rest a few minutes, then shape it into 4 burgers. (Burger mixture or shaped burgers can be covered tightly and refrigerated for up to a day. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.) Put oil in nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron skillet and turn to medium. When oil is hot, add burgers to skillet. Cook about 5 minutes, undisturbed, until browned, then turn with spatula. Lower heat a bit and cook 3 or 4 minutes more, until firm.

This is good enough to satisfy meat eaters, too!


WHAT THE – ???!!???

What do you think of THIS? My daughter Jessica poses in front of the ad for the “Green Peas Pachislo Burger” in Tokyo…we don’t know what it was, and didn’t bother to find out, but we loved the ad!

Jessica sent me a list of sliders being made by an innovative food truck in Seattle. Look at some of these variations on a slider!

Curb Jumper Classic Cheese Slider

Certified Angus Beef, Melted Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Roma Tomato, Red Onion,
Spring Mix with Roasted Garlic Aioli.

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Shrooom Slider

Certified Angus Beef, Melted Provolone Cheese, Sauted Crimini Mushrooms,
Caramelized Sweet Onions, Spring Mix, Roma Tomato and Spicy Mustard Aioli


Southwest Turkey Slider

Handmade and spiced Turkey Patties, Melted Pepper Jack Cheese, Roasted Anaheim Peppers,
Cumin- Cilantro Slaw, Frizzled Onions with a Chipotle Aioli.

turkeyburger recipes

Salmon Slider

Handmade Salmon Patties, Frizzled Onions, Spring Mix, Roma Tomato with a Lemon Pepper Aioli

salmon burger recipes

Taylors Refresher Cheeseburger

And remember, if all else fails:

White Castle To The Rescue!

White Castle CU

And when in doubt, grab a dozen White Castle sliders and dress them up with some of the above flavors – talk about happy holidays!

White Castle Quartet


MAKING THE “WHITE CASTLE BREAKFAST SLIDER!”

And now you can start your day with a great breakfast slider thanks to White Castle!

White Castle Sliders

Look at how delicious this is – and it’s so so easy!

First, take two sliders out of their frozen hell and microwave them for a minute…as far as the White Castle part of this recipe is concerned, this is the toughest part of the preparation….

As your sliders are busy microwaving, put a single egg in a pan, with a bit of olive oil…adding salt and pepper to your personal taste…

Next, take your two White Castle sliders out of the microwave, open them up and lay down a line of Mayonaise…yes, it tastes great and you can buy lowfat or olive oil-based versions – remember mayo and aioli come from condiment heaven…

As the egg cooks, break the yolk and then flip the egg over…let it cook for a minute and then slit it down the middle, separate the two pieces and let both pieces finish cooking…i like mine a bit runny, so I can taste the runny yolk, but do what you need to do – it’s your egg…

CONTINUE CONSTRUCTING YOUR BREAKFAST BITES!

When your egg is finished cooking, slide those two pieces onto the top of your waiting White Castle cheeseburger sliders…breakfast is served!


“WHITE CASTLE BREAKFAST SLIDERS!”

And there you go, a 380-calorie wonder!

Once you take a bite you will understand that THIS is a great way to start the day – and not bad for you, either!

Let me know if you try any of these and how they turn out! Thanks!


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