$130 Burger in Seoul, South Korea

Posted by Robyn Lee, October 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM

What kind of burger can you get for 180,000 South Korean won, or about $130? Joe McPherson of South Korea-based food blog ZenKimchi eats at the W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel with Jennifer Flinn of Fat Man Seoul to find out. (Better yet, they find out for free, thus is a perk of being a food blogger.) The burger platter made by executive chef Ciaran Hickey consists of:

Australian Wagyu beef topped with seared foie gras and shaved black truffles on a brioche bun
Tomato, grilled red onion, fresh asparagus, wild pine mushrooms, and a lobster tail
Watercress and shaved fennel salad
Sauce selection of brunoise tomato salsa, dark red wine truffle sauce, and truffle aioli
Thick-cut fries and ketchup

I think that's more like a three-course meal than a burger—a three-course meal that you're supposed to mash together in one mind blowing sandwich. Don't be scared of eating a burger topped with foie gras and lobster; according to McPherson, "The salad rescues the burger from being too heavy," and everything balances out. Seems like he's saving up to eat the burger again in the future.

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Tags: megaburgers, Seoul, South Korea

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It's a mishmash of everything expensive in the chef's pantry. It might taste good, but it will taste nothing close to a real burger. Just how many white castle sliders can you get with $130 ?

Q80 BurgerBelly at 9:11AM on 10/11/08

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