World's Largest Burger Unveiled in Japan

Posted by Robyn Lee, July 6, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Photograph from The Mainichi Daily News

On July 4, a 136.2 kilogram (300 pounds) burger was unveiled in Miyazaki, Japan, at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort. According to The Mainichi Daily News, the burger was made by 15 chefs over eight hours, and contains 70 kilograms of beef and 30 kilograms of pork. For the crazy people who want to buy this burger, the resort is pricing it at 150,000 yen (about $1,574), which would make it the world's largest commercial available hamburger, a record now held by Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar and their 74.75 kilogram burger. ~~If anyone has any insight as to why the bun is black (does this Japanese article say anything?), let us know.~~ Update: According to hmw0029, it's squid ink! Yum. [via Eater, Cold Mud]

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http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/main/20090704AT6C0400604072009.html
says the buns contain 32kg of flour and 1kg of squid ink.
I have no idea why they added the squid ink.

hmw0029 at 2:59PM on 07/06/09

@hmw0029: Thanks for the info! I wonder what that bun tastes like.. ;_;

Robyn Lee at 3:03PM on 07/06/09

WTF squid-ink buns?

That should be the world record for burger weirdness.

Adam Kuban at 10:06PM on 07/06/09

@Robin and Adam, it gets weirder.

Apparently regular size of that squid ink burger already existed... it's one of the "pirates burgers" that they sell at the hotel, and the black one features Miyazaki tomatoes, squid ink buns and black sesame sauce (ew).
the red one is kimchee buns, cheddar, Miyazaki tomato, Korean hot sauce and mentaiko (spicy cod roe. again, ew)
The green one is the most recent addition, a herb-crusted seafood something (doesn't say what kind) with avocado sauce, sandwiched between spinach buns (could be good).

http://www.seagaia.co.jp/japanese/news/detail.php?num=269
sorry their English site was rather useless.

hmw0029 at 11:44PM on 07/06/09

@hmw0029: I love black sesame, but..that might be taking it one step too far.. :[

Robyn Lee at 12:16AM on 07/07/09

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