Would You Dare Eat Burger King's New Black Cheese?
Want a burger to match your soul? Burger King Japan's blackest black burgers may fit the bill.
By Sadho Ram — 13 Sep 2014, 12:54 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
So Burger King Japan is taking a trip to the Dark Side by offering an unusual yet completely edible burgers stacked with startlingly black cheese. Here's how they look:
As per the press release, the Kuro (i.e. "black") burger really is on sale in Japan, and comes in two varieties: diamond and pearl
The Kuro Burger ("kuro" means black) sports a black bun and, more disturbingly, a slice of jet-black cheese. It's the sort of burger you'd expect the villain from "The Ring" to be snacking on. It doesn't stop there. A black sauce oozes around on top of the cheese, challenging your convictions of what a cheeseburger should look like.
cnet.comMost of us associate black food with unwelcome occurrences like rampant mold, but there's some food science behind the formulation of the burgers. The buns and cheese are made with bamboo charcoal to achieve the dark color. The sauce includes squid ink as an ingredient. The patty isn't black, but it does use black pepper to keep it in line with the theme.
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The Kuro Burger will come in two forms. The Kuro Pearl is just your basic black cheeseburger. The Kuro Diamond edition adds some cheery condiments like lettuce, onion and tomato. It really spruces up the look and reduces the fear factor to have some identifiable vegetables involved. Burger King Japan is using the tagline "New Kuro. 2 good to be true" to promote the burger. Except it is true.
cnet.comThe Kuro Pearl could be yours for 480 yen (about RM15). The press release, when very roughly translated by Google, says it was "baked in juicy straight fire".
And the Kuro Diamond is a bit pricier at 690 yen (nearly RM21). The press release, when (again) badly translated, says: "Vegetables is also a luxury item that can be firmly taken."
The Gothic-looking burger will be available at Burger Kings in Japan starting 19 September, so you still have time to book your flight, get over there and try out this delicacy
You'd better be quick though: The Kuro is only available on a limited basis.