One of the world’s most popular fast food at ridiculously outrageous prices!
The bill's a whopper: The world's ten most expensive burgers…and eight of them are American
By Kerry Mcqueeney, Daily Mail, 5 October 2012.
By Kerry Mcqueeney, Daily Mail, 5 October 2012.
For a classic recipe that started life as just a handful of key ingredients, the humble hamburger has certainly come a long way from its fast food origins.
The basic patty of ground meat sandwiched between a sliced bread roll has evolved into a full-on gourmet affair.
These are the 10 most expensive burgers in the world; culinary works of gastronomic excellence with an astronomical price tag to match.
Eight of the patties can be found in upmarket restaurants in the U.S., while a ninth is on offer in London and a tenth in Indonesia. One of them even comes with a diamond-encrusted solid gold toothpick.
However - with the cheapest on sale for US$100 and the most expensive being offered for US$5,000 - it's debatable whether your average burger-loving diner will ever be wealthy enough to sample the delights of these dishes.
1. FleurBurger 5000 - US$5,000
The FleurBurger 5000 - the most expensive burger in the world.
The most expensive on the list is the FleurBurger 5000, at Fleur de Lys in Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada [USA], which costs a whopping US$5,000.
Containing foie gras and a special truffle sauce, it is served on a brioche truffle bun with black truffles on the side and comes with a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1990, poured in Ichendorf Brunello stemware.
2. Kobe Beef and Maine Lobster Burger - US$777
Kobe Beef and Maine Lobster Burger
The US$777 Kobe Beef and Maine Lobster Burger from Le Burger Brasserie in Paris Las Vegas, Nevada [USA], consists of Kobe beef and fresh Maine lobster, caramelised onions, imported brie cheese, prosciutto, 100-year aged balsamic vinegar. It is served with a bottle of Rose Dom Perignon champagne.
3. 666 Burger - US$666
The '666 Burger'
It's class all the way for the '666' burger in New York. With a price tag of US$666, the foie gras-stuffed Kobe patty is topped with gruyere cheese that has been melted with champagne steam, lobster, truffles, caviar, and a BBQ sauce made with Kopi Luwak coffee beans.
4. Absolutely Ridiculous Burger - US$499
The Absolutely Ridiculous Burger
Some might say the US$499 Absolutely Ridiculous Burger, from Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill in Southgate, Michigan [USA], is precisely that.
Not only is it one of the most expensive, the 185.6lb burger also holds the Guinness World Record holder for being the world's largest [see video at the end].
5. Serendipity Burger - US$295
Serendipity Burger
If you're wary of parting with US$295 for the Serendipity Burger from New York's Serendipity 3 restaurant, fret not - the meal even comes with its very own diamond-encrusted solid gold toothpick.
There's a baffling array of ingredients. The patty of Japanese Waygu beef is infused with ten herb white truffle butter, seasoned with Salish Alderwood smoked Pacific sea salt, topped with cheddar cheese hand-formed by James Montgomery in Somerset, England, and 18-month 'cave-aged' shaved black truffles. A fried quail egg, a white truffle-buttered Campagna Roll - itself, topped with a blini, creme fraiche, and Paramout Caviar's exclusive Kaluga caviar - finishes the dish.
6. London's 'The Burger' - US$200
London's 'The Burger'
London's offering to this list is the US$200 meal from One Burger King restaurant. Wagyu beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham slices, Cristal onion straws is joined with Modena balsamic vinegar, lambs lettuce, pink Himalayan rock salt, organic white wine and shallot infused mayonnaise in an Iranian saffron and white truffle dusted bun. [Watch video] [More information]
7. Richard Nouveau Burger - US$175
Richard Nouveau Burger
The US$175 Richard Nouveau Burger, at the Wall Street Burger Shoppe in New York, is topped with real gold flakes, 25 grams of black truffles, a seared slab of foie gras and aged Gruyere.
8. DB Royale Double Truffle Burger - US$120
DB Royale Double Truffle Burger
The US$120 DB Royale Double Truffle Burger, on sale at New York's B Bistro and the Daniel Boulud Brasserie in Las Vegas, is stuffed with red wine-braised short ribs - off the bone - foie gras, a mix of root vegetables and preserved black truffle.
9. Million Rupiah Hamburger - US$108
Million Rupiah Hamburger
Indonesia's Million Rupiah Hamburger, served at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta, earns its place in the top ten with the US$108 patty topped with foie gras, portobello mushrooms and Korean pears.
10. McGuire's Grand Burger - US$100
McGuire's Grand Burger
At a mere US$100, McGuire's Grand Burger, from McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola, Florida [USA], is the least expensive patty on the list. It boasts a filet mignon and is served with Moet and Chandon white star champagne.
Video: 2009 Guinness World Record Burger - at Mallie's Sports Grill
Source: Daily Mail
Top image: FleurBurger 5000, the world’s most expensive burger (left) and Absolutely Ridiculous Burger, the world’s largest (right).
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