A West London Burger King franchise is now offering the world’s most expensive burger - known as “The Burger” - for a whopping $200.00 (proceeds go to charity).
Check out the recipe:
Wagyu beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham, Cristal onion straws, 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.
An image from Rika Eguchi’s “How to Cook Docomodake“ exhibit. Docomodake is a cartoony mushroom corporate icon for Japanese cellular phone company NTT DoCoMo - sort of like the Japanese equivalent of the Pillsbury Doughboy. And like the Pillsbury Doughboy, people want to do mean things to it.
(via Pink Tentacle, via watz’s Flickr photostream)
My serious lust for red velvet cupcakes has drawn me to these . . . behold the Red Velvet twinkie-type thingy! I hate to admit that I found them at Wal*Mart . . . mmm . . . redness . . .
If anyone knows if this is true - if you can really do this or if this is a hoax - please let us know in the comments section below.
Nevermind. It’s a hoax, but it’s still awesome.
(via Garry)
Update 6/20/08: This is actually a brilliant marketing tactic by Cardo Systems (a French cellphone company) - they created and released these urban-legendy videos on YouTube.
Palo Alto, CA.
Pampas - a new Brazilian churrasco restaurant.
Dessert menu item: “chocolate torte served with caramel ice cream, crème fraiche sauce, bacon Brazil nut toffee, smoked sea salt.”
Consulting Executive Pastry Chef: Marisa Churchill
The toffee is a nice blend - far better than other bacon chocolate combinations I’ve tried in the past - a good balance of texture (Brazil nuts and bacon) with pleasant sweetness (chocolate and toffee) and the finish of salty and smokey umami (bacon).
Overall Bacony Goodness Score: ***** 5/5
Doughnuts.
Friday June 6th, 2008.
Free!
Miracle Fruit, Miracle Berry, Magic Berry, or Flavor Berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) - a native West African red berry that contains the active glycoprotein miraculin. When consumed, miraculin has an interesting effect on the tastebuds - for as long as an hour after consumption, it causes sour foods to be perceived as sweet.
Though for several years this fruit has been known in Japan, only recently have Americans started enjoying this phenomenon in their own way - “Flavor Tripping Parties.” At these parties, Miracle Fruit and an assortment of sour foods are served (grapefruit, lime, certain cheeses, etc.) to guests as an experimental/novel type of dinner party (video link).
Given the enthusiasm generated by a recent New York Times article on Miracle Fruit, most internet-based Miracle Fruit vendors are currently sold-out.
Super Bonus Round: Grow your own Miracle Fruit (only takes 4-10 years)!
Absinthe is the new bacon. There’s a super hip restaurant in NYC called “Tailor” that serves absinthe gummy bears. They’re 85% absinthe, and sorry to say, I couldn’t figure out a way to pay them to send me some.
Also, absinthe lollypops at Lollyphile.
For more flavor overload, check out a dish at Tailor that’s just called, “Fois Gras, Peanut Butter, Cocoa, Pear“.
(Heywood, I demand that you go there!)
Vitamin waters can also be found in a more convenient pill form, thus they are lame. Though neither Ramune nor Mexican Coke™ are all that new, both are beginning to appear as a novel beverage of choice:
• Ramune - though Ramune has been in existence in Japan since 1876, only recently has it had a presence on the shelves of American food stores and delis. It comes in a range of flavors - melon, peach, lychee, pineapple, strawberry, etc. - however the original “Ramune” flavor may be the most refreshing (a mild lemon-lime citrus flavor, not too sweet). Ramune is also known for its distinctive Codd-neck gasket - a glass marble inside the neck of the bottle functions as a cap/stopper and also prevents spilling if the bottle is tipped over.
• Mexican Coca-Cola™ - Sought after by Coke™ aficionados, Mexican recipe Coke™ is made with cane sugar (instead of corn syrup) and is bottled in glass bottles (rather than plastic or aluminum - which is also considered to affect the flavor). Having personally done a side-by-side taste test, there is a notable difference between Mexican and American recipe Coke™ - the Mexican recipe is more rich, complex, and natural tasting.
For nearly a year now, Doritos has been subjecting us to flavor experiments.
The last Doritos “flavor experiment” I tried tasted like David Hasselhoff’s mouth.
But now they’re getting cool about it. To promote their newest experimental flavor, they have unleashed “Doritos the Quest” - an online game that has I.Q. test/problem-solving puzzles akin to Myst or Riven.
The game will be released in four parts (part 2 will come out in a week) - the grand prize winner will receive “$100,000 in treasure.” It appears that the finalists will actually have to physically compete for the grand prize - a la obstacle course, etc. - as stated in the game rules.
I really hope the grand prize isn’t a $100,000 golden corn chip.
(via notcot)
Bonus Round: Triangle Mystery
Not all taco trucks are alike.
The Yum Tacos taco truck guide and news source for all things taco truck.
Paper “We Are Happy to Serve You” coffee cups and Dixie plastic “party” cups now come in non-disposable forms:
The We Are Happy to Serve You ceramic coffee mug ($12.00).
The glass Dixie “party” cup ($34.00!!).
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Shrouded in mystery, this drink comes from the exotic Japanese criminal underground - many died to discover the recipe.
The Ninja ingredients:
• 1 bottle blueberry (or grape) soda
• 2 shots Bacardi 151 Rum
• ice
• 1 highball glass
• a blender
• straw
• 1 ninja throwing star
Step 1: Blend ice, add one bottle blueberry (or grape) soda while blending.
Step 2: Add 2 shots Bacardi 151 Rum, garnish with ninja throwing star.
(Ninja. Get it? It’s strong and it sneaks up on you.)
The warm climate of Cambodia makes everyone thirsty for Orange Fanta SaSa, Coca-Cola Hello Cola, and Sprite Smile.
(Photo by Shortie66)
Japanese McDonald’s Commercial
I’m so confused:
She’s hot in a Milla Jovovich “Fifth Element” kind of way (hot), but she’s dressed as Ronald McDonald (creepy), and it reminds me of Ron English (subversive and hip) and clown porn (creepy).
(via Accordion Guy)
Speaking of porn and wallpaper:
Feast your eyes on the high art of the bento (Japanese lunchbox) - the Flickr ‘Bento Porn’ Pool (yes, this is SFW).
These make lively laptop wallpapers.
Man, my lunches are boring.
(via Wendy - designer of ‘Preschooler Bento’ below)
My three favorite words: FREE CONE DAY
No, it’s not a joke - today is ‘Free Cone Day’ at Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Stores, to celebrate their 30th anniversary of dairy loving.
(via Isabel - thanks!)
With the new Indiana Jones movie less than a month away (24 days left), it was only a matter of time until the marketing tie-ins cropped up.
M&Ms offers Indiana Jones M&M candies - like regular M&Ms, but with skulls, pyramids, compass roses, Indy hats, and Precolombian masks printed on them.
LEGO managed to produce cool Indiana Jones sets months ago (though I still can’t find them in stores).
[LINK to their nice LEGO Indiana Jones wallpapers].
