Clever people these Japanese
Pickleball is a racquet sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis all very popular in Japan. So front and center at thePJF Pickleball Japan Open, Nagasaki, in June, and at the PJF Pickleball Japan League Burger King Cup in Tokyo in August, and to celebrate, the chain is releasing a special burger in honor of the occasion. ThePickleball Burger, this new offering is said to be a “large, American-style rice burger”, with three flame-grilled 100-percent beef patties boldly sandwiched between special rice patties that have been jointly developed with Hachidaime Gihey, a long-established rice shop in Kyoto. Hachidaime Gihey previously worked with Burger King to produce its limited-time KyotoWhopper.
Hachidaime Gihey’s expertise in the selection, milling, blending, and cooking of rice led to the creation of the newly developed patty, which has been crafted from a combination of carefully selected white rice and a type of brown rice known as Kin-no-Ibuki. This combination is said to be the perfect partner for the beef patties, enhancing the flavor of the meat while showcasing the natural sweetness of rice. Given its name, the burger doesn’t miss out on this opportunity to use pickles, stuffing eleven of them in between the meat and rice layers. The Pickleball Burger will be priced at $12.28.
Burger King U.S. may have to borrow the latest idea from its Japanese restaurants. “The Kyoto Whopper uses Japanese-grown rice, but not in the way that we’re used to seeing. Whereas typical ‘rice burgers’ use rice as substitutes for the bun, the Kyoto Whopper has a rice patty in addition to an all-beef one, sandwiched inside a sliced bread bun along with lettuce, tomato, and onion. “This quarter, strong value offerings like the $5 duos and $7 trios were complemented by premium innovation, including the Steakhouse Bacon Whopper, which achieved one of our highest product satisfaction scores to date,” The CEO, Josh Kobza said. He plans to do more in the chain’s global markets to build the Burger King brand. “I think when you look at the Burger King brand in international, it’s a bit different. It has some really great qualities that…position it to grow so well. We’ve got a strong brand positioning,” he said. “We’ve got modern restaurants in almost all of our markets.” The company has room for growth, however, and there’s always room for more Whopper. You can have it your way.
Japanese joviality
Vandals have attacked the National Origami Museum in Tokyo…
We’ll keep you updated as the story unfolds.
Did you see the 75th annual ninja parade in downtown Tokyo?
Neither did anyone else…
Andrew Lloyd Webber came into Burger King.
He asked the person behind the counter to give him a couple of whoppers.
The person said: your really good looking and your shows are excellent.
With the success of BK’s Impossible Whopper, McDonald’s decided they needed a non-meat option too.
So they brought back the McRib.
June 2nd Birthdays
1988 – Amber Marshall, 1978 – Nikki Cox, 1951 – Jeanine Pirro, 1981 – Abby Wambach
1972 – Wayne Brady, 1977 – Zacahary Quinto, 1941 – Stacy Keach, 1948 – Jerry Mathers