Burger King in Japan is taking fast food to new heights with the black cheeseburgers complete with black buns, black cheese and black sauce. The fast food giant started the Premium Kuro Burger (Kuro in Japanese means "black") in 2012, where they colored the bread with bamboo charcoal and added squid ink to the ketchup. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. Last year, the Kuro burger evolved into the Kuro Ninja, which had all of the above ingredients with a slice of bacon for a tongue, and now Burger King is on the third generation.
Apparently, the Japanese liked the bamboo charcoal, so it is now in the cheese slices as well, along with beef burgers made with black pepper, an onion with garlic sauce with squid ink and the black bread. I have to admit, that doesn't sound half bad except for the squid ink and the black bread. The smaller Kuro Pearl sandwich contains a burger, cheese and sauce, while the upgraded Kuro Diamond comes with more edible looking lettuce, tomato, onion and the usual trimmings.
According to a Burger King Japan press release, there has been a favorable reception to the previous Kuro burgers, but they've all been limited edition burgers, so they never decided to keep them on the menu. These new burgers will be available in Japan only from September 19 with the Kuro Pearl priced at 480 yen or $2.80 and the Kuro Diamond being priced at $4.00. This isn't the first time that the black burgers have been served, though. Allegedly, cross-town rivals, McDonald's released the "Ying and Yang" style burger in China, which comes from the Chinese proverb about black and white representing the good and evil in society. Don't worry, there are no plans to bring this sandwich to the U.S. We're still good with the Whopper and the Whopper Jr. My question is how many of you would actually try this? I'm definitely a little bit curious to see what these taste like.
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