The world's most expensive burger has just been created

[[McD] James]

https://food.ndtv.com/news/dutch-chef-whips-up-worlds-most-expensive-burger-worth-rs-4-lakh-2485532

 

That doesn't really look or sound all that appealing. I get the impression the creator cared more about creating a burger that's expensive, rather than one that's cohesive and palatable. I'd try it, but I wouldn't pay $7,390.20 Canadian for one.

[omx32x]

what a mess of a burger doesnt look good at all

[Doomkid]

I wish all cultures across the world uniformly hated shit that is expensive just for the sake of being expensive. Wealth flexes in general are fucking disgusting, especially given how many people have to go without basic amenities. This also looks “regular disgusting” on top of that.

[NoXion]

Further evidence, if any more were needed, that money cannot buy taste. Fucking caviar in a beef burger?! Apparently money rots the brain and destroys the tongue.

[Smoothandz]

3 minutes ago, Doomkid said:

I wish all cultures across the world uniformly hated shit that is expensive just for the sake of being expensive. Wealth flexes in general are fucking disgusting, especially given how many people have to go without basic amenities. This also looks “regular disgusting” on top of that.

 

Doomkid nailed it. This kinda stuff really gets under my skin. I would even bet money that didn't even eat the damn thing. Cooked it, took photos of it and called it a day. Fuck rich people.

[NoXion]

1 minute ago, Smoothandz said:

 

Doomkid nailed it. This kinda stuff really gets under my skin. I would even bet money that didn't even eat the damn thing. Cooked it, took photos of it and called it a day. Fuck rich people.

 

Well, the article says:

"As per an official statement by the restaurant, the first edition of the Golden Boy is sold in June for €5000 and was eaten by Rober Willemse, chairman of the Royal Dutch Food and Beverage Association. It also stated that the whole amount was donated to the food bank to buy food packages for the needy."

So people really are eating these things, apparently. At least once, anyway.

[out_of_service]

I’ll take a Big Mac avalanche of lettuce and sauce to the face any day over this nonsense.

[CBM]

3 minutes ago, NoXion said:

 

Well, the article says:

"As per an official statement by the restaurant, the first edition of the Golden Boy is sold in June for €5000 and was eaten by Rober Willemse, chairman of the Royal Dutch Food and Beverage Association. It also stated that the whole amount was donated to the food bank to buy food packages for the needy."

So people really are eating these things, apparently. At least once, anyway.

sillyness... I hope they donate the profit from EVERY ONE of those burgers to food banks... otherwise they should be ashamed

[NoXion]

1 minute ago, CBM said:

sillyness... I hope they donate the profit from EVERY ONE of those burgers to food banks... otherwise they should be ashamed

 

The cynic in me reckons that the proceeds from that first burger were given to charity as part of a promotional stunt. I've no idea how Dutch tax law works, so I couldn't say whether such a donation counts as tax-deductible for the restaurant in question. Businesses in the US and UK certainly love doing charitable stuff as it lowers their tax liabilities.

[Stupid Bunny]

Wow what a hideous burger

[Smoothandz]

5 minutes ago, NoXion said:

 

Well, the article says:

"As per an official statement by the restaurant, the first edition of the Golden Boy is sold in June for €5000 and was eaten by Rober Willemse, chairman of the Royal Dutch Food and Beverage Association. It also stated that the whole amount was donated to the food bank to buy food packages for the needy."

So people really are eating these things, apparently. At least once, anyway.

 

Well... allow me to apologize for my sudden burst of anger. As @CBM I really hope all the money from those "burgers" goes towards helping others. But even with charity organizations I remain skeptical. I apologize for the anger... but that burger looks gross... I will die on this hill :)

[CBM]

1 minute ago, NoXion said:

 

The cynic in me reckons that the proceeds from that first burger were given to charity as part of a promotional stunt. I've no idea how Dutch tax law works, so I couldn't say whether such a donation counts as tax-deductible for the restaurant in question. Businesses in the US and UK certainly love doing charitable stuff as it lowers their tax liabilities.

I would guess that your theory is correct. It always baffles me that chains like joe and the juice (juice at inflated prices), starbucks (coffee at inflated price) etc can even exist at all

[Maes]

This isn't the first time someone created a "premium" burger with Kobe beef, gold leafs, black bread or the such. But sure is the most expensive so far. It makes those $600 burgers eaten by 50cent and the such look like mystery meat hotdogs, in comparison.

[DSC]

Yet even more Doocialist Forums... Not that I'm complaining. Screw capitalism, seize the means of production!

[CBM]

3 minutes ago, Maes said:

This isn't the first time someone created a "premium" burger with Kobe beef, gold leafs, black bread or the such. But sure is the most expensive so far. It makes those $600 burgers eaten by 50cent and the such look like mystery meat hotdogs, in comparison.

now, if somebody would do a cyberdemon burger... then I would be interested ... meat between two firm buns :-D

 

(Sorry, your profile pic has a bad influence on me LOL)

[NoXion]

Just now, Smoothandz said:

 

Well... allow me to apologize for my sudden burst of anger. As @CBM I really hope all the money from those "burgers" goes towards helping others. But even with charity organizations I remain skeptical. I apologize for the anger... but that burger looks gross... I will die on this hill :)

 

The anger is not entirely unwarranted, in my opinion. I don't think the charitable donation would even be happening if the organisers weren't at least somewhat aware of how the whole "bougie burger" thing made them look. Whether or not such move are genuinely motivated or not, I can't say.

[out_of_service]

1 minute ago, CBM said:

now, if somebody would do a cyberdemon burger... then I would be interested ... meat between two firm buns :-D

 

(Sorry, your profile pic has a bad influence on me LOL)

The thick burger.

[CBM]

1 minute ago, PSXDoomer said:

The thick burger.

the burger where every doom fan has no choice but to GRAB the buns and TASTE that meat :-)

[NoXion]

4 minutes ago, CBM said:

I would guess that your theory is correct. It always baffles me that chains like joe and the juice (juice at inflated prices), starbucks (coffee at inflated price) etc can even exist at all

 

People are willing to pay a premium for convenience, even it means the quality suffers.

 

But also the low quality of food and drink can be concealed with loads of sugar, fat and/or salt, substances that are highly attractive to our primate brains and bellies because of their rarity in the ancestral environment. But with modern agriculture and industry, such substances that were once rare are now very common and cheap, and hence we have obesity and diabetes.

[Kurogachii]

This is just instagram material, the people that spend money on this probably bought the 700$ mac pro wheels.

[CBM]

1 minute ago, NoXion said:

 

People are willing to pay a premium for convenience, even it means the quality suffers.

 

But also the low quality of food and drink can be concealed with loads of sugar, fat and/or salt, substances that are highly attractive to our primate brains and bellies because of their rarity in the ancestral environment. But with modern agriculture and industry, such substances that were once rare are now very common and cheap, and hence we have obesity and diabetes.

true, as an example... me and my family ordered fast food instead of making proper dinner today... but the burger in question is more about flexing money than convinience

 

I am not sure if joe and the juice, starbucks et.al. counts as purely convinience either, since there are lots of cafes that that sell quality juice and coffee at more reasonable prices

[HavoX]

 

That... is an insult to burger lovers worldwide.

[CBM]

1 minute ago, Kurogachii said:

This is just instagram material, the people that spend money on this probably bought the 700$ mac pro wheels.

and the 1000 dollar Apple monitor stand that is nothing but a very simple piece of bent aluminium.

[NoXion]

Just now, CBM said:

true, as an example... me and my family ordered fast food instead of making proper dinner today... but the burger in question is more about flexing money than convinience

 

I am not sure if joe and the juice, starbucks et.al. counts as purely convinience either, since there are lots of cafes that that sell quality juice and coffee at more reasonable prices

 

Brands are a "known quantity" to the customer. It's why companies like McDonald's work their hardest to make sure that the food their franchisees produce is exactly the same all across the board, often to a psychotic degree.

[CBM]

1 minute ago, NoXion said:

 

Brands are a "known quantity" to the customer. It's why companies like McDonald's work their hardest to make sure that the food their franchisees produce is exactly the same all across the board, often to a psychotic degree.

true, but they also keep the price (and quality) low... they could never do a burger like this and charge extreme prices for it...

[xScavengerWolfx]

Boy if you wanted me to lose my shit super fast, congrades my friend you've just triggered this fat boy (the Article, Not the OP). This burger looks like it belongs in the bottom of the sea, I rather feed this to vegans then even touch it.

 

I rather eat the Cyber demons asshole them eat this gross ass burger.

 

I bet i could make a better burger then this dutch cheif, and FUCK ROE or fish eggs there called!

[CBM]

3 minutes ago, xScavengerWolfx said:

Boy if you wanted me to lose my shit super fast, congrades my friend you've just triggered this fat boy (the Article, Not the OP). This burger looks like it belongs in the bottom of the sea, I rather feed this to vegans then even touch it.

 

I rather eat the Cyber demons asshole them eat this gross ass burger.

 

I bet i could make a better burger then this dutch cheif, and FUCK ROE or fish eggs there called!

I sometimes makes burgers for my family for dinner. My Wifes favorite is when I make chicken burgers.

 

on another note... NoXion ... is that an Amiga boing ball you have as an avatar?

[xScavengerWolfx]

4 minutes ago, HavoX said:

 

That... is an insult to burger lovers worldwide.

I don't know why, but as soon i saw this picture i can hear him say "Aw dude, that's totally sick man!"

[Kurogachii]

37 minutes ago, NoXion said:

Further evidence, if any more were needed, that money cannot buy taste. Fucking caviar in a beef burger?! Apparently money rots the brain and destroys the tongue.

 

I think the easy answer to this burger is the fact that having boatloads of money makes you a "conformist" in the sense that the "quality and price" factor doesn't matter anymore, this burger as far of being a burger is just an investment for those who can afford it, in other words, it's a sham!

[xScavengerWolfx]

Just now, CBM said:

I sometimes makes burgers for my family for dinner. My Wifes favorite is when I make chicken burgers.

Yeah i can get behind that but still that burger he or she made nope.