So Burger King in Japan is reintroducing its squid-ink black cheese burger.
Granted, it doesn’t look that different from the one you were drunkenly barbecuing to a cinder, but the bun has captured the world’s imagination today.
With most people thinking this burger looks rather unappetising:
Burger King in japan are rolling out a black coloured burger, black cheese, sauce and bun 😶😷
— Jason West (@JasonWest1993) September 12, 2014
Seriously, Burger King in Japan sells a black (kuro) cheeseburger? ðŸ˜
— Karl Dela Rama (@karlleeoo) September 12, 2014
This black bun/cheese burger from BK is the reason I don't eat fast food. Gross.
— â˜ï¸ LYDIA â˜ï¸ (@__TheKnowing) September 12, 2014
Others, though, recognised how narrow-minded Westerners are being to this fusion cuisine:
White people worldwide prejudging black cheeseburger before they even get to know it.
— Keith Fitzgerald (@keithmfitz) September 12, 2014
Japan's new Burger King cheeseburger is black, therefore acceptable for fashion weeks. Especially NY and London. pic.twitter.com/hKfdxx3uwl
— Unsah (@unsahmalik) September 12, 2014
Of course, the reality is that the black burger is just another example of how Japan’s curious epicurean decisions can leaving all thinking, “Eh… no no arigato, all the same.”
This is the country that has also brought the world…
Tororo – a steaming bowl of cod-semen soup:
(Image: Introvertjapan.com)
Shiokara – fermented fish guts:
(Image: Wikipedia)
Uni – live sea-urchin gonads:
And if seafood isn't your thing, there's always Japan's notoriously acquired-taste snacks. Like...
Green tea-flavoured Kit Kats:
(Image: mikesblender.com)
Chewy fruit sweets - with extra pepper:
(Image: weirdasianews.com)
These crunchy Pepsi-flavoured crisps:
(Image: fooddive.com)
And be sure to wash it all down with a refreshing glass of your favourite fizzy cucumber drink:
(Image: tatp.org)
Ah, Japan... never change!
