Burger King is pulling an ad they have for their “Texican whopper,” that featured a tall American cowboy next to a short Mexican draped in his country’s flag. The image of the Mexican flag is protected under national law, and the country’s ambassador argues that the representation in this ad campaign is an inappropriate display of this image.
The ads had been released in Europe, where the chain’s new Tex-Mex style burger - featuring chili and spicy mayonnaise – was being unveiled. The ads were meant to showcase this combination of flavors. The ads are being pulled “out of respect for the Mexican culture and its people,” and “as soon as commercially possible.” Read more…
See the ad for yourself:
The finished burger weighs four pounds and clocks in at 4,800 calories. Here’s what you can look forward to in Whitecaps’ Fifth Third Burger:
Start with an 8-inch sesame seed bun that requires 1 pound of dough and is made specially for the Whitecaps by Nantucket Baking Co. of Grand Rapids.
Spoon on nearly a cup of chili and place five one-third pound hamburger patties on top of that. (Get it, 5/3 pounds of beef for the Fifth Third Burger?)
Add five slices of American cheese and liberal doses of salsa, nacho cheese and Fritos. Top it off with lettuce, tomato and sour cream, and you have a burger that can be sliced with a pizza cutter and feed four people for $20. Jalapenos are optional.
| Fifth Third Ballpark Burger |
Have you ever felt like your arteries were too clear? Like you could feel the blood flowing smoothly through your body? Yeah, that’s gotta suck. Luckily there’s the Heart Attack Grill in Arizona, which will make your arteries clog just watching this video:
Ever cooked bacon, then smelled like bacon for three days afterward and wished you could smell like bacon forever? No? That’s just me? Oh, well Burger King thought something similar, so they created Flame. It’s a body spray that apparently captures the essence of their famous Whopper. “Body spray of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat,” they say. You can buy it online or at Ricky’s, and it’s $4. Oh, and it’s sold out online. Go figure. Check out the website…
There are so many variations on hamburgers that sometimes the best one is just a really simple, well-made burger. Check out this list of the ten best in the US:
1.) BURGER JOINT AT LE PARKER MERIDIEN
New York City2.) IN-N-OUT BURGER
Los Angeles3.) JAK’S GRILL
Seattle4.) JOE’S CABLE CAR
San Francisco5.) KINCAID’S HAMBURGERS
Fort Worth, Texas6.) MR. BARTLEY’S GOURMET BURGERS
Boston7.) PALENA CAFE
Washington, D.C.8.) PETE MILLER’S SEAFOOD AND PRIME STEAK
Chicago9.) ROARING FORK
Scottsdale, Ariz.10.) ROUGE
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