From FoxNews.com:
The towering burger is called the “Super Scooby.” It’s 6-inches tall, weighs more than 3-pounds and packs a whopping 2,645 calories — more than the 2,550 recommended for men and much more than the 1,940 recommended for women.
Spiros Lomvardos, who co-owns the Jolly Fryer fast food joint with his brother, Andreas, said the idea of the super-sized snack started out as a joke.
“A few months ago, me and my brother and another gentleman, Karl Ford, who’s an employee, were sitting at work on a dead quiet night when we saw an ad from a well-known burger chain,” Lomvardos told FOXNews.com. “And we said to one another, ‘The burgers always look big in the ads — but they never look like that in real life,’ and then we started discussing making our own big burger.”
Ford had a better idea, came up with all the ingredients and made the burger that same night. They took a picture and put it up in the store, and as Lomvardos said, that’s when things started to take off.
Here’s what makes the “Super Scooby” special:
— 4 quarter-pound beef patties;
— 12 onion rings;
— 8 slices of bacon;
— 8 slices of cheese;
— 6 slices of tomato;
— 2 sesame buns;
— Barbecue sauce;
— Lettuce;
— And a good slathering of mayonnaise.
“It started as two burgers originally and has snowballed into four,” Lomvardos said, laughing. “I guess you could say it’s grown from there.”
At first, the Jolly Fryer didn’t intend to sell the “Super Scooby” to customers, but once people started seeing a picture of the gut-busting burger posted on the wall, the orders started rolling in.
“Customers love it, Lomvardos said. They think it’s brilliant… they gasp… and burst out laughing. It seems to put a smile on people’s faces.”
If your stomach is strong enough to finish the burger, which comes with a side of traditional British chips, you even get a free Diet Coke to wash it all down with.
“Obviously we wouldn’t recommend for someone to eat this every day,” Lomvardos added. “It’s not to be taken too seriously. It’s something that we would encourage on a special occasion for someone who wants to challenge themselves. It’s just a little bit of fun, really.”
One person who might be able to gulp down the “Super Scooby” without any problem is Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends 2,500-3,000 calories a day for men, depending on age and activity level. But Phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day while in training, just to maintain his weight. He could scarf down four of those burgers and still need a milk shake or two to maintain his competitive edge.
Looks like the fast food industry is trying to blur the lines between greasy food and hot sex. If you’re not convinced look at the following videos and pictures and then decide for yourself.
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…
For the person who has everything, and cash to spare - here is a list of the most expensive, yet ordinary, dishes in the world. Yes, the hot dog seems cheap in comparison to the other dishes, but would you ever think of spending the better part of 20 bucks on a hot dog? Didn’t think so.
Most Expensive Hamburger: Wall Street Burger Shoppe in New York - $175
Most Expensive Chocolate Brownie: DB Bistro Moderne in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Sandwich: Cliveden House Hotel in Taplow, Berkshire - £100
Most Expensive Cheese: Moose House in Bjursholm, Sweden - $500/lb.
Most Expensive Pizza: Nino’s Bellissima in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Ice Cream Sundae: Serendipity 3 in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Hot Dog: Brooklyn Diner USA in New York - $17.95
Most Expensive Chocolate: Knipschildt Chocolates in Norwalk, Connecticut - $2,600/lb or $250/ea
Most Expensive Nut: Macadamia nut from Hawaii - $15-16/lb.
Most Expensive Pie: Fence Gate Inn near Burnley, Lancashire - £1,000 per slice
Most Expensive Dessert: Wine3 at The Fortress in Galle, Sri Lanka - $14,500
Cooking is all about experimentation. In fact, even the chocolate chip cookie was an accident/experiement. Most of the time, these experiments don’t really go anywhere. But once in a while, you’ll get an amazing dish. Check out this list of dishes that originated in the Americas:
Deep-Dish Pizza: The Original Pizzeria Uno, Chicago
The Philadelphia Cheesesteak: Pat’s King of Steaks, Philadelphia
California Rolls: Kitayama, Newport Beach, Calif.
Bananas Foster: Brennan’s, New Orleans
Pasta Primavera: Le Cirque, New York, NY
The French Dip: Philippe The Original, Los Angeles
Oysters Rockefeller: Antoine’s, New Orleans
The Hamburger: Louis’ Lunch, New Haven, CT
The Caesar Salad: Hotel Caesar, Tijuana, Mexico
The Mission-Style Burrito: El Faro, San Francisco
Muffuletta: Central Grocery, New Orleans
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
Philadelphia
So there you have it: two McDonald’s burgers. The thing is, one of them is fresh, and one has been sitting out for the past twelve years. (You have to admit they look different, however I bet you can’t guess which one is the old one… It’s the one on the left - which, in my opinion, looks fresher. Awesome.)
Nutrition consultant and wellness educator Karen Hanrahan has kept this burger in a Tupperware container - taking it out to use as a prop in her lectures - since 1996. She says it’s dried out a bit, and smells funny, but otherwise looks just like the day she brought it home. Her point? This is a chemical food with no nutrition in it whatsoever. Read more…
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