Burger King’s Black Burger: How Do They Do That?


Back in black! Burger King’s all black burger is offered for a limited time in Japan, and when they say “black,” they mean “black!” The bun, the cheese, the sauce — everything! While at first glance it may appear that you are eating black tar off the street, look again. Or better yet, taste it. Word has it that the black burgers are rather tasty.

Wall Street Journal reports that Burger King will be unveiling two versions of their all-black burgers on September 19. One is the Kuro Pearl and the other the Kuro Diamond. Kuro is Japanese for “black.” The Kuro Pearl will be your basic black burger consisting of “black buns, black sauce, and black cheese in addition to black-pepper heavy beef patties.” The Kuro Diamond has all that plus tomato, lettuce, and onions. However, Burger King hasn’t found a way to make the tomato, lettuce, and onions black. Not yet, anyway.

So, exactly how does Burger King make their burgers black? According to Time, bamboo charcoal was used on the buns and cheese, which Burger King says adds a nice aroma as well as the black color. As for the sauce? You may not want to know this, but squid ink is added to make the sauce darker.

The black burgers were first introduced by Burger King back in 2012 for a limited time, and they quickly became their hottest menu item. Burger King decided to bring it back for a short time again in 2013, with the same great results. So, here they go again, making the black burger available to their Japanese customers. Maybe Burger King will venture out and offer it in the United States.

While the look is intriguing, a Burger King spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal that customers first bought the black burgers because of their unique look, but it wasn’t long before they were coming back to buy more due to their great taste.

[Photo Credit: WSJ.com]

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