{"id":6295,"date":"2014-10-08T22:26:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T05:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2014-10-11T22:38:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T05:38:49","slug":"try-japanese-mcdonalds-black-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/10\/try-japanese-mcdonalds-black-burger\/","title":{"rendered":"In Which I Try The Japanese McDonald&#8217;s Black Burger"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>update<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/10\/battle-japanese-black-burgers-burger-kings-kuro-diamond\/\" title=\"Battle of the Japanese Black Burgers: Burger King\u2019s Kuro Diamond\">i tried the Burger King Kuro Diamond black burger<\/a> as well!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>these\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saritharai\/2014\/10\/05\/rivals-burger-king-and-mcdonalds-in-black-burger-face-off-in-tokyo\/\">limited edition black burgers from Japanese McD&#8217;s and Burger Kings<\/a>\u00a0have recently reached semi-legendary status on the interwebz and i knew i had to hunt them down on my Japan trip. i&#8217;ve been here five days and it took me this long to actually find one in the wild, from either chain. during a stop between trains in Nagoya, i rushed down to the McDonald&#8217;s in the station and, to my surprise, saw the elusive burger on the menu!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"For use in a blog post by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15461178656\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2946\/15461178656_711917cf66_c.jpg\" alt=\"For use in a blog post\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MY OINKISH PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! as many of you know, i&#8217;m a junk food addict, and do enjoy a good fast food burger &#8212; i was getting worried i would have to leave for home without sampling one of these.<\/p>\n<p>but yes, this has been a week of black food. yesterday at Owakudani, Hakone:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Was not warned (ahem you know who you are) the black ice cream turns EVERYTHING black! (Tastes like soft serve) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OPuZRKYoDU\">pic.twitter.com\/OPuZRKYoDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonk\/status\/519677200748924928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And now black egg! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/R3cxLZftl7\">pic.twitter.com\/R3cxLZftl7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonk\/status\/519679305828167682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>unlike the celebratory BK version, the McDonald&#8217;s one is Halloween-themed (seriously, sometimes i think the Japanese do Halloween better than we Americans), and i have to say, they pulled it off, especially looks-wise once you&#8217;ve started eating it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>update:\u00a0<\/strong>forgot to include this picture of the packaging!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Oops forgot about this picture. by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15481924261\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5603\/15481924261_0056909c20_c.jpg\" alt=\"Oops forgot about this picture.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>sadly, when i got the burger, it was not as black as i expected, but that didn&#8217;t stop me from digging in. i couldn&#8217;t tell you what exactly is making all the pieces\u00a0black, but from what i can tell, <em>ikasumi<\/em> (the label on the menu) is squid ink &#8212; thanks, Google. i suppose that makes sense. if it&#8217;s not minerals or sesame turning things black, it&#8217;s probably squid ink.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"For use in a blog post by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15483929552\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2946\/15483929552_a51c034d28_c.jpg\" alt=\"For use in a blog post\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it appeared to have fried onions(?), a slice of cheese, cheese sauce (a bit spicy), and a black-colored sauce on top of the bottom bun that was really savory\/<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umami\">umami<\/a>-y.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"For use in a blog post by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15481144721\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2949\/15481144721_048005e12f_c.jpg\" alt=\"For use in a blog post\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"For use in a blog post by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15297718717\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5606\/15297718717_cd38c3f258_c.jpg\" alt=\"For use in a blog post\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>once you start eating it, though, the Halloween-ness of it all becomes readily apparent. the almost-black and vibrant orange really do evoke images of the season, despite my not being a Halloween enthusiast. the saltiness of the cheese and black sauces and the texture of the fried onion really worked well together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>perhaps one of the best non-bacon-containing fast food burgers i&#8217;ve ever eaten, even.\u00a0<\/strong>(it helps that i&#8217;m a fan of nacho cheese.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"For use in a blog post by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15297577220\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3928\/15297577220_e33a804a62_c.jpg\" alt=\"For use in a blog post\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>would i eat it again? hell yeah. now to hunt down the Burger King version! 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