{"id":6325,"date":"2014-10-11T22:38:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T05:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2014-10-11T22:38:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T05:38:10","slug":"battle-japanese-black-burgers-burger-kings-kuro-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/10\/battle-japanese-black-burgers-burger-kings-kuro-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Japanese Black Burgers: Burger King’s Kuro Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"

after finally making it to a McDonald’s to try their Halloween-themed black burger<\/a>, i knew i had to find a Burger King to try the one that started it all (at least this year): the Kuro (“black”) burger<\/strong>. the hard part is that while it seems like there’s a McD’s on every corner, BKs are much harder to find.<\/p>\n

eventually, after much wandering, i found one right by my hotel and train station — good thing, too, as it was just an hour before my train to the airport.<\/p>\n

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how did it stack up to the competition? for one thing, you’ll see the burger was on sale. \u00a5690 gets you a Kuro Diamond (=the fancy version) burger and a large soda — McDonald’s had their burger for \u00a5670 with fries and a regular drink.<\/p>\n

it went downhill from there.<\/p>\n

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what?!?! no special packaging?!<\/p>\n

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it pretty much was just a regular burger with a black bun (presumably squid inked) and black cheese (again, presumably squid inked).<\/p>\n

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oh, it looks so sad :(. taste-wise, it was just like a regular whopper junior, maybe, except with maybe a hint of the savoriness of squid ink. nothing special. it said there’s a kuro patty, and there were indeed black bits in the meat, but i couldn’t tell you what they are. the sign also indicated there’s Chaliapin Sauce, which research shows<\/a> is a garlic-onion soy sauce, but there either wasn’t enough of it or the taste was just too weak. if they doubled the amount, i think they’d have a much better product on hand — something a bit more compelling taste-wise to complement the hardcore look of the burger itself.<\/p>\n

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while Burger King does get points for having a blacker bun, the Kuro burger just can’t stand up to the McDonald’s Ikasumi burger. the latter has a much better flavor, with the fried onions and dark sauce and goopy cheese. definitely the winner here.<\/strong> so yes, while with the BK one you get the novelty of black cheese, if you only have limited time and are keen on trying a Japanese black burger, i suggest making your way to the nearest McDonald’s<\/a> for theirs. a much more satisfying experience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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