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10 Black Bun Fast Food Burgers You Never Knew Existed

Feb 27, 2020
Black bun

burgers

are an unfortunate trend, and most attempts at this trick fail horribly. As many restaurants around the world have discovered, it is very difficult to make a burger with

black

buns look appealing to the general public. Many of them decided that adding some ridiculous ingredients would make their

black

bread sandwiches stand out from the crowd. So, with all these mostly failed attempts, let's look at 10 Black Bun Fast Food Burgers You Never Knew Existed. Kuro Burger Burger King's Kuro Burger is the kind of thing you'll only find in Japan, not specifically because of its black bun, which has been made before in many different places, but because of what gives the bun its black color.
10 black bun fast food burgers you never knew existed
The word kuro is the Japanese word for the color black, hence the name of the burger. This limited-time burger was released by Burger King in Japan to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the

fast

-

food

restaurant's relaunch there. This burger consisted of the usual toppings found on most

burgers

(lettuce, cheese, pickles), but also came with the added bonus of black ketchup and a black bun. Some time later there was another Kuro Burger release: Kuro Pearl and Kuro Diamond, which also included black cheese. You might be wondering what was added to make these things turn black, and if you were guessing an ungodly amount of

food

coloring, you'd be wrong.
10 black bun fast food burgers you never knew existed

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The bun had bamboo charcoal added to give it its black color, while the ketchup used squid ink, both ingredients sounding like something you'd probably only find in Japanese food. One would expect an eerily black burger to at least taste good, but based on reviews found online, it was far from tasty. Photos of the burger taken from customers who actually ordered it make the burger seem even less appetizing than the idea already seems. Many people found the color downright unpleasant and who can blame them? When people think of a delicious burger, they don't usually think of black buns and sauces.
10 black bun fast food burgers you never knew existed
Ikasumi Burger This was McDonald's Japan's answer to Burger King's black burger, except they released theirs for a Halloween promotion and only in limited stores in Tokyo. McDonald's launched this burger with black bun, squid ink sauce, fried onion and a little chipotle sauce on top of two burgers. The only saving grace in terms of this burger looking more edible than the Burger King version is the fact that McDonald's decided to use regular colored cheese, which makes it look a little more appetizing than the black cheese used in the Kuro burgers. Pearl and Kuro Diamond. . Reviewers said it was a little better than Burger King's version, but still nothing special in terms of taste or presentation.
10 black bun fast food burgers you never knew existed
Appearance and presentation are often considered important aspects when it comes to food. Historically, burgers with oddly colored buns don't turn out well, no matter how many times you try or what colors you try, people seem to like their buns to be the same color they're supposed to be. It was a good effort on McDonald's part to compete with Burger King, making their black burger a little cheaper than their competitor, but even with a lower price, these burgers didn't do as well and are in no danger of coming back as a regular menu item in the short term.
Hakooka Burger This black bun burger is less known to many people as it was launched by a

fast

food place found only in Kuwait called Humbah. It's not a conventional fast food place like McDonald's or Burger King, but it seemed to be taking some notes and trying to follow in their footsteps when it comes to fancy burger buns. This small burger joint launched a dark bun burger inspired by The Dark Knight, or at least that's what was advertised. Whatever the inspiration, clearly this burger joint hadn't heard about how unpopular oddly colored burger buns were, or they probably would have skipped this trick entirely.
There are few reviews about this burger that can be found online, but the ones that can be found are for the most part at least positive. The small number of reviews indicates that there probably weren't many people who were actually going to try the burger. It looks like it's a normal burger for the most part, with no weird toppings other than the color of the buns. There is no indication as to what gives this burger bun its black color, so one can only guess what was used; Either way, it doesn't look half as disgusting as some of the other black bun burgers out there, so at least they've got that going for them.
Dark Vador Burger This burger was launched by a fast food company called Quick, which has more than 400 restaurants internationally. The Dark Vador Burger was added to the menu to celebrate the re-release of the Star Wars movie “The Phantom Menace,” along with three other themed burgers that are loosely named after ideas from the Star Wars franchise. All the other burgers featured regular colored buns, with different flavors created by the burgers and sauces, but they wanted to make one that stood out more, so they tried the old black bun trick. This burger was made to be a little spicier, which alone would have been enough to make the burger a unique menu item, but instead, Quick decided they needed to go one step further and join the gimmick. black hamburger bun. .
Reviews indicated that this burger was actually quite tasty, aside from the strange black color of the buns, so at least they had the right flavor, even if the color wasn't necessary. This limited-time burger was much better than most restaurants that tried black buns, but it still didn't sell as well as it probably would have if they'd kept the buns the way they're supposed to be. Black (and White) Burgers McDonald's has tried to find success with black burger buns more than once, and each time it doesn't turn out as well as they probably thought. This time, they decided to not only include a black hamburger bun on their menu, but also a white hamburger bun, both of which looked like a McDonald's burger that had been out for too long.
These two burgers came as a package, but both included different meats as the main ingredient, the black burger consisting of pork and the white burger consisting of chicken. This menu item was released for a limited time by McDonald's China and had no reviews or sold very well. Both burgers looked weird overall, but the color of the buns made people avoid ordering this particular item. Both burgers had sesame seeds on top that were the opposite color of the buns, making the buns look even more questionable. Despite having another black bun burger that didn't work out in its favor, this wouldn't be the last time McDonald's would try to sell a black bun sandwich.
Black Bun Frog Burger Another very strange and very morbid menu item coming out of Japan for a limited time, this sandwich is exactly what the title suggests. Not only is the bun black, but in the middle of those daunting black buns, you'll find a nice set of fried frog legs. As if black buns weren't enough to deter people from trying a sandwich, the Orbi Yokohama museum in Japan decided to make their sandwich even less appealing by including frog legs sticking out of the bun. Even if you were adventurous enough to try this burger, it would be difficult to even try to eat it, as many frog legs protrude from the bun.
Fortunately, not only was this burger a limited-time item, but it was also limited to being sold only at the museum. The menu item was created to promote one of their limited-time displays, and hopefully the rarity of the sandwich was enough to draw people in, because it probably wasn't a very popular menu item for people to actually order. There aren't actually any reviews about it online, but it's easy to imagine that it probably wasn't the best-selling menu item - the pictures just don't look appealing at all, which is partly the fault of the black bun. and partly the fault of the frog legs hanging from the black bow.
Kuro Ninja Burger As if the poor sales of the first Kuro burger weren't enough, the following year Burger King made another black bun burger, this time even worse than the previous Kuro burger. This one comes with a hash brown as a topping, along with an unnecessarily long piece of strange-looking floppy bacon. Burger King Japan seemed to think that the low sales numbers of the original burger were due to the plain taste and lack of original ingredients in the rest of the burger, and not the black buns, so they added more and relaunched this burger item. limited time menu with a slightly different name.
Unsurprisingly, the reviews for this burger were just as bad as those for the original Kuro burger release – the added toppings didn't seem to appeal to their customers as much as they thought. Who can blame them? No one wants to eat a burger with black buns, much less one with a very long, disturbing-looking piece of bacon. Sadly, this wouldn't be the last time Burger King in Japan would release a Kuro burger, because they seem to love continuing to offer menu items that have failed in the past. We can only hope that one day they learn from their previous mistakes and stop making hamburgers with black buns.
Dubai's Black Bun Burger The black bun burger trend seems to have no limits as to where it will appear, but not all of them seem to be all that terrible. There's a local burger joint in Dubai called Salt and based on online reviews, their simply named black bun burger seems to be a hit with locals and tourists alike. If you've ever dreamed of eating a black bun burger on the beaches of Dubai, apparently Salt is the place to go, with people praising its atmosphere and delicious gourmet burgers, which also include reviews of the black bun burger .
Salt has proven that not all black bun burgers have to be fancy and having just one simple, well-made burger between those different colored buns is enough to sell the item on its own. The black bun burger is actually one of Salt's most popular selling items; perhaps Burger King and McDonald's should take some notes from Salt for the inevitable future release of another black bun burger. At least this local Dubai restaurant was able to prove that if you really take the time to make a good burger instead of putting random ingredients on it, not even a black bun will deter people from eating it.
First Order Burger This is another Star Wars-inspired black bun burger, this time it was made by Disney themselves to celebrate the opening of a Star Wars themed attraction in one of their parks. A Star Wars themed restaurant was opened, called Galactic Grill, and on the menu of this new themed restaurant, along with several other nifty Star Wars themed items, was a black bun burger named after one of the groups of the Star Wars movies. Apparently, Disney couldn't think of a better way to represent the First Order than to create a black bun burger with a couple of spicy items as toppings;
It's not a very innovative idea, many other companies have done exactly the same. This particular burger with a black bun looked much more appetizing in real life than most other attempts other companies had made, which is at least one thing they had ahead of most of their competitors. The burger was slightly spicy and offered fried peppers and a spicy lime sauce, along with the black bun that many others had tried to sell before. Disney seemed to be at least halfway on the right path with the black bun burger: theirs wasn't as unnecessary as others who tried to create a black bun sensation.
The burger didn't get rave reviews, but it didn't flop either. Overall, it was a pretty average burger, so it wasn't a terrible decision on Disney's part, but it definitely wasn't a huge success either. Crab Burger on Black Bread The last burger on this list isn't actually a burger in the traditional sense: this one was offered at a local restaurant in Russia called Wave Burgers and More, and instead of the traditional beef burger, this one is made with crab. That wasn't the only different aspect of this burger, the black buns on this sandwich made it stand out from other menu items and surprisingly in this case it was nice that it stood out by using a black bun.
Aside from the crab burger and black bun, this sandwich seems pretty normal, with usual toppings like lettuce and tomato. Reviews found online claim that this sandwich was a favorite menu item ofquite a few customers, and for good reason: it was made with fresh ingredients and in a simple way instead of trying to use complicated ingredients to attract people. People left reviews saying this sandwich was one of the best they've ever had, and based on the photos they took of the food, it actually looks appetizing despite the strange color of the buns. It appears freshly made and high-quality, unlike customer photos of its fast-food counterparts, proving that black sandwich buns don't always have to look unpleasant.
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