Okay, I tried it. I saw the ad for it on Mongdori, and I had to see this for myself. Are avocados finally going to become popular in Korea?
Well, I stopped by Lotteria last night. Honestly, looking at some of the new stuff on their menu, they seem to be getting better. Their thicker double cheeseburgers look damn tempting. But I was there for the “Avocado Tong Sae-u Burger.”
(It has yoga positions on the wrapper. That means it’s healthy.)
Took it home. It was dark, and I still don’t have decent lighting and a decent camera for good night shots. I could have set up some lighting and taken a lot of in-focus pics.
Sorry. Hungry.
But let’s look inside first.
Okay, we have the usual suspects for the Shrimp Burger. Gloppy sauce and iceberg lettuce. The only noticeable difference is a slice of cheese and a slice of yellow bell pepper. Where’s the avocado?
Moving the fried shrimp patty aside, I found a little green puddle of guacamole-like substance. I guess that’s the avocado. Kinda looks like baby poo.
Don’t think about it too much, Joe. You need to eat.
Taste?
It’s like a slightly more upscale Shrimp Burger. I couldn’t really taste the avocado. But I do like shrimp burgers. That isn’t just filler in that patty. It’s big hunks o’ shrimp with firm texture. No mealiness.
So really, I guess the avocado isn’t in the burger for taste. It’s for “well-being.” That still doesn’t explain the cheese.
Nonetheless, it’s much better than the Rice Burgers and a sign that every now and then Lotteria goes in the right direction.
Nice deconstruction. From the video, I thought the avocado was actually in the shrimp patty. Since it’s not, they’d probably add it to other stuff if asked. I big serving of guac on the Frico Cheese Burger doesn’t sound so bad…
Now you’re talkin’!
I wonder what’s in that green sauce.
Looks kinda Soylent…
Woah. That ad is really kinda freaky looking! Shrimp burger? I don’t understand how they hold it together. Is it more like a fish cake/some whole shrimp combo. I always wanted to try Lotteria’s rice burger but never got the change. 😛
My feeling is they use some filler/binding agent, but they don’t process the shrimp so much so that they still have some basic form and firmness.
If McDonald’s has shrimp burgers, I will consider eating it pretty often. After all, it’s not like Kimchi or Bulgogi burger so Americans might like it too.