I am not one to sound the alarm unless disorider, destruction and death is imminent – but in this case I fear it is. As you will know, I am one damned tough cookie, but just one hour ago I was reduced to snivelling, mewling and weeping like a pouffe.
“What!” you cry. “What could possibly have been behind this demolition of your manhood?”
The culprit was a new product available at (ahem) Burger King: The “Angry Whopper.” This was advertized as spicey, but seriously – how spicey could an American fast food product be?
The answer is in: Murderously. A few seconds after biting into this innocuous looking snack, a hellish, sulphurous smoke began to curl up to the roof of my mouth. Then it detonated deep in my gut: Napalm.
No joke – this is THE hottest damned thing I have eaten in Korea. Ever. The only thing that outranks it in my culinary experience is a lamb phaal which I unwisely endured in a curry house during my student days.
After finishing my meal, I was not only agonized, I was also astounded – this is BURGER KING for God’s sake! I seriously wonder if the staff of the Jongno Gu-chong branch mistakenly added ten times the amount of spice this new product is supposed to carry…?
If a child ate one – instant death.
A wimp would last perhaps five minutes.
Korean raw green pepper connnoisseurs may (I say advisedly: “may”) survive.
Needless to say, this x-rated death burger carries my highest recommendation: the only time in my life I have recommended a fast food product.
(Note: If you are planning to sample it,suggest the following precaution: Place a roll of toilet paper and a tube of haemhorroid salve in your refrigerator 24 hours in advance of your meal.)
Oh my goodness! I can’t stop laughing at your misfortune! What a pathetic person I am.
I actually went to Burger King today here in the States and tried one. They must have really kicked it up for the Korean market because the one I got here was medium at best on the spicy scale.
You are such a doofus.
Wuss.
I had one of these in the US as well and it was of medium spiciness. I am willing to bet the spiciness has been modified for the local market.
After posting Andrew’s warning and getting some emails and a text message about it being true, I had to check it out for myself today. I now have one and a half Angry Whoppers burning through my gut. The half comes from Eun Jeong not being able to take more than three bites of hers. I read online that they’re not that spicy in America. It’s not the spiciest thing I’ve had in Korea, but it may be the spiciest thing I’ve eaten this year. I think that since it’s in burger form the heat is unexpected. It’s also tip-of-the-tongue heat as opposed to much Korean food, which is delayed heat. The ingredients are different from the American version. This one does not have the fried onions, and I didn’t see any jalapenos. But there were mushrooms and sauteed onions with a hot sauce. Tasty burger.
i’ve had this burger twice and the heat was manageable for me.
Actually, I ate one from the Hongdae BK, but I didn’t think it was that hot. I wasn’t a big fan of the mushrooms, either, since they don’t blend themselves with the mix of other ingredients. Because of this post, now I have to try another to find out if it really was that hot! Could be I burned my tastebuds straight off at the first bite~^^
Must vary by location. I had one in Korea, 신촌, and I would describe it as mild. I feel cheated.
Where did you buy your angry whopper in Korea? I bought two from Ilsan because of this article, and neither was even remotely spicy. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty annoyed at how unspicy they were. You might even call me… Angry.
(I’m serious, btw, they weren’t at all spicy – and the jalapenoes were visible, but there wasn’t much of them.)
The ones I had were from the Anyang location. It must vary then because the person who texted me on them being spicy was in Anyang too.
I’m scared of trying that burger, just because of that….
(Note: If you are planning to sample it,suggest the following precaution: Place a roll of toilet paper and a tube of haemhorroid salve in your refrigerator 24 hours in advance of your meal.)
the ad is funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFs5QhIu26s&feature=player_embedded
What rubbish, I just got back from Anyang Station now, I even made a special effort to try this amzaingly ‘spicy’ burger, and it was not what I’d call hot, just mild.
Your integrity is lacking, man.
We’ve reviewed it on our site, and found that it was more annoyed than angry.