Last Updated on 2019-01-23 , 9:17 pm
On a bright sunny day on 8 Jan, our resident skinny-fat videographer, JT, showed me an awe-inspiring ad from Burger King.
Mentaiko is coming back.
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And itโs not just any Mentaiko. Itโs Mentaiko with Salmon imported directly from Hokkaido.
There are two different mentaiko burgers up for grabs.
And the way BK described them is drool-worthy.
The Salmon Mentaiko burger is consists of a tender salmon fillet made with salmon brought in all the way from Hokkaido.
Topped with savoury Mentaiko sauce, American cheese, crunchy sliced onion, juicy tomato and fresh lettuce, you know youโre in for the ride of your life with every bite.
Fish not your cup of tea? Itโs okay. Theyโve got the chicken option for you too.
Imagine crispy chicken fillet, multiply by two, and covered in savoury Mentaiko sauce, crunchy onion, fresh lettuce and juicy tomato.
After reading something like this, would you blame us for stealing our bossโs credit card while heโs busy staring into thin air, pretending to work?
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So we did.
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And hereโs how we found it.
Looks
Our first look at the mentaiko burger isnโt promising.
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Somehow, the entire burger doesnโt smell like mentaiko, and the sauce looks more like thousand island sauce.
But, like bufflord95 always said about his chicken breasts, itโs not the looks that matter. Itโs the taste.
Taste
Letโs just say that if youโre looking for a burger thatโs filled with that authentic mentaiko taste, this isnโt the burger for you.
BK promised that their mentaiko sauce will be โSweet, umami with a slight kick of spice.โ
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The closest reference we could find for the sauce is that itโs like the dipping sauce for ngoh hiang at the coffee shopโs zichar stall.
In fact, mentaiko might be their sauceโs third cousin, twice removed. In other words, as far as you can get in the family tree.
But.
If you can make yourself forget that this is meant to be mentaiko, itโs actually not that bad of a burger. Taste-wise.
On the flip side, itโs pretty filling. The salmon pattyโs pretty thick while you get double chicken patties.
Rating: 2.5/5 (Because I just canโt forget itโs supposed to be mentaiko.)
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The Four-tune Box
Now, this. Is. Special.
Besides their mentaiko burgers, theyโve also launched a super-red box to bring usher CNY in this year.
Called the four-tune box, it has cheese thots (basically hash brown with cheese inside), fries, nuggets and onion rings, all contained within this beautiful box.
A great platter to share with friends and one that doesnโt disappoint as bad as their mentaiko burgers.
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Rating: 3.5/5
The Unexpected Winner Of The Day
But hereโs the unexpected item that won the day for BK. Or, at least, make them better than McDonaldโs and their attempt at salted egg fries.
The BK curry sauce.
Now, we werenโt expecting this baby to be in our bag of goodies.
In fact, we didnโt even know BK had a curry sauce.
But we steeled our mouths (and our stomachs), opened it up and dipped a fry in it.
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And oh boy, wow.
Iโd admit that, at first, weโre wondering: how bad will it be? Or will it be better than the McDonaldโs curry sauce?
Let me tell you, itโs no McDonaldโs curry sauce, but itโs just as good.
Itโs like the curry that Monster Curry uses in their dishes, and your first world is going to be Japan the first time you taste it.
And it goes amazingly well with everything in the four-tune box except the cheese thots.
Donโt dip your cheese thots in it. Youโll cry like my office cat whenever the boss pets her.
The Final Verdict
Try it. At least once.
As long as youโre not fixated on the idea of mentaiko, youโll probably like the burger. Probably.
But the four-tune box? Thatโs worth a shot if youโre chilling and Netflixing at home. And donโt forget to get their curry sauce too.
Overall rating: 3/5
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