Aug
29 2006 03:48PM This is the First of Three Articles
Comparing the Style of a Truly American Product - Namely, the Hamburger
By Richard Sepulveda Aug
29 2006 03:48PM
It may seem strange to compare hamburgers when you think about all the more important things one could compare. But as we all know the fast food industry in America is a powerhouse. The fast food giants spend millions on product advertising trying to convince the masses that they have the better burger or better tasting fries. We all know we have at one time or another gotten into a highly unintellectual debate with a friend as to whose fast food tasted better. So I set out to settle this controversy once and for all. This will be the first in three product comparison articles that will attempt to crown the true king of burgers.
It may seem strange to compare hamburgers when you think about all the more important things one could compare. But as we all know the fast food industry in America is a powerhouse. The fast food giants spend millions on product advertising trying to convince the masses that they have the better burger or better tasting fries. We all know we have at one time or another gotten into a highly unintellectual debate with a friend as to whose fast food tasted better. So I set out to settle this controversy once and for all. This will be the first in three product comparison articles that will attempt to crown the true king of burgers.
Burger King and McDonald's undoubtedly the heavy weights of the fast food industry both specializing in the hamburger. But which is better? Opinion varies with each consumer so to come up with an answer I thought I would do some field research. I took a trip to both the local McDonald's and Burger king and ordered the respective "special Burgers" of each restaurant. Namely the Big Mac from McDonald's and the Whopper from Burger king. I sampled both sandwiches and one right away stuck out to me as the clear winner between the two. But before I announce my personal favorite I feel it best to give some stats on the competitors.
The Big Mac is composed of: Two all beef patties, McDonald's Special Sauce, Lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and a sesame seed bun. It also packs a caloric intake of 560 but it still looks as good as ice water on a hot day. The Big Mac is Americas icon burger its ingredients fall into a jingle known by heart to a large number of their customers. McDonald's itself is a franchise beyond comparison and is looked upon by many as the pinnacle of the fast food industry.
The Burger king answer to the Big Mac "The Whopper" is definitely a burger with attitude. larger in width then the Big Mac the whopper is composed of: 1/4 pound beef patty, Mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, sliced onion on a sesame seed bun. The whopper unlike its counterpart the Big Mac is Flame Grilled and has optional ingredients such as: bacon, American cheese or mustard. It is also Burger king policy that the customer can omit any ingredient they do not want in their whopper thus giving them greater choice in the creation of their sandwich. The whopper packs a whopper of calories, 760 to be exact.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/54167/the_whopper_versus_the_big_mac_which.html