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Weighs 200g, costs $170
No, ya don't smoke it...
Jakarta chef hopes his creation will catch on overseas
Singapore - The Electric New Paper - December 24, 2006 (AFP)You need a million rupiah ($170) in spare change if you want to try this luxury creation from Mr Vindex Tengker, the executive chef with the Four Seasons Hotel in Indonesia.

The 200g burger is made from Japanese Kobe beef with wasabi mayonnaise and Italian portobello mushrooms, in a homemade onion-wheat bun. It is served with Asian pear and French foie gras.
That's only .44 lbs.
And of course, no burger meal would be complete without French fries and a drink - in this case, a glass of wine.

Even though the meal doesn't come with a toy, it has proved popular with diners in the one month since it was put on the menu. They have sold at least 20 burgers already.

Sex sells. Skinny-assed Paris Hilton bumped sales for Carl's Jr big-time. Mebbe Chef Tengker will consider adding some skin...
Mr Tengker said: 'The idea is not that we are selling the most expensive hamburger. It is our dream to marry the East and the West through food.

'Asians have developed a love for food. They appreciate the variety we offer. We had a local couple dining here and the man ordered the hamburger for his girlfriend.'

Now, he hopes it will catch on abroad.

'Of course when you start something new, there will be doubts. But those who appreciate food will pay for the hamburger,' he added.

Carl's Jr usedta have a Portobello Mushroom Burger. ~.5 lbs. of 100% Angus beef. $4.59.
Kobe beef comes from the ancient Japanese wagyu black cattle breed, which receive a daily massage and are fed hefty quantities of sake and beer mash, the theory being that relaxed cows make good beef.

Closer to home, Uberburger at Millenia Walk sells a $101 burger, packed with a 180g wagyu beef patty, seared foie gras, truffle cream sauce and salad greens tossed in a champagne dressing.

But Four Seasons Singapore's One-Ninety restaurant probably has the most expensive sandwich here - tuna toro slices, Alaskan king crab, Oscietra caviar and Matsutake mushrooms between slices of homemade lemon brioche - for just $268.
Bon Appétit.

Posted by: .com 2006-12-24
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