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Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 10:09:08 AM

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 10:28:37 AM

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The last time I ate a Whopper was approx. 5 years ago. I remembered the bun being soft, the burger itself tender, accompanied with lots of mouth-watering lettuce/tomato and onion, with cheese melted all over it. Approximately a month ago my boy and I went into a BK to recapture the 'Whopper Experience', and paid £12.75 for two meals (he's a glutton, I'm watching my svelte figure... Honest!) and waited with anticipation of the delectable meal we were about to sink our teeth into. Then reality hit home... our tray was put infront of us and I was incredulous to see the whopper was now a mini-me version with a plasticky appearance and looking anything BUT edible. We weren't given a refund, even after we claimed the food was inedible and it was one memory I wish I hadn't attempted to recapture... Lesson number one: Be kind to one's body!

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 11:22:22 AM

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I'm skeptical of BK these days as they use blended meat from IBP. IBP has some problems with how they process in my opinion.

Note: The only fast food chain that doesn't use primarily blended meat is Wendy's. Wendy's specs out their product as 80% lean ground chuck. Never frozen. They get 40lb crates of ground meat in and make the patties in the back of the kitchen. The rest use pre-formed frozen patties.

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 11:33:30 AM

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Stefan, after seeing a documentary regarding the manufacturing of 'fast food' and the syrups/fats, etc... they plough into them to make them more edible, I would much rather eat plainly than dine at a McD's/BK or eat any kind of ready meal nowadays. Check out a documentary entitled 'Supermarkets' by the Whistleblower series - it can be acquired through file-share programs. It's quite an eye-opener and I was horrified to read that our farmers are being paid just 3p for each chicken they rear/sell to supermarkets. Grr! It was fried bacon that took me off the vegetarian wagon, one I would like to get back on!

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 10:01:22 PM

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Wendy's has the best ingredients of any of the burger chains. They slice the tomatoes, onions, and lettuce on site. And the beef is never frozen. Wendy's International has a quality control department and before they even allow a product in the stores, the facilities that produce the product are inspected. That department also keeps an eye on the franchised stores and can shut them down if they are not well-kept.

At McDonalds and BK, everything is already processed and clearly isnt as fresh.

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 11:09:26 PM

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Is BK an international dining experience in the UK? Thirteen Pounds (that's like nearly $30cdn) for a pair of burger combos?

Our local BKs regularly have Whopper specials for less than $2 cdn (about one pound-uk).

For that UK price I'd go out for sushi instead.

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/10/2008 11:59:32 PM

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It is, Zensee - Just not twice.

Fast food in the UK is very expensive, which is a good thing in my opinion but still a shame to see people collecting their social security benefits only to walk right into McD's and have their fix - which is almost a quarter of their weekly benefits on one meal! It's little wonder they have difficulty making ends meet. Occasionally I'll get a craving for a kebab, but generally stick to foods I know exactly what has gone into them, so lots of salads, greens, jacket potatoes, tuna, shrimp stir-fry, etc... A couple of foodies I miss from my days in Dallas/Austin - $1 fajitas, and also breakfast burritos with the little bits of potato, bacon, sausage, egg, melted cheese, you know the kind of thing, heartattack in a tortilla!

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Is BK an international dining experience in the UK? Thirteen Pounds (that's like nearly $30cdn) for a pair of burger combos?

Our local BKs regularly have Whopper specials for less than $2 cdn (about one pound-uk).

For that UK price I'd go out for sushi instead.

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/11/2008 12:17:14 AM

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Mmmm... "Bread and melted cheese. Bread and melted CHEESE!" *clasps chest, grimaces, falls over*

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/11/2008 1:04:11 AM

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And has anyone ordered the fish sandwhiches at Mc D's lately?
They're like Hoere's de'orves!
Finger sandwhiches!
You'd need 5 or 6 to feel full!
What a rip off.

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RE: Whopper time ? - 1/11/2008 1:09:58 AM

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Or you could buy a fresh fish fillet, toss it in a packet of mediterranean cous cous ( the kind that has tomatoes/olives in) and either bake for 15 mins or shallow fry in olive oil for a nutritious meal that will be more filling and kinder on the bank balance.

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