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Would you eat this chicken burger?
Posted on 7/25/16 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 7/25/16 at 5:59 pm
Thought this was unusual. General Tso's Chicken Burger on hom bao. I thought it looked damn delicious. Those hom bao buns are awesome.
This is one of the burgers offered during Portland's burger week on August 8th through 13th.
If you’ve ever eaten a hom bao (the best kind of pork roll, heart eyes emoji) at a Chinese grocery store, you know that a good, pillowy bao (the bun part) is one of life’s great pleasures, just a little softer and sweeter and lighter than anything else resembling bread. So it’s with unmitigated glee that I bring you this news: A chewy, fluffy bao is the vehicle for brewery/Chinese restaurant BTU Brasserie’s Burger Week meal, and the centerpiece isn’t a slab of beef because it’s a General Tso’s chicken burger! Chicken burgers can be pretty boring; this one is not. Building on what he describes as the “touchstone of junky American Chinese food,” BTU chef Chris Bogart has created a burger using crispy fried chicken covered in napa cabbage salad, Chinese sausage, and shiitake mushroom jam, all piled high between two bao buns topped with toasted sesame seeds. The General Tso’s chicken is golden, a little bit gooey, and the perfect ratio of savory to sweet, with a soft texture to match the miracle that is the bao. MEGAN BURBANK
This is one of the burgers offered during Portland's burger week on August 8th through 13th.
If you’ve ever eaten a hom bao (the best kind of pork roll, heart eyes emoji) at a Chinese grocery store, you know that a good, pillowy bao (the bun part) is one of life’s great pleasures, just a little softer and sweeter and lighter than anything else resembling bread. So it’s with unmitigated glee that I bring you this news: A chewy, fluffy bao is the vehicle for brewery/Chinese restaurant BTU Brasserie’s Burger Week meal, and the centerpiece isn’t a slab of beef because it’s a General Tso’s chicken burger! Chicken burgers can be pretty boring; this one is not. Building on what he describes as the “touchstone of junky American Chinese food,” BTU chef Chris Bogart has created a burger using crispy fried chicken covered in napa cabbage salad, Chinese sausage, and shiitake mushroom jam, all piled high between two bao buns topped with toasted sesame seeds. The General Tso’s chicken is golden, a little bit gooey, and the perfect ratio of savory to sweet, with a soft texture to match the miracle that is the bao. MEGAN BURBANK
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 6:13 pm
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:00 pm to Jax-Tiger
Hell yeah, I would try it. That's some gourmet looking stuff. It ain't like you put up a picture of a hamburger from a vending machine that you microwave.
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:11 pm to timbo
They have this thing here called Portland Burger Week, here, where all these restaurants (35 in all) offer a gourmet burger for $5 all week. Some places offer a discounted burger from their regular menu, and others offer a burger especially made for Burger Week. Cool idea that my kids look forward to, every year. It raises money for the the Oregon Food Bank.
Last year, we went to Burnside Brewery, and it was great. Don't believe we'll be going there this year. At least two of my kids won't like this:
The building that houses the Burnside Brewing Co. was constructed in 1927—meaning that, depending on who you choose to believe, it’s been standing nearly as long as burgers have been in existence. Let’s put that debate aside for now, though: There will be plenty of time to brush up on burger history while waiting on tasty offerings throughout the Burger Week. Besides, Burnside Brewing’s Burger Week creation, the Paisano Burger, merely uses the classic burger as a jumping-off point before completely reverse-engineering the formula with an Italian flair. Sandwiched between two toasted buns, the Paisano packs a mozzarella cheese-coated, quarter-pound beef patty that’s layered with thinly sliced pepperoni and a hearty scoop of tomato-and-olive marinara slathered over the top. In one final, inspired twist, the Paisano forgoes boring old iceberg lettuce, instead piling on a fully tossed caesar salad that gives the whole thing a pleasant Parmesan crunch, and the slightest hint of anchovy in every bite. You won’t be sleeping with the fishes by any means, but the Paisano is sure to have even the most hardened wise guy licking their chops in anticipation. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
Last year, we went to Burnside Brewery, and it was great. Don't believe we'll be going there this year. At least two of my kids won't like this:
The building that houses the Burnside Brewing Co. was constructed in 1927—meaning that, depending on who you choose to believe, it’s been standing nearly as long as burgers have been in existence. Let’s put that debate aside for now, though: There will be plenty of time to brush up on burger history while waiting on tasty offerings throughout the Burger Week. Besides, Burnside Brewing’s Burger Week creation, the Paisano Burger, merely uses the classic burger as a jumping-off point before completely reverse-engineering the formula with an Italian flair. Sandwiched between two toasted buns, the Paisano packs a mozzarella cheese-coated, quarter-pound beef patty that’s layered with thinly sliced pepperoni and a hearty scoop of tomato-and-olive marinara slathered over the top. In one final, inspired twist, the Paisano forgoes boring old iceberg lettuce, instead piling on a fully tossed caesar salad that gives the whole thing a pleasant Parmesan crunch, and the slightest hint of anchovy in every bite. You won’t be sleeping with the fishes by any means, but the Paisano is sure to have even the most hardened wise guy licking their chops in anticipation. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:12 pm to Jax-Tiger
O:f course.
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:18 pm to Jax-Tiger
quote:
Jax-Tiger
Downvoted for asking a dumb question.
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:27 pm to Tigertown in ATL
quote:
Downvoted for asking a dumb question.
I was fully expecting to get downvoted by purists who would tell me that thing is not a burger...
ETA: You can find that General Tso burger at BTU Brasserie in Portland. You don't find many Chinese Restaurant/Brewery places around...
I haven't been, but it's on my "to do" list.
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:30 pm to Jax-Tiger
Not legit. 11111
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:36 pm to Darla Hood
So 4 yes, but Darla won't touch it...
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:38 pm to Jax-Tiger
IWEI
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:40 pm to Jax-Tiger
Yes, I would! I was imitating the guys in the WOWYHI threads. Not legit because it's obviously attractive? 1, 1, 1, 1?
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:41 pm to Darla Hood
got it...
ETA: Maybe I should take my top 5 and make a WOWYE thread...
ETA: Maybe I should take my top 5 and make a WOWYE thread...
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 7/25/16 at 6:43 pm to Jax-Tiger
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