Hamburger DESSERT?!

Ah Japanese snack food - what will they think of next? I was intrigued when I saw this packet neatly stacked on a shelf above the freezer section of our local Tonyon supermarket. As you can see, the pack clearly shows a multitude of burgers. And having savoured what was probably the most unexpected snack food to date, I had visions of some chemical engineer taking extract of hamburger and infusing it into a gummi style sweet.


As the pack clearly states TWO servings, I was expecting two single round biscuit-shaped objects and as the dimensions of the pack did not provide for this, I was intrigued to know whether these "hamburgers" were going to in fact be elongated!

Thankfully, when I opened one of the two silver foil packs within, this is what tumbled out!

How cute are these?! They are about the size of an Australian $2 coin in diameter (just slightly smaller than actual size for those who aren't familiar with Australian currency) and proportionately as high as a real hamburger would be if it were 1.5 cm across! The "meat" is a little too sauce like but the manufacturer has gone to a great deal of trouble to get that authentic toasted, sesame-seed studded bun just right.

As those of you who have read my early snack food blogs will know, I don't often enjoy sweet snacks but chocolate of course is a whole other story! And as the ingredients list will tell you, there was definitely chocolate in these!

And they were HEAVENLY! As it turns out, the nutritionist detailed to determine what constituted a single serve decided that number would be 8 so this is all you get.

It's not nearly enough! After sampling one, I wanted to throw the entire handful into my mouth to get somewhere near the satisfaction of biting into a regular chocolate bar.

Oh yes, the taste! Considering the filling is a compound rather than premium chocolate, the flavour is quite good. The biscuit is crisp and gives a definite crunch. Mysteriously, the chocolate and the biscuit together tasted peanutty (like a scorched peanut bar without the toffee) even though there are no peanuts listed on the ingredients.

At about $3.50 for the 16 biscuits, it's probably a bit steep for a regular pantry item but for an indulgence, I'd buy them again. I'd be tempted to keep both serves for myself though! He he!