When you talk about hamburgers, the first thing you think of is fast food, a mass consumer product that is not so healthy and, much less, exquisite. Over time This dish has evolved to occupy a favorite place on the menu of some of the most exclusive restaurants in the world.
The gourmet space Flower, located in the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, he has in his letter that he was the most expensive hamburger in the world to date, although it has a trick. What makes this dish so expensive –It costs 5.00 dollars (about 4.258 euros to change)– it is not the snack itself, but rather the drink that accompanies it on the menu, a bottle of 1995 Château Pétrus de Bordeaux, one of the most exquisite wines in the world. Of course, its ingredients are also the most select, but not as much as the new version of this classic that has taken away the coveted title.
The Golden Boy, the name with which it has been baptized, costs 5.000 euros and its ingredients will captivate even the most delicate palate. The creator of this dish is Robbert Jan De Veen, chef owner of De Daltons restaurant, located in the city of Voorthuizen, in the Netherlands. Five months is how long it has taken to bring this culinary gem to life.
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Recently listed in the Guinness Book of Records, this burger includes some of the most luxurious and expensive ingredients on the market. A) Yes, the meat is 100% Wagyu, the bread dough includes Dom Pérignon champagne and is accompanied by beluga caviar, Alaskan king crab, Spanish Iberian ham, onion rings breaded in Japanese Panko, white truffle, English cheddar cheese, barbecue sauce made with Kopi Luwak coffee and Macallan Scotch whiskey.
So far everything could seem normal, but what is most striking about this dish is that the hamburger It is covered with gold leaf and after a nine-hour elaboration it is smoked with whiskey. The total weight of this delicacy is 800 grams.
Despite its exorbitant price, getting a table to taste it is difficult. In fact, it is necessary to book at least two weeks in advance and pay a deposit of 635 euros which, afterwards, will be deducted from the price of the account.
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The best thing about this initiative by the Dutch chef is that, after seeing the havoc caused by the global pandemic, has decided to donate the proceeds from this dish to charity. So far it has sent 1.000 food packages to local food banks. The first person who has tried it has been Rober Willemse, president of the ‘Royal Dutch Food and Beverage Association’, and his assessment has been very positive.