There are 4 missing from the picture. Power of deductionIs there a picture of someone actually consuming that?
Origins
According to legend, the burger was named for, and a favourite (and possibly invention) of Luther Vandross.
Marketed products
Mulligan's, a suburban bar in Decatur, Georgia, serves the Luther Burger in addition to their "hamdog", a hotdog which is wrapped in a beef patty and deep-fried.
In 2006, the Gateway Grizzlies baseball team of Sauget, Illinois began selling a donut-based burger under the name "Baseball's Best Burger". The sandwich has a hamburger patty topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon with a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut as the bun.
Permeance of popular culture
On January 22, 2006, the Luther Burger was featured on the Adult Swim show The Boondocks as the trademark food of Granddad's soul food restaurant "The Itis". According to Granddad, the sandwich calls for a full pound of ground beef, cheese, grilled onion, five strips of bacon, and two Krispy Kreme donuts in place of the buns. In the show, the burger itself is shown to have an addictive effect on whomever eats it, and due to its fattening nature the eater often ends up falling asleep after finishing.[3]
On March 14, 2008, the online comic Real Life referred to the Luther Burger in addition to the hamdog, as "the greatest epicurean achievement in the history of man".
wait... I thought you had to be strung out on prescription drugs like Elvis to come up with culinary nightmares like this... Luther Vandross???... REALLY?...According to legend, the burger was named for, and a favourite (and possibly invention) of Luther Vandross.
... why would anyone do this?... so... can I get a deep-fried salad with that?Mulligan's, a suburban bar in Decatur, Georgia, serves the Luther Burger in addition to their "hamdog", a hotdog which is wrapped in a beef patty and deep-fried.
...I think they're aiming low here...In 2006, the Gateway Grizzlies baseball team of Sauget, Illinois began selling a donut-based burger under the name "Baseball's Best Burger". The sandwich has a hamburger patty topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon with a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut as the bun.
I would honestly like to give one of those a try.
If you think about it, there are probably plenty of people out there who, every day, eat a donut or two for breakfast and a fast food burger for lunch, with fries and a coke no doubt.
These days, my diet is actually pretty decent, so when something like this comes along, I feel no shame in giving it a try. I may make some myself and bring to a party for friends.
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I too, will admit that I've hypothesized about it... but then when I attempt to re-construct the kinds of flavors I'd have in my mouth... it's weird... it just gets weird man... not to mention the cornonary gang-rape that awaits you... I dunno... I just don't know...
For me, I don't like to mix sweet with fried.Personally I see it as the ultimate Pain/Pleasure experience - kind of like the hypercube in "Hellraiser"...
...it could be the most amazing thing you'll ever experience in this plane of existance, OR completely disgusting and something that will melt your face off like the Nazis at the end of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...
Actually I'm afraid I might like it too much... which, of course, is one of the main reasons I've always stayed away from Heroin...:biggrin:
...so basically what I'm saying is that the Luther Burger could be Heroin...