If you’re in Tokyo and you really … really … love Burger King Whoppers, you can enter their Whopper Challenge.
The contest, for those who are chosen to participate, will be held on Thursday, 2014 June 19th at 2PM in the Roppongi branch of Burger King.
Contestants will be given 30 minutes to eat seven Whoppers.
The prize for those who are successful will be free Whopper burgers for a month!
Like I said, it’s for those who really love Whoppers!
I’m from Florida. Is Miami, Florida well-known for BBQ sauce?
I haven’t lived in Florida (or even in America) for quite some time…but I don’t recall ever hearing about any “Miami BBQ“.
Well, anyway, Burger King in Japan has recently begun offering “BBQ Whopper Burgers…from Miami“.
Does Burger King offer this in America too?
Have you tried it? How does it taste? “Citrusy”?
I wrote a post before about some of the unique “Japan only” flavors of “Kit-Kat” chocolates in Japan (Click here to read it).
Well, as Kit-Kat Japan often does, they have introduced a few new flavors recently:
"Big Little Strawberry Kit-Kat"
"Maccha Assort" (6pcs of "Green Tea Kit-Kat" and 7pcs of "Milk Green Tea Kit-Kat")
"Yubari Melon Kit-Kat" (Yubari is a town in Hokkaido, Japan famous for it's melon)
Kit-Kat Japan isn’t the only company in Japan that offers unique “only-in-Japan” products.
Some others are Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Pepsi-Cola, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King.
Currently, Burger King Japan is offering two new styles of their “Whopper” sandwich in Japan:
the “All Heavy“, which has extras of all of the condiments on the sandwich…at no extra charge (¥420), and the “Meat Monster“, which has an extra hamburger patty, bacon and chicken…this one costs almost double the normal cost of a “Whopper” (¥820).
Burger King Japan's "All Heavy" Whopper and "Meat Monster" Whopper
Do any of these look good to you?
It’s already been three years since Burger King re-entered the Japanese market.
(Wendy’s hamburger chain is also currently trying to re-enter the market here since they left last year).
To commemorate their three-year anniversary, Burger King Japan has a new “Whopper” sandwich with three patties, American BBQ sauce and onion rings.
It’s called 「ロデオワッパー」 (the “Rodeo Whopper“).
And for three weeks (until 2010 July 20), the first 30 people at each Burger King in Japan each day who orders a “Rodeo Whopper” will only have to pay ¥330 (rather than the full price of ¥790*).
*(Actually during this three-week campaign period, until July 20th, the “regular” price of this three-patty Whopper burger is reduced to ¥690).
A one-patty “Rodeo Whopper” can be purchased for ¥450.
And a “Rodeo Whopper Jr.” costs ¥580 for three-patties or ¥340 for one-patty.
To tell the truth, I think the Burger King Whopper is a good burger. But I don’t buy one often, I don’t like to pay that much for fast-food. A “normal” cheeseburger for about ¥120 is all I need.
But even when I want to buy a “Whopper” burger, I wouldn’t choose this “Rodeo Whopper”. I think the BBQ sauce and onion rings make it look unappetizing. (I do like onion rings, though.)
Does Burger King have the “Rodeo Whopper” on the menu in your country? Have you tried it?
I mentioned a couple times on this site that spicy food is popular in the summer in Japan. Many fast-food chains in Japan offer special spicy foods on their menu during the summer.
Right now, Becker’s is offering the “Magma Burger.
And last year Burger King Japan offered the “Angry Whopper“.
Well, I guess the Angry Whopper was popular last year because Burger King Japan brought it back this year.
The Angry Whopper has ハラペーニョ (jalapeno peppers) on it.
For ¥420, you can get the 「ウマ辛」 (“Mild Hot”) level burger,
for ¥480, you have have more jalapeno peppers to bring it to 「ビリ辛」 (“Hot”) level,
and a whopper at 「激辛」 (“Very Hot”) level costs ¥540.
They also sell a 「アングリーワッパーＪr」」 (“Angry Whopper Jr.”) for ¥340.
Also, right now at Burger King Japan, the four-piece 「ＢＫテンダーズ」 (“BK (Chicken) Tenders”) are being sold for ¥100…but if you want the spicy “Angry Sauce” instead of ketchup, then the price is ¥150.
I’m surprised that Burger King in Japan sells their nuggets as four-pieces since almost nothing in Japan is sold as a set of four because the Japanese word for “four” is similar to the Japanese word for “death”.
McDonalds, for example, sells their “McNuggets” as a set of five in Japan (odd numbers are more popular than even in Japan).
Does Burger King sell the “BK Tenders” as a set of four in your country?
I wrote a post last October about Burger King Japan’s Whopper 7, which was a giant burger that Burger King in Japan offered for a limited time that had seven patties.
(Click here to read that post).
Well, now they’ve been outdone by the hamburger chain ロッテリア (Lotteria Japan).
At Lotteria you can buy the 「タワーチーズバーガー」 (“Tower Cheeseburger“).
If you order this burger, you pay the basic price of a cheeseburger (¥160) and then an additional ¥100 per patty that you want added.
Up to a total of ten patties can be on your “Tower Cheeseburger“.
Lotteria's ten patty "Tower Cheeseburger"
But if you order the full ten patties, they’ll give it to you at a reduced price of ¥990 (rather than the full ¥1,060).
I didn’t try Burger King’s “Whopper 7” so I definitely won’t be buying a ten patty one either!
But a double cheeseburger costs ¥260 and a triple cheeseburger costs ¥360…
The double burger would be alright...but even a triple is too much, I think.
I wrote about McDonalds Japan‘s “Big America” Quarter-Pounder burger campaign.
(Click here to read it).
They offered the “Big Texas Burger“, then the “New York Burger“, and then the “Hawaiian Burger“. Now they’re offering the final one…the “California Burger“.
Well, to compete, Burger King Japan is selling four different 「世界の美味しさとてつまなくデカイ！ワッパー」 (“World’s Delicious Giant Whoppers“).
Rather than a different flavor burger for four different U.S. states, like McDonalds Japan is selling, Burger King Japan‘s new “Whoppers” are four different flavors from four countries.
From 2010 February 1 – 18, they sold the “American flavor 「バーベキューワッパー」 (“BBQ Whopper“),
and then from 2010 February 19 – March 4, they sold the “Malaysian flavor” 「ブラックペッパーワッパー」 (“Black Pepper Whopper“).
Currently they are selling the 「スパイシーイタリアンワッパー」 (“Spicy Italian Whopper“).
And the final one will be the “Japanese flavor” 「てりやきワッパー」 (“Teriyaki Whopper“), which will be offered beginning 2010 March 19.
Burger King Japan has had unique Whopper burgers before…
Click here for my post about their “Bourbon Whopper“, and
Click here for my post about their “Whopper 7“.
I wrote a post last October about the Whopper 7 burger at Burger King Japan.
(Click here to read it.)
I also mentioned in that post that Burger King in Japan sells Heineken Beer.
Well, now Burger King in Japan has begun selling the “Bourbon Whopper“.
The Bourbon Whopper is, as the name implies, as “Whopper” burger* with bourbon whiskey in the sauce.
*(The “Bourbon Whopper Jr.” is also available.)
This ad from Burger King Japan says that the Bourbon Whopper costs ¥450 (about US$5.00) and the Bourbon Whopper Jr. costs ¥330 (about US$3.68).
Also, in addition to Heineken Beer, Burger King now sells “Highball” cocktails…which is bourbon whiskey with either cola or ginger-ale.
They’re charging ¥350 (about US$3.90) for a “Highball“.
A “set-meal” with both a Bourbon Whopper Jr. and a Highball cocktail costs ¥500 (about US$5.57), and is only available after 5:00PM.
Obviously, only persons aged 20 or older** can purchase these burgers and drinks.
**(The legal drinking age in Japan is 20).
Also, the ad above shows Burger King Japan‘s special limited-time only discount price on the 「てりやきワッパーJR」 (“Teriyaki Whopper Jr.“) from ¥330 to ¥240, and 「BKフライドチキン」 (“BK Fried Chicken“) from ¥230 to ¥150.
Microsoft recently began selling their latest operating system in Japan called Windows 7.
And for one week (2009 October 22 – 28), they are running a joint campaign with Burger King Japan to promote “Windows 7“.
Until October 28th, Burger King Japan is selling an original burger called the “Windows 7 Whopper“!
What, you may be wondering, makes the “Windows 7 Whopper” different from the regular Whopper burger?
Well, it has seven burger patties!
Seven patties on one burger sandwich! That’s mad!
I’m sure they’ll sell many of these monstrosities. Mainly to people who want to try it for the novelty value before the campaign period ends and Burger King Japan stops offering it.
I won’t be buying it. Besides the fact that I have no interest in even trying to eat that much hamburger in one sandwich…there’s also the fact that the price for the thing is ¥1,450* (about US$15)!
* (The regular price is ¥1,450…but Burger King Japan will be selling the “Windows 7 Whopper” to the first thirty customers everyday who order it for ¥777.)
Here’s the ad for it:
"Windows 7 Whopper" available at Burger King in Japan until 2009 Oct 28.
While I was looking at Burger King Japan’s website, I noticed that they have Heineken Beer on their menu!
Burker King Japan sells beer
It says in the ad that a can of Heineken Beer costs ¥400. And you can buy a 「ハイネケン・コンボ」 (“Heineken Combo“), which is a side menu item and a can of beer, for ¥500.
Or if you buy any of the Burger King combo sets, you can change the soft-drink for a Heineken Beer for an additional ¥150.
I know that the Japanese fast-food chain “Freshness Burger” has beer on their menu…but I haven’t eaten at Burger King in quite a while. Now that they have beer on their menu, too…maybe I’ll visit a Burger King again soon (but I won’t be getting a “Whopper 7“)!
(Click here if you want to read another post I wrote about the spicy summer campaigns at Burger King and other fast-food restaurants in Japan.
And click here if you want to read my post about McDonalds Japan‘s menu.)
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