My burger arrived and I hurriedly looked under the and#8216;hoodand#8217; of the bun.
and#8220;Oh no!and#8221; I thought, and#8220;they forgot to put the mushroom on.and#8221;
Then I had another thought and#8220;dammit, there must just be a few mushrooms ground up into the pattyand#8221;. Instead of going to the counter to check, I decide to taste it first, and boy am I glad I didand#8230;
POW. The mushroomy taste hit me with the first bite. Delicious! For such a thin patty they sure as hell packed a lot of flavour into it.
Completely vegan and filled with mushrooms, kumara, chickpeas and basil and#8211; the patty is filling and tasty-to-boot. You donand#8217;t miss the meat. At. All. Topped with beetroot, relish, vegetarian cheese, salad and aioli, itand#8217;s a feast to say the least! OK, Iand#8217;ve finished with the descriptive words and annoying rhyming sentences.
Ooops, Iand#8217;ve forgotten to even tell you the name of it. Itand#8217;s a Beetnik GT burger ($9.60) from the New Zealand chain Burger Fuel in Newtown, Sydney. Iand#8217;m there with hubby and baby toddler Poppy for lunch (I keep forgetting sheand#8217;s not a baby any more!).
When dining at a new burger place, hubby likes to try their plain cheeseburger, as a measuring tool for how good they are. Just like when we visit a Thai restaurant for the first time, we will always order chicken panang curry and beef pad kee mao and judge the whole restaurant based on how well they do them and#8211; yep, weand#8217;re tough.
But back to the burger. I ordered him a Third Pounder with Cheese ($9.60). He deemed the beef patty juicy and flavoursome, however there was far too much aioli on it. It was completely drowning in the stuff so that мейд it less than enjoyable.
A real highlight of this chain is their kumara fries мейд with white sweet potatoes. They are a nice change from potato chips (although they do these well too) but can get a bit too much about 3/4 of the way through the packet and#8211; just a little too much sweetness.
However, I do love a sweet/salty combo so the sweetness of the flesh with the ample sea salt sprinkled on top is a winner. I just wish they would have been a little bit crispier.
Poppy usually only drinks water or full cream milk, but very occasionally I let her have some 100% juice (usually those cold pressed Preshafruit ones that I am obsessed with) when we are out and about. I was very pleased to see a new product from Charlieand#8217;s that is 50% apple juice and 50% water mixed together in cute packs with a built in straw. Poppy loved the novelty packaging and I was happy about the smaller amount of sugar. Win, win.
Last thing and#8211; I dined at this restaurant as part of Mushroom Mania which is happening all over Australia in July. If youand#8217;d like to win a $150 restaurant voucher you have only a few days left. Scroll down for more details on how to win.
Christie x
Burger Fuel
172 King Street, Newtown
New South Wales
+61 2 9519 4700
www.burgerfuel.com
Everything you need to know about Mushroom Mania
Join the Mushroom Mania fun this month from July 1st-31st!
- Get the free Mushroom Mania app for your smartphone/iPhone or check out the locality guide online to find your local participating restaurants.
- Order mushroom dishes when you dine out.
- Post a review of a mushroom dish you’ve eaten for your chance to win a $150 Best Restaurants of Australia gift card – there are 6 gift cards to be won every week in July.
- Join the Mushroom Lovers Club for mushroom recipes, cooking tips, news and more.
- Follow Mushroom Mania on Twitter and Facebook.
Fig andamp; Cherry dined with compliments of the Australian Mushroom Growers Association (AMGA).
Fig andamp; Cherry has worked with the AMGA over the last few months to recruit 10 bloggers across Australia for the Mushroom Mania campaign. If you are a PR or Brand who would like to also take advantage of this service, please get in touch with Christie via the Advertising page.
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