The world’s most expensive burger, The Golden Boy is not a regular burger, obviously. With a price of €5,000, it is surely not the kind of burger you get from your local fast-food chain.
Dutch chef, Robbert Jan de Veen is the creator of the burger that costs hundreds of pounds for each bite. He is also known as the King of Hamburgers on Instagram.
He told Euro News: “Breaking a world record has been a childhood dream of mine and it feels amazing.”
The current Guinness World Record is held by a burger of Juicys Outlaw Grill in Oregon, USA. It weighed more than 350kg and costs about $5,000 (£3,600).
Here is the video of ‘The Golden Boy’:
However, chef de Veen is looking forward to beating the record with his burger that is far smaller but made of crazily expensive ingredients. He put Beluga caviar, king crab, Spanish Iberico ham, and white truffle on top of a Wagyu beef patty. It gets better when the BBQ sauce is made with Kopi Luwak beans that cost between $30 and $100 per cup, as well as Macallan single malt whiskey.
The bun is also made with a Dom Pérignon champagne bun and then topped with gold leaf. Chef de Veen said, “Even though this burger is extremely costly, you should still use your hands because that’s the only way to eat a burger. Since the bun is covered in gold leaf, your fingers will be golden by the time you finish.”
But he declared that his intention is not to brag but it comes after the restaurants are badly affected by the pandemic.
He said, “Restaurants were closed and there were no food competitions due to the pandemic. I was depressed. I was feeling bad seeing the sufferings of the masses and the dismal situation of the restaurant industry. Therefore, I decided to create the world’s most expensive burger and donate the entire income to charity to do good.”
Sources: Youtube De Daltons, Lad Bible