A rice burger or riceburger is a variation on the traditional
hamburger
A hamburger (or simply a burger) consists of fillings—usually a patty of ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll. The patties are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chilis ...
with compressed
rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...
patties substituted for the hamburger buns. The
MOS Burger fast-food
Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. ''Fast food'' is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ...
restaurant chain
A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate many retail markets, dining markets, and service categories in many pa ...
introduced the rice burger in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
1987, and since then it has become a popular food item in
East Asia
East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of Economy of China, China, Economy of Ja ...
. Beginning around 2005
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese ch ...
also offered a rice burger in some of its Asian stores, with mixed results.
In South Korea they are known as "bapburgers" (bap/bab means rice in
Korean language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is kn ...
). Popular Korean-style rice burgers include fillings such as stir-fried
kimchi
Kimchi (; ) is a traditional Korean side dish (''banchan'') consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most often napa cabbage or Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including '' gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), ...
and tuna with mayonnaise.
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See also
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List of hamburgers
This is a list of notable hamburgers. A hamburger consists of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed between two slices of a bread roll. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, pickled cucumber, pickles, cheese, and ...
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References
Further reading
Mos May Open 200 China Outlets on Rice Burger Demand – Taipei Times
External links
* ttp://www.just-food.com/news/mcdonalds-launches-rice-burger_id86361.aspx Singapore: McDonald's launches rice burgerbr>McDonald's Chinese Take-outJapanese-style Hamburgers at Mos Burger Tokyo, JapanSydney Opens its First Rice Burger Bar, Gojima
Japanese rice dishes
Vietnamese rice dishes
Hamburgers (food)
Rice cakes
Korean rice dishes
Chinese rice dishes
Taiwanese rice dishes
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