What’s Pink for one whole month, and has some green, some red, some yellow and blue?
It’s the burger of the month that Just Burger in Sliema has just come up with!
We’ve seen banks and Castille lighted fuchsia and pedestrian crossings painted pink, all for breast cancer awareness month.
And now we have a Burger too.
This October burger has four main elements. At the very base, there is a very generous portion of Rocket salad. This is the only vegetable ingredient. These dark, green leaves have a peppery taste and add some crunchiness to the whole burger. At the epicenter of every Just Burger, there’s always the beef patty. No matter what other ingredients are on top or beneath, the 140g Angus Beef patty is always the star. The hand-formed patty has a thick crust, singed with char. The beef is always juicy, whatever temperate you ask for, so it’s no wonder it lands a beefy punch to the overall flavour.
The patty is crowned by Brie, crusted in golden panko crumbs. Brie is a soft cheese that has origins in France. It’s also referred to as the queen of cheeses, in some culinary circles, as it’s used in a multitude of recipes, even desserts. The cheese is covered with a crispy panko shell, deep fried, so it envelopes the melting Brie. Panko is generally flakier than regular breadcrumbs, so it absorbs less oil than standard breading. Anything tangy & acidic goes very well with the full flavour of Brie. This is why we have a serving of spicy blueberry jam on the very top of this burger. Just Burger wanted to add some antioxidants in the name of Pink October, so they made the jam themselves, with a blueberry reduction and some spice for good measure.
All the elements remind us of a well-balanced charcuterie board, between a bun… and they favourably taste mostly gratifying too. We miss a bit of balsamic in the mix, but you can get an extra portion of sauce from a selection of 5 or 6, to fix that. Indeed these sauces are so tasty that everyone should use them in the burger itself, and not as dips for fries!
While some less-adventurous, might envision the combination of blueberries, cheese, and beef as a little atypical, it does work, as it’s part sweet, part tangy and downright delicious! And that’s why if you want to sport a pink ribbon and like burgers, your next destination should be Sliema. Keep in mind that this burger will, unfortunately, go away, once October is over, so better make a date in the calendar now.
