Chicken Royale
In Britain this is Burger King’s best-known chicken burger, a breaded chicken fillet with lettuce and mayo on a long sesame bun. It is essentially the American Original Chicken Sandwich under a grander name, and British customers are just as attached to it. Simple, soft and very familiar.
The story
Burger King opened its first British restaurant in London in 1977, decades after Wimpy had taught the country what a hamburger was, and it built a separate vocabulary as it went. Royale became the British name for the chicken burger, and it stuck hard enough that most UK customers have never heard the American name for the same sandwich. It is the same trick as the Whopper Jr. or the Big King: one chain, one kitchen, and menus that read completely differently depending on which country you order in.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Chicken Royale yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares chicken
McDonald's McChicken (Copycat) - Shares chicken
Meg’s Fuddruckers Chicken Sandwich - Shares chicken
McDonald's McArabia (Copycat) - Shares chicken
Chimichurri Chicken Burgers
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