Impossible Whopper
The burger that dragged plant-based meat into the mainstream. The Impossible patty goes through the same flame broiler as the beef, and under all the Whopper toppings the difference is genuinely hard to spot. Worth noting for strict vegetarians: unless you ask otherwise, it is cooked on the same broiler and comes with regular mayo.
The story
Burger King tested the Impossible Whopper in St. Louis in April 2019 and put it on menus across the US that summer. It was the first time a plant-based burger was sold at that scale by a major fast-food chain, and it pushed rivals to follow with their own versions.
What’s inside
Make it at home
My copycat first, then everything I built on top of it.- My copycat
Burger King Impossible Whopper (Copycat)
The Impossible Whopper on YouTube
Everyone who has cooked, copied or taste-tested it on camera.
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Impossible Whopper.- Hungry Jack's · a plant-based patty
Rebel Whopper - Red Mill Burgers · a plant-based patty
Garden Burger Deluxe - McDonald's · a plant-based patty
McPlant - Fatburger · a plant-based patty
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About Burger King
Burger King started in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, named after a broiler oven that did not really work. Two franchisees in Miami, James McLamore and David Edgerton, fixed the problem with a flame broiler, took over the company, and gave Burger King the one thing that still separates it from McDonald’s: burgers cooked over a flame instead of on a flat griddle.
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