Photo: BurgerFuelThe Bastard
The burger with the name that makes tourists laugh and locals order without thinking. Beef with cheddar, grated beetroot with chia seeds, pineapple, avocado, bacon, salad, relish and aioli on a wholemeal bun. It is the Kiwi “burger with the lot” taken further, sweet, earthy and messy. The beetroot will stain your fingers.
The story
New Zealand builds burgers its own way, and the markers are beetroot, egg and sometimes pineapple — the same ingredients Australian milk bars used, taken up by Kiwi takeaways after the war and never dropped. McDonald’s acknowledged it in 1991 with the Kiwiburger, beetroot and fried egg included, which is the clearest sign of how fixed the tradition is. BurgerFuel opened in Ponsonby in 1995 selling that local build with aioli instead of mayonnaise, and refused to make it look American.
What’s inside
- beef patty
- cheddar
- grated beetroot with chia seeds
- pineapple
- avocado
- bacon
- salad
- relish
- aioli
- wholemeal bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the The Bastard yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, bacon, avocado and cheese
Peter’s Fuddruckers Burger - Shares beef, avocado and cheese
Seven Layer Sliders - Shares beef, bacon and cheese
TOP 3McDonald's Big Tasty (Copycat) - Shares beef, bacon and cheese
Peter’s Triple Bacon Burger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the The Bastard.- Red Robin · beef, bacon, avocado and cheese
Smashed Avocado ’N’ Bacon - Whataburger · beef, bacon, avocado and cheese
Avocado Bacon Burger - Jollibee · beef, bacon, pineapple and cheese
Aloha Yumburger - Gourmet Burger Kitchen · beef, bacon and avocado
Avo Bacon
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About BurgerFuel
Chris Mason opened the first BurgerFuel in Ponsonby, Auckland, in October 1995, with a loud, irreverent style and burgers built on New Zealand ingredients. It grew into the country’s best-known home-grown burger chain and went public in 2007.
Around 60 stores across New Zealand, plus a few in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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