Rebel Whopper
Hungry Jack’s plant-based Whopper, introduced in 2019. The meat-free patty goes through the same flame broiler and gets the full Whopper treatment, so the smoky flavour carries most of the illusion. A good option for vegetarians who miss the taste of a flame-grilled burger.
The story
Hungry Jack’s launched this in 2019 with a patty from v2food, an Australian company set up with the country’s national science agency specifically to build plant-based meat. That is a different route from the American chains, which licensed patties from Impossible and Beyond: Australia grew its own supplier. The burger goes through the same flame broiler as the beef, which the chain has been open about, so it is plant-based rather than strictly vegetarian.
What’s inside
- plant-based patty
- lettuce
- tomato
- pickles
- onion
- tomato sauce
- mayo
- sesame seed bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Rebel Whopper yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares a plant-based patty
McDonald's McPlant (Copycat) - Shares a plant-based patty
Burger King Impossible Whopper (Copycat) - Shares a plant-based patty
Mother Nature Burger - Shares a plant-based patty
Tofu Burgers
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Rebel Whopper.- Red Mill Burgers · a plant-based patty
Garden Burger Deluxe - Burger King · a plant-based patty
Impossible Whopper - Fatburger · a plant-based patty
Impossible Burger - Johnny Rockets · a plant-based patty
Streamliner
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About Hungry Jack's
When Jack Cowin bought the Australian franchise for Burger King in 1970, he hit a problem: a small Adelaide takeaway had already trademarked the name “Burger King” in Australia. Burger King offered him a list of other names it owned, and he picked Hungry Jack, a Pillsbury pancake mix, adding the apostrophe and an S. The first restaurant opened in Perth in 1971.
Around 440 restaurants across Australia, most of them company-owned.
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