Shrimp Burger (えびバーガー)
The original Japanese shrimp burger: a crisp, bouncy patty of small shrimp with a house tartare sauce of egg and chunky onion, a tangy Thousand Island-style sauce and cabbage, in a soft bun. Lotteria invented it in 1977 and rivals followed decades later.
The story
Lotteria developed the shrimp burger itself in 1977, first selling it as the “ebi hamburger”: small shrimp formed into a croquette-like patty. It became the chain’s signature, and both MOS Burger and McDonald’s later brought out similar burgers; McDonald’s Japan launched its almost identical Ebi Filet-O in autumn 2005.
What’s inside
- breaded shrimp patty
- tartare sauce with egg and onion
- Thousand Island-style sauce
- cabbage
- bun
Make it at home
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About Zetteria
For half a century Japan’s Lotteria was the burger arm of the Lotte confectionery group. It began in 1972, originally conceived as a way to sell Lotte ice cream, with its first restaurants opening that September in the Takashimaya store in Nihonbashi and the Matsuzakaya store in Ueno. Its menu soon set it apart: the shrimp burger arrived in 1977 and was later copied by both MOS Burger and McDonald’s, and in 2007 the “Zeppin” (superb) cheeseburger brought natural cheese and a much bigger patty to Japanese fast food.
About 280 restaurants across Japan, the country’s fourth-largest burger chain.
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