It’s “grow your winter layer” time of year and no one seems more keen to give you a better weather-resistant, wind-cheating midriff than old Burger King. We’ve covered American contempt for the concept of pizza here before, but this vile object really should have anyone with tastebuds and a modicum of self-respect reaching for their sick bags.
It’s allegedly a “homage” to New York. A 9.5-inch bun, a slab of meat, “mozzarella”, pepperoni and a no-doubt “authentic” pesto and marinara sauce. Would you keep those ingredients in the same fridge, never mind lump it all together? Just look at it – all 2,500 calories of it. I’m not sure Elvis himself would have got off his throne to fetch one. Even for Scots, the idea of such calorific intake in one gluttonous sitting is worth serious consideration. And training. In any case, it’s a prohibitive $13 – £8.40 in real money. Continue reading
