Apparently hipsters have been given permission to go to a fast food restaurant. It is now okay to go to Burger King to order an impossible whopper. It was even recommended on a Slate podcast.
Having gout, I thought it might be fun to eat a burger without having to worry about uric acid or triglycerides so I tried one.
First thing I discovered is that they are expensive. A small meal with cheese came to over ten dollars, almost four dollars more than a regular Whopper with cheese meal. They do look like a regular Whopper, though.
The taste is actually okay. Definitely better than any Morningstar product I have ever tried. If you were in a bar and had just consumed four beers and few shots and were handed one you probably would wolf it down and think you were eating a real hamburger.
On close inspection it doesn't taste exactly like a hamburger, although I can't exactly say why. I also noticed a slight taste of peanut butter lingered after the meal. Still if you were in a motor court on a highway and were tired of lackluster chicken sandwiches, it might be a nice alternative.
