With meat, vegetarian, vegan..Burgers for everyone

It's not like we haven't talked about burgers here before. For example, we have already had the day of the hamburger or we have already talked about fast food. But besides the cheeseburgers and chicken burgers of this world, you can find other delicacies as well. Between all the meat there are not only burgers made of vegetable patties, but really fine vegetarian and vegan alternatives. Which ones exactly? You can find out in this article. We also want to dive a little into other countries, other customs and look at the burger cultures of other countries.

Of course, you can use an old-school vegetable patty instead of a beef or chicken patty and generally put the burger on the same. But nowadays this is no longer the only possibility or alternative. 

Through the different creations you can use vegetarian imitations of the meat patties - these are made of tofu, soy or other beans; but you can also choose from a variety of other alternatives:

Due to its firm consistency and good frying properties, Halloumi cheese is ideal for placing on the roll and refining it with various sauces and vegetable side dishes - and of course with even more cheese. 

Similar to the grill, you can of course also use and enjoy zucchini or sliced aubergine as a topping for your burger.

If you use kidney beans, couscous or quinoa in the production of patties, you will optically come closest to the meat variant. Of course, not in terms of taste. Besides that, you can also use millet, green spelt and almost every other cereal and legume to make a patty. 

If you enjoy oriental food more often, you probably also love the burger patties made of chickpeas. Quasi the falafel in big form.

Especially the roasts made of vegetables or legumes are of course not only vegetarian but also vegan in the first place, but especially the cheese variations are of course omitted with the vegan alternative.

Instead of cheese, you can use guacamole or avocado in general to create a nice - also very creamy - explosion of flavor on the palate. Due to the spiciness of guacamole or the mildness of avocado you can mix exactly what you like best (similar to the different types of cheese).

 

Of course, you can also use the vegan cheese alternatives for the topping or just experiment and create the slightly different burger with fruits (strawberries, mango, pineapple).

Enough of the vegetarian and vegan alternatives to the well-known burger. Now let's see if the habits in other countries are different in terms of burger variety and eating habits than Germany.

Especially in America, as is well known, more is more, also in the design of the burgers. The bigger, the better is the motto here. More meat, more cheese, more bacon, more fat. Actually, a lot more of everything - that is the only and biggest difference. However, the different varieties and the range on offer differ only slightly.

 

Depending on the location - for example in southern Africa - patties are made from chicken rather than beef. This is related to breeding and availability. While in America comparatively many cattle are kept, in South Africa comparatively many chickens are raised.

Also, in Singapore, there are different kinds of burgers in there menu. Shrimps wrapped in cornflakes and deep-fried offer the best culinary treat in one of the most popular fast food restaurants.

 

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