A hamburger fashion at least as much variable, like clothing – we ate in the last 30 years, since then it has advanced into retro puff pastry, we were fans of for fast foodthen came the craft revolutionlove to he also reformed hamburgersand now here is the smash burger fever too. The From America – from where else? – the essence of the preparation method that comes with the traditional burger is that, while the nicely shaped meat patty is placed on the griddle with a slight indentation in the middle so that it is cooked as much on the inside as on the edges, the with a smash burger, the balled beef is pressed into the grill or grill plate with a spatula or something heavyso it’s not a 1-2-3 finger-thick meat patty, but one it will be made into a flattened, cake-like cake. It usually looks less photo-friendly than a nicely constructed, multi-layered artisanal burger, but according to fans, the thanks to this technique, the meatloaf will be much juicier, suddenly browned meat does not release its juices.
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According to experts, it is particularly important for the smash(ed) burger that the meat is of good quality and traditional (80% meat, 20% fat-tallow) it should be a little more greasy compared to its composition. We also get different results depending on whether a how much meat is minced – while meat sticks left larger produce better results, they are more likely to fall apart during baking, while finely ground meat is easier to work with, but less flavorful than the previous version. According to lovers of the genre, the smash burger’s biggest advantagewhich beats all other burgers made by other methods, is that outside of a hot grill the meat remains rich in juices and juices. However, since the meat will be extremely flat, even compared to the classic fast food versions, the smash burger often has two, sometimes three layers of meat. Also a common point is the finely chopped onion it is often sprinkled on the meat before it is pressed onto the grillso the onion is also baked in the patty, and it is relatively rare that the meat of the smash burger does not have 1-2 slices of melting cheese.
The Burger Project (Photo: Major Kata – We Love Budapest)
The smash burger is by the way Smashburger, founded in Denver in 2007 made famous in the US by a fast food chain, but its story probably began decades earlier in Kentucky, at a local restaurant where an employee realized that if the grilled meatloaf if you flatten it with a can of beans, the end result will be much better.
The overseas smash burger fever has already spread to Europe for quite some time, in recent years the better-known burger joints have also put it on the menu on a seasonal basis, but it seems that interest in it has increased recently. Let’s see where you can definitely taste it!
Simon′s Burger
A upon opening, it was also apostrophized as Hungarian Five Guys In just a few months, Burgerző has five locations in Budapest, plus a shop where they make hot dogs. THE As Generation Z’s favorite burger joint in apostrophized Simon’s, they believe in the simplicity of the burger, i.e. that a good hamburger doesn’t need avocado, lobster tail, truffles, or even an extra fried egg, just good quality meat, good baked goods, cheese, some vegetables and sauces. That’s it. Of course, some fries and a shake will go down as an accompaniment!
- 1052 Budapest, Fehér Hajó utca 8–10.
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The Burger Project
A 2022-I It opened in Újpest The Burger Project is a favorite in the neighborhood and more and more people are going there purposefully from the city center as well. Their beef burgers are one to one they are made with the smashed technique, but they also offer veggie, chicken and pork burgers. They have a wide selection: here you can try out what it’s like if the extra ingredients are added to burgers made with the smashed technique. There is also a wide selection of side dishes: plain besides fried potatoes, there are sweet potatoesonion rings and fried potatoes with cheese sauce, that is loaded fries too. For now, they are just around the corner from the M3 metro stop, but they will soon add a new unit.
The Burger Project (Photo: Major Kata – We Love Budapest)
Smashy
Smashy, the restaurant of the former manager of Simon’s Burger, opened a few weeks ago on Kálvin tér, which, in addition to its excellent burger, became famous for the queue has been standing in front of it practically since opening. The total 2 types of smashed burgersthe burgers of a small place selling 1 type of fries, cola and water are really great they are juicy and of good quality, so if you catch a good moment when you only have to wait a quarter of an hour, then it is definitely worth trying the new favorite of Kálvin. As in Simon’s, here too the strive for minimalism, the lightly toasted butter bun contains only 2 slices of meat, 4 slices of melted cheese, some cucumber and sauce – and it’s just as good as it is.
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Smokey Monkies
Smokey Monkies is famous for its barbecue in January 2020 added the hamburger to the menu alongside the smoked sausages, and then the smashed technique was immediately applied to the meat. They also have a relatively minimal number of ingredients, the double meat comes with double cheese, double bacon, pickled cucumber, onion and homemade sauce. They like it when a burger has a nice round shape, so they don’t squeeze the burger, only the meat. And their smash burger is in all their units we can taste it.
- 1077 Budapest, Király utca 53.
(Photo: Smokey Monkies)
(Cover photo: Major Kata – We Love Budapest)