I like food.
I think and talk about food often.
Mrs. Frog is a most excellent cook.
And this is an ode to a burger…
Almost everyone has a favorite burger. For most folks, that favorite burger is probably in their town/city, or at least close by. They don’t know how lucky they are.
And then, there are the tortured souls like me…
I have a favorite burger, too! Only it’s not in my city. I can’t even hop in the car and drive to get one. It’s about 2600 miles away, and my only choices to get there are a plane or a ship.
I have a long-distance love affair with my favorite burger. Every time I leave, I begin to lust for my return and the next one.
It’s a tortured existence… for I fell for the Feral Burger (which actually isn’t even on the menu) at The Feral Pig in Lihue, Kauai.
Isn’t it beautiful?! It doesn’t even look like a regular burger.
So, what is this ode to a burger all about?
Let’s see….
- Kauai ground beef,
- ground, house-smoked pork shoulder,
- pork belly,
- caramelized onions, and
- secret aioli sauce.
Looking at that list just initiates burger lust, as well as the rational thought that the blood flow in my arteries and veins is perhaps better off because I can’t just drive to the Feral Pig and get one of these on a whim.
And, with airfare as it is now, it’s not like I’m going on a burger run anytime soon. But one can dream, can’t one?
It’s decadent. It’s sloppy. And, it’s soooooo good. I don’t know when the next time will be, but I’m already looking forward to it.
If you’re in the neighborhood, you’ve got to at least try a Feral Burger (with fries and a Mai Tai, but that’s another post or two…).
You might like it.
You might not like it (doubtful…).
Or, you might just become another tortured soul like me, living vicariously through a picture until the next time…