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Shoku Burger ligger i Vantaa i norra Helsingfors, och serverar burgare med tydliga asiatiska influenser. Vi besökte dem när de stod på burgarfestivalen Burger Lovers Festival 2023, där de erbjöd en begränsad meny till festivalpriser. Vi beställde deras signaturburgare Shoku för 10 EUR (115 kronor), som innehöll finskt nötkött, cheddarost, pickles, rödlök, majonnäs och ketchup i ett sesamtäckt japanskt milk bun.

Det lät ju väldigt lovande, men när burgaren serverades kändes det som att vi rest fem år bakåt i tiden. Den såg riktigt tråkig ut och var väldigt platt och bred. Brödet påminde inte ett dugg om ett fluffigt och sött japanskt milk bun, utan var mer som en oljig och och smulig brioche. Och redan efter första tuggan blev det tydligt att själva hantverkstänket saknades, då köttet var ganska smaklöst och hade en porös konsistens, med en osmält och vaxig cheddarskiva ovanpå. Vi uppskattade de asiatiska smakerna från deras vinägriga pickles, och det fanns en ton av hetta, syrlighet och sötma som fungerade bra i bakgrunden. Smakmässigt var det inte katastrofalt, och vi hade gärna ätit detta som en grym fusionmacka, men som hantverksburgare betraktat kan vi inte blunda för alla de stora missarna som gjordes.

Vi gillar fusionburgare när de görs på rätt sätt, men det måste göras med fingertoppskänsla och med en tydlig vision. Och tyvärr ansåg vi att Shoku Burger saknade dessa beståndsdelar.

In English

Located in Vantaa in northern Helsinki, Shoku Burger serve burgers with clear Asian influences. We visited them at the Burger Lovers Festival 2023, where they were offering a limited menu at festival prices. We ordered their signature Shoku burger for 10 EUR (11 USD), which contained Finnish beef, cheddar, pickles, red onion, mayonnaise and ketchup in a sesame-covered Japanese milk bun.

It sounded very promising, but when our burger arrived it felt like we had travelled five years back in time. The burger looked dull and was very flat and wide. The bun was not at all reminiscent of a fluffy and sweet Japanese milk bun, but more like an oily and crumbly brioche. And our first bite revealed that the craftsmanship was missing, as the meat was tasteless and had a porous texture, with an unmelted slice of waxy cheddar on top. We appreciated the Asian flavours from their vinegary pickles, and there were notes of spiciness, acidity and sweetness in the background that were pleasant. Taste-wise this wasn’t disastrous, and we would have happily eaten this as an awesome fusion sandwich. But as a craft burger, we can’t turn a blind eye to all the glaring mistakes.

We like fusion burgers when they’re done right, but it has to be done carefully and with a clear vision in mind. Unfortunately, we felt that Shoku Burger lacked these elements.

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Venuksentie 4 LH 4, Helsinki, Vantaa Finland

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She Burger is a restaurant chain with several locations in Dubai and around the Middle East, and they participated in the Dubai Burger Championship 2026. The burger they served at the festival was the same name as the restaurant, She Burger, and it consisted of two smashed beef patties, roasted onions, veal bacon jam with a lot of coffee, and their signature sauce for 60 AED (16.5 USD).

We immediately felt that the burger had a very international appearance when we saw it, and it offered a well-shaped brioche bun, plenty of toppings, double meat patties. The bun was soft and had a good size, but the heel would have been able to handle the beef juices better if they’d let the patties rest before assembly. The Black Angus meat had a strong meat flavour with a robust seasoning, but we felt that the crust should have been more pronounced and that the meat could have been even juicier. The fried onion was texturally brilliant, and it added both flavour and a lovely crunch that the burger really needed. The veal bacon jam was incredibly good and had a much more mature taste than we are normally used to. It was very coffee heavy, which we really appreciated. On the other hand, the signature sauce was completely anonymous and didn’t make any real impression.

She Burger do a lot right with this burger, but they need to refine the details and the meat to really make it a winner. But that being said, they offer one of the better burgers in Dubai.

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