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Sunday, May 5, 2013

MOS Burger Tempura Rice Burger

MOS Burger (モスバーガ) is a popular Japanese fast food chain that originated in Japan. MOS stands for Mountain Ocean Sun. MOS Burger is famous for their original burger, which is called the MOS Burger.

They are also famous for their unique burgers such as the MOS Rice Burger, which they have been serving now for many years. The rice burgers use a bun made of rice mixed with barley and millet.

Last month on April 23rd they launched their new Tempura Rice Burgers, which will be available for a limited time (until the end of October). These are more than your typical burger as the tempura is sandwiched between grilled rice which acts as the buns and hence the name “rice burger”.

The two new Tempura Rice Burgers are:

Ebi Shinjo ~ Fried Shrimp Dumpling Tempura Rice Burger 

The fried shrimp dumpling contains grated shrimp and onions, which are fried in tempura batter and then topped with a Japanese style sauce that contains oroshi (grated daikon), with added ao negi (green onions) on top. This is all sandwiched between two plates of grilled rice.

The Ebi Shinjo costs 350 yen (USD$3.60)

Ebi Shinjo Tempura Rice Burger

Kisetsu no Yasai Kakiage ~ Seasonal Mixed Vegetable Tempura Rice Burger 

The tempura in this burger contains various vegetables such as onions, edamame beans, and sweet corn. This is all fried together in crispy tempura batter and topped with an original wasabi and seaweed sauce. The tempura again is all sandwiched between two plates of grilled rice.

The Kisetsu no Yasai Kakiage costs 280 yen (USD$2.85)

Kisetsu no Yasai Kakiage Tempura Rice Burger

How Do They Taste?

We tried the two new rice burgers and give them both the thumbs up. The rice bun is very much like a yaki onigiri and the fillings were tasty and reminded us of Japanese dishes like Ten-don (tempura on rice) and Kakiage-don (mixed vegetable tempura on rice). We would definitely have these again.

Ebi Shinjo Tempura Rice Burger

Close up of the Ebi Shinjo. You can see the oroshi and ao negi

Kisetsu no Yasai Kakiage Tempura Rice Burger

Close up of the Kisetsu no Yasai Kakiage Tempura Rice Burger

Visit the MOS Burger website for more details


8 comments:

  1. McDonalds Golden Burger Week? Meh. (You know me!)

    This? Now this is a different story. Thanks for the heads-up. A trip to my nearest MosBurger shall be undertaken. ;)

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    1. Thanks Ru, I thought you might like this one :)

      Definitely worth a try! I also want to try the MOS Burger now that they have changed the recipe ~ using 100% Aussie Beef (thumbs up) and a new improved sauce.

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  2. I love tempura so I'd be game to give this a try :-)

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    1. Thanks Maria, Definitely worth a try, especially if you are a fan of tempura and Ten-don :)

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  3. Thanks for the info. I'll have to try it out. :-)

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    1. No Worries Thomas, Give them a try and let us know what you think :)

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  4. MOS Burger was my absolutely favourite fast food place when I lived in the Kobe Osaka area two decades ago. Their food was always so fresh, as you had to wait while they cooked it fresh. These special burgers make a return trio even more tempting!

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    1. Thanks Andrew, MOS is one of my favourites as well. They still cook it fresh, but have just changed their recipe after all these years. I hope to give the new recipe a try soon and post about it :)

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