Burger King is trying to one-up the competition in the “Burger Wars.”
The chain is now offering an extra-long cheeseburger smothered in butter. That’s right, butter.
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The item is called the Extra Long Buttery Cheeseburger, and it features two patties covered in a buttery garlic sauce and is served on a hoagie bun. The sandwich contains a whopping 710 calories, 47g of fat, 15g of saturated fat, 1.5g of trans fat, a massive 1,250mg of sodium, 26g of protein, and 46g of carbs.
Mashable reported that the Extra Long Buttery Cheeseburger was rolled out on Monday and will be featured on the chain’s 2 for $5 menu.
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A few people commented on the burger on social media.
That buttery jack burger feels hella greasy it’s too much 😷
— estrella serrato (@serratoe_) January 26, 2016
Let’s deliberately kill off our customers, says @BurgerKing, as it releases a butter-smeared extra-long cheeseburger https://t.co/hCgOSoQGOh
— Vegan (@vegan) February 3, 2016
Burger King now has an extra long cheeseburger smothered in butter as we continue to despondently trudge toward humanity’s shallow grave.
— Matt Fowler (@TheMattFowler) February 3, 2016
And this dear friends is why #America is fat… https://t.co/ECePxC3DXx Seriously butter on a burger go home @burgerking you are drunk.
— Jeff Esposito (@jeffespo) February 3, 2016
Just STOP. Our kids already unhealthy! 》@BurgerKing now offering extra long cheeseburger smothered in butter https://t.co/lpLRESVgif @TIME
— Tiffany Berkenes (@GEARUPTiffany) February 3, 2016
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anything as gross as an “extra long buttery cheeseburger” 🍔🍔😖😖 thanks a lot @BurgerKing
— Katie H. (@ktee1026) February 3, 2016
Burger King has new long cheeseburger w butter sauce. Add 25¢, they’ll shove it directly into artery of your choice https://t.co/cH8Q6B5Syb
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 3, 2016
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