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Amber O'Connor

Frankie & Benny's trials six 'bonkers' burgers - including Vegemite with sprinkles

Frankie and Benny's is celebrating the Commonwealth Games by trialling six new 'bizarre' burgers.

But they're not your standard beef and cheese offerings, as ingredients include Tim Tams biscuits, Vegemite, haggis and naan bread.

The Italian American restaurant brand designed the 'bonkers' burgers ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which kicks off on July 28.

The weird and wonderful creations incorporate traditional food and flavours from Commonwealth nations including Jamaica, India, Scotland, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

As such, the brand is testing a number of ingredients, like Hundreds & Thousands, pineapple, black pudding, and deep-fried burger buns.

Yet to be officially named, each burger takes inspiration from a different region.

The Indian burger includes poppadoms, a spiced lamb patty, and a tower of crispy onion bhaji bites (Frankie & Benny's)

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The proposed recipes are as follows:

The Jamaican burger

Pineapple leaf bun, jerk patty with ginger cake slices, fresh pineapple, crispy plantain chips topped with Reggae jerk burger sauce and a side of fresh coconut for extra flavour

The Indian burger

Naan bread buns, on a bed of crushed poppadoms, spiced lamb patty, a whole vegetable samosa with mango chutney sauce topped with a tower of crispy onion bhaji bites, drizzled with a madras jus and served with a cold Tiger beer

The Scottish burger

Saltire Scottish Bun, two black pudding patties, topped with minced haggis and a grouse skin garnish, all served with a tin of Haggis and an iced Iron bru on the side

The Canadian burger

Red Beetroot bun, Ketchup crisp coated patty, crunchy Maple Leaf garnish with a poured Canadian Maple Syrup jus, all served with a Caesar Cocktail on the side

The Australian burger

Hand-finished fairy bread bun, Tim Tam biscuit breaded burger patty, beetroot chunks with a good dollop of Vegemite and a can of Fosters on the side

The South African burger

A deep-fried burger bun, Kebabbed burger patties with peppers, Biltong Bacon slices with a corn on the cob finished off on the braai and drizzled with garlic butter

The Canadian burger includes a Ketchup crisp coated patty, crunchy Maple Leaf garnish and poured Canadian Maple Syrup (Frankie & Benny's)

Unfortunately for anyone eager to one of the bizarre creations, they are currently only in the trial phase.

But Frankie and Benny's has said they could be rolled out depending on customer feedback during the games.

In the meantime, customers are asked to share their preferred names for the burgers online, and the brand is offering a free soft drink to ticket holders and customers across any of Frankie & Benny's four restaurants located in Birmingham, during the entirety of the Games.

Luana Herrmann, Marketing Director for The Restaurant Group, Leisure & Concessions, said: “Frankie & Benny’s takes pride in promoting diversity and Birmingham is a community known around the world for being full of different cultures and diverse backgrounds, so we are happy to celebrate this event.

“We’ve been busy whipping up these new Commonwealth Games inspired trial burgers, celebrating the different tastes that make up the varied association of 56 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific.

"We’re looking forward to having some real fun over social media and welcoming guests from home and abroad to our four Birmingham restaurants and we can’t wait to hear what our followers on social have chosen as their favourite burger.”

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