{"id":9295,"date":"2011-05-08T01:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-08T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9295"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:28:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:28:39","slug":"review-burger-king-california-whopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/08\/review-burger-king-california-whopper\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Burger King California Whopper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/5695369719\/\" title=\"Burger King California Whopper by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5309\/5695369719_0b00676a81.jpg?resize=500%2C359\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" alt=\"Burger King California Whopper\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Burger King California Whopper is not a new product.  <\/p>\n<p>In the United States, it&#8217;s been available exclusively at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bk.com\/en\/us\/campaigns\/whopper-bar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BK Whopper Bars<\/a> since 2009 (Warning: Automatic music playing website), and last year it was available throughout the fast food hungry countries of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burgerbusiness.com\/?p=5267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norway, Sweden and Denmark<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>I find it a bit strange that California didn&#8217;t get to experience the California Whopper before the Scandanavians did. I&#8217;m not one for conspiracies, but it&#8217;s as if the United States-based Burger King, wanted to knock Sweden and Denmark out of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitsugar.com\/Worlds-Healthiest-Countries-1535111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 World&#8217;s Healthiest Countries<\/a> so that the United States, which is the 11th healthiest country in the world, can sneak into the top ten.<\/p>\n<p>U-S-A!  U-S-A!  U-S-A!<\/p>\n<p>But, of course, a conspiracy to get the United States to move into the top 10 healthiest countries in the world can&#8217;t be true.  Besides, the Burger King California Whopper is now available to all Americans, so just like a person who ate a large-sized Burger King Whopper value meal, the United States won&#8217;t be moving anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>To make a California Whopper, Burger King takes their regular Whopper; leaves out the ketchup, pickles, and onions; and replaces them with bacon, swiss cheese, and guacamole.  The green Mexican dip made from avocados is the only ingredient that allows this burger to be called the California Whopper.  <\/p>\n<p>At first, I thought it&#8217;s called the California Whopper because guacamole is Mexican and there are a lot of Mexicans in California.  But then I realized that might be a little racist.  Thankfully, I found out California produces 95 percent of the country&#8217;s avocados and Fallbrook, California claims itself to be the &#8220;Avocado Capital of the World.&#8221;  So the avocados in the guacamole is the reason why it&#8217;s called the California Whopper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/27410581@N07\/5695944752\" title=\"View 'Burger King California Whopper Innards' on Flickr.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3660\/5695944752_0da266624f.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Burger King California Whopper Innards\" width=\"500\" title=\"Burger King California Whopper Innards\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the amount of guacamole in the California Whopper, there&#8217;s a lot of it.  So much so that if Ghostbusters 3 ever comes to fruition, Burger King should do a movie tie-in using the California Whopper, but renaming it to the Ecto Whopper, because with the amount of guacamole it has, it looks like it&#8217;s been slimed. But despite it oozing guacamole everywhere, its flavor is subdued enough that, at times, it&#8217;s almost like I&#8217;m eating a regular Whopper.  <\/p>\n<p>Taco Bell makes a better tasting guacamole.<\/p>\n<p>Shit.  I never thought I&#8217;d type that sentence above EVER.  <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how little I think of Burger King&#8217;s guacamole.  When one makes a guacamole that&#8217;s worse than Taco Bell&#8217;s, they should be running towards the border and past it&#8230;so that they can learn how to make a better guacamole.  Perhaps add some onion flavor.  Or a little more salt.  Or a little bit of spice.<\/p>\n<p>I sound upset, because I am upset.  I really wanted to love this burger, because I love guacamole.  I wanted to get fat from this burger.  I wanted my doctor to tell me I should stop eating them.  I wanted it to be my only source of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, along with saturated and trans fats. <\/p>\n<p>Not even the other ingredients in the burger help.  The swiss cheese doesn&#8217;t add anything.  And the bacon is typical fast food bacon that, despite being called &#8220;crispy&#8221; in every promo, is never crispy and hardly brings any flavor.  I really wish fast food companies would tinker with their bacon instead of their french fries.  <\/p>\n<p>Look, I know I just used the last 265 words to rant about the Burger King California Whopper, but I sort of liked it whenever I could taste a little guacamole.  Do I feel like it could&#8217;ve been better?  Oh, hell yes!  But I also realize my expectations for it (Whopper = YUM!  Guacamole = YUM! Whopper + Guacamole = YUM! YUM!) were probably too high and that I shouldn&#8217;t expect Burger King to make a burger that moves me as much as the San Andreas Fault moves California.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 1 California Whopper &#8211; 820 calories, 500 calories from fat, 56 grams of fat, 18 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 110 milligrams of cholesterol, 1400 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 8 grams of sugar, and 38 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Other California Whopper reviews:<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tampabayfood.com\/2011\/08\/24\/burger-kings-california-whopper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa Bay Food Monster<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grubgrade.com\/2011\/08\/21\/reader-review-california-whopper-from-burger-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grub Grade<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/bk-california-whopper-guac-ahoy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fat Guy Food Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b> Burger King California Whopper<br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b> $5.99 (sandwich only)<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> 1 sandwich<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Burger King<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> I kind of liked it, but it could&#8217;ve been so much better. Smooth guacamole.  Lots of guacamole.  Flame-broiled patties.  Avocados are a great source for poly- and monounsaturated fats.  U-S-A!<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Guacamole needed more flavor.  Bacon was useless.  Cheese was useless. Pricey for just the sandwich. Not being able to watch Ghostbusters 3.  There&#8217;s a guacamole worse than Taco Bell&#8217;s. Saturated and trans fats negating the poly- and monounsaturated fats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Burger King California Whopper is not a new product. In the United States, it&#8217;s been available exclusively at BK Whopper Bars since 2009 (Warning: Automatic music playing website), and last year it was available throughout the fast food hungry countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. I find it a bit strange that California didn&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1534,1477],"class_list":["post-9295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-burger-king","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13778,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/24\/news-burger-king-shows-its-still-milking-the-whopper-teat-by-introducing-the-wisconsin-white-cheddar-whopper\/","url_meta":{"origin":9295,"position":0},"title":"NEWS: Burger King Shows It&#8217;s Still Milking the Whopper Teat By Introducing the Wisconsin White Cheddar Whopper","author":"Marvo","date":"October 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"The Burger King Whopper has had many costume changes. 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