Korean street food meets Kiwi takeaways
Is it fries? Is it a hot dog? It’s both.
Korean street food has collided with a Kiwi takeaway at Auckland restaurant Tiger Burger, with a fries-wrapped hot dog creation smothered in the joint’s trademark sauces.
Tiger Burger has introduced the “hybrid special” to the menu at the Grey Lynn outlet for January.
Head chef Holly Josef is the mastermind behind the foodie delight, which she said is a spin on traditional Korean street food.
Potato-wrapped hot dogs were popular snacks in Korea, Josef said, and you can often pick them up from streetside stalls.
Tiger Burger’s version replaced the fried potato layer encasing the hot dog with French fries.
The dish is smothered in the store’s signature Kimcheese sauce — a mix of kimchi, aged cheddar, creme sauce and kimchi ketchup.
“It’s approaching Korean street food in a way which is easy for the Kiwi locals here to try and appreciate... we wanted to include a twist, so we included the fries,” Josef said.
The special had been a popular addition to the menu, she said. It had also won over the Tiger Burger team before being launched in store.
“Every special that we do, I let everyone try it and share their opinions — what we could improve and this and that.
“Everyone loved it — some of my colleagues here are also Korean and they were like ‘oh, this is legit’.”
The special is available at Tiger Burger until the end of January.