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Take a traditional Japanese dish, put it in a burger and we’ll name it Sydney’s must-try dish of the week!
It’s the Chicken katsu burger from Ume Burger in Darling Square, and we can’t get enough of it.
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Is that the full name?
Yeap, it’s just “Chicken katsu burger” on the menu.
Where do you get it?
Ume Burger Darling Square, 1 Little Pier Street, Darling Exchange, Haymarket 2000 NSW. There’s also an Ume Burger at Barangaroo but they do a Chicken karaage burger, not the katsu.
Why is it a winner?
Inspired by Tokyo’s food culture and with a much-hatted chef at the helm, Ume Burger has become a Sydney institution. While the signature Ebi prawn burger gets a lot of love, it’s the Chicken katsu burger that has our heart, or should we say taste buds? Chicken thigh is hand-crumbed and deep fried to perfection, then it’s paired with shredded cabbage, yuzu kosho mayonnaise and thick, delicious tonkatsu sauce, all in a soft burger bun. It’s juicy, it’s crunchy, it’s savoury and it’s perfect.
Anything else to know?
There’s lots to keep you interested at Ume Burger. Beyond the Japanese-inspired burgers, there are house-made sodas, from passionfruit to yuzu flavoured, as well as soft serve, whiskeys and a cold and warm sake menu. If you haven’t tried it yet, you really should.
