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[XiaNaphryz]

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/cronut-burger-coming-to-toronto-s-cne-1.1405558

It was just a matter of time. In fact, given the meteoric popularity of the trendiest and hottest pastry in the world right now, it could even be said it’s a little late in coming.

At the largest fun fair in Canada this month, visitors will be able to partake in what food pruveyor Epic Burgers and Waffles acknowledges is a "heart-stopping" creation that sandwiches a hamburger patty between two pieces of cronut clones, the hybrid croissant-donut pastry made famous by a French chef in New York this spring.

The Maple Bacon Jam Cronut Burger will become available when the fair -- the traditional marketplace for freakshow foods -- opens August 16 at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.

 

[Divvy]

Man I really don't want to have to go to the Ex again...

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'd catch the train to t-dot to have one of these.

 

[Vic]

omg...

 

[BronsonLee]

In related news, Local Asian Man Travels Thousands of Miles To Canada To Eat Burgers :O

 

[GK86]

What will the US respond with?

 

[Aquamarine]

I had cronuts for the first time (at the original bakery in NYC where they were invented) a few days ago.

So fucking divine....

Wonder if any of these imitations can match the original.




....Ah who am I kidding, this looks delicious.

 

[Brinbe]

I will have it.

I had cronuts for the first time (at the original bakery in NYC where they were invented) a few days ago.

So fucking divine....

Wonder if any of these imitations can match the original.




....Ah who am I kidding, this looks delicious.

Ha, I did the same a few months ago. I doubt this'll be anywhere near as good.

 

[captmcblack]

I would fight God to eat this.

 

[BronsonLee]

Oh goddamnit I should've known this was a Xia thread

First awesome movies, now awesome food, it's like Xia just wants us all to sit in a theater or on our cou-OH GOD XIA IS SKYNET :O

 

[TheWarrior]

I will see you all in Toronto. This actually looks a lot better than the Krispy Kreme burger.

 

[Deprive]

What will the US respond with?

I... I don't know

They need to bring this to the usa.

 

[RaySpencer]

Looks like im flying to Toronto!! GIMME GIMME

 

[Borgnine]

Let the annexation talks begin.

 

[RS4-]

Looks like I'm going to the EX this week

 

[jokkir]

Man I really don't want to have to go to the Ex again...

Just go to the 5$ after 5 thing, get that, and go home

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

Yeah, I'm down to try one....

Looks like I am actually heading to the EX...

 

[thomaser]

I had cronuts for the first time (at the original bakery in NYC where they were invented) a few days ago.

So fucking divine....

I'm going to NYC soon, and will have a few hours free to do whatever I want. Is it worth it to spend some of those hours in the cronut line?

 

[Divvy]

Just go to the 5$ after 5 thing, get that, and go home

Pffft... LIke there'll be any left by 5

 

[XiaNaphryz]

What will the US respond with?

Technically, someone already did this in the US - he got a genuine Cronut from Ansel's bakery in New York, then brought it to Umami Burger and made his own cronut burger.

http://firstwefeast.com/eat/umami-cronut-burger-mission/

To my surprise, the flavors melded well. The blackberry filling sweetened the savory Umami flavoring. As my waitress told me, “It looks like a heart attack on a plate.” I corrected her, “A little sweeter than a heart attack.” At 11:38am I finished my Umami-Cronut Burger. I wiped my face, paid the bill, and left. Almost exactly six hours since I woke up, I walked out of Umami Burger victorious and headed down Sixth Avenue. The memory of standing in line, buying my Cronuts, shocking Umami’s staff, and eating my brunch sandwich was fresh in my mind, making me proud, absurdly so.

 

[lefantome]

I want to try it.

They closest i had was the kiwi burger from gourmet burger kitchen.

 

[Aquamarine]

I'm going to NYC soon, and will have a few hours free to do whatever I want. Is it worth it to spend some of those hours in the cronut line?

To get an authentic cronut, you have to either:

1) Get in line at 6:00 A.M. (the bakery opens at 8:00)

2) Pay someone to stand in line for you and deliver it

They only make about 300 every day...

...but it really is worth it. That bakery makes some incredible treats. While you're there, make sure you try some of their other products as well.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

D: next Toronto meet up kraftwerk vs kave_man/krae_man and fuzzy vs kuro madoushi

CRONUTGEDDON!

 

[jstripes]

Oops:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/21/cne_patrons_taken_to_hospital_after_falling_ill.html

 

[Derwind]

Please god, please don't be a limited time deal thing. I'm a few provinces ovrr but coming back to my city in a month or so.

I need this.

=_=

 

[Dr.Acula]

Please god, please don't be a limited time deal thing. I'm a few provinces ovrr but coming back to my city in a month or so.

I need this.

=_=

It's carnival food at the CNE, it'll be gone in two weeks.

 

[explodet]

It's carnival food at the CNE, it'll be gone in two weeks.

It's gone now.

Oops:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/21/cne_patrons_taken_to_hospital_after_falling_ill.html

They said all 12 people taken to the hospital had eaten the cronut burger. Stand got closed down and the health inspectors have been called in.

 

[BronsonLee]

Oops:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/21/cne_patrons_taken_to_hospital_after_falling_ill.html

They said all 12 people taken to the hospital had eaten the cronut burger. Stand got closed down and the health inspectors have been called in.

OH SHIT. Thank god I didn't go *flees*

 

[Dyno]

You know, when I go to the CNE I am really happy to enjoy a freshly made corn dog.

 

[shira]

LOL carnies don't wash their hands

 

[Divvy]

Don't worry, you can still get this smore covered hot dog...

...you know, if you hate yourself

 

[Kickz]

Let the annexation talks begin.

ABout time we absorbed them, they do have oil

 

[Dr.Acula]

Cronut burger pulled

It only poisoned 223 people.

As of Tuesday morning, Toronto Public Health says it has received 223 complaints from people who experienced gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at the CNE.

The common element in all of the cases health officials investigated has been the cronut burger, a doughnut-croissant hybrid served with a hamburger patty and a slice of cheese.

Toronto Public Health released a statement Tuesday saying that the maple bacon jam that was served atop the burger contained Staphylococcus aureus toxin, a cause of food-borne illness.

Le Dolci, a Toronto bakery that supplied the jam as well as the Cronut-inspired pastries to EPIC Burgers and Waffles, has voluntarily ceased production, the statement read.

 

[explodet]

Illness count: 223. Death count: 0 (unless you count the cronut burger itself, which will no longer be sold).

And they found the cause:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...ple-bacon-jam-contaminated-cronut-burger.html

It wasn’t the half-doughnut, half-croissant bun. It wasn’t the beef patty. It wasn’t the optional egg or bacon.

The part of the cronut burger contaminated with the Staphylococcus aureus toxin, which caused food-borne illness in 223 people at the Canadian National Exhibition last week, was the maple bacon jam topping, according to Toronto Public Health's lab reports and inspection of vendor Epic Burgers and Waffles.

"New lab results indicate that the maple bacon jam, which is one component of the cronut burger, is the cause of food-borne illnesses at the CNE," said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's medical officer. "We have ensured the contaminated product is not served. There is no risk to the public."

The investigation also ruled that Epic Burgers and Waffles could reopen its food stall at the CNE because the contaminated topping was from an outside vendor — Le Dolci.

However, a statement from Epic Burgers and Waffles said it would reopen its food stand but not serve the cronut burger.

Edit: Late, damn it!