MOS Burger

A bit of catching-up is required - after five days on the go darting around town to meet friends I've had almost no time to post. So we're back to day one in Fukuoka, where before getting on a Kagoshima-bound bus we stopped at MOS burger for a cheapie lunch.

I've never been a fan of fast food and burger joints especially. I've barely stepped inside a MacDonald's since I was in high school. But MOS won me round, with it's slightly dinky portions, ingredients that actually taste pretty natural, and enthusiastic use of Engrish.

Sadly, their cute cow illustrations grimly subtitled 'Hamburger is my life' were no longer present in the branch we visited.


I didn't try the signature MOSburger, (top photo), as they changed the recipe when I still lived in Japan, and I never approved of the new sauce - it had a definite cheap nastiness about it. Instead I plumped for a reliable rice burger (above and below) - and here the recipe had improved I think - the rice 'cakes' used to fall apart really easily, but this time they held together until the last bite. Inside is a fried cake made of carrot, onion and seafood bits - squid and prawn. I think we could do with the delights of MOS in the UK... Maybe I'll start a facebook campaign...