Avocado buns are summer's most polarizing fad
Messy burgers are a delicious American tradition.
Traditionally, it's not often the bun that's the messy part of the burger. That's changed since Colette Dike of Fooddeco revolutionized the foodie world's concept of buns with her droolworthy instagram feed and, especially, her avocado burger bun.
The Amsterdam-based food stylist houses burgers, from the traditional to vegan, in entire halved (and skinned) avocados.
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That's right, it's a burger held between an entire avocado.
Dike tells Mashable, "I like to create ‘fresh take’ ideas on classics. ... Furthermore I love to think of new cutting techniques ... especially using avocado, since its so photogenic and of course yummy."
The look is visually stunning and the burgers are suggested in varieties from vegan and breakfast to traditional cheeseburgers.
Many food lovers are obsessed with this burger newcomer, which Dike recommends eating with a knife and fork.
However, the idea of eating an entire avocado as a bun turns off some burger lovers.
Dike suggests dissidents might be more open to the idea if they look at the burger as a stacked salad instead of a burger in the traditional sense.
If you embrace cutlery or have a stockpile of wet-naps and don't mind your bun becoming guacamole mid-meal, this could just be the low carbohydrate bun of your dreams.
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Sarah Spigelman Richter is a contributor to Mashable's Food channel. Sarah covers everything edible, from the food industry to D.I.Y. recipes. She was previously the community manager for Tastemade NYC and her writing has been seen on The Today Show's food blog, Refinery 29, the Food Network, and Gothamist. She has also developed recipes for Tabasco and other nationally recognized brands and has blogged for 5 years at "Fritos and Foie Gras." Sarah is obsessed with "Orphan Black" and chili-cheese Fritos and is still depressed that Loehmann's closed.
