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100 Avant-Garde Burgers

From Mythical Fast Food Burgers to Adorable Crocheted Cusine

— March 7, 2012 — Lifestyle
Lovers of fast food and food-inspired fashion will be overjoyed with these brilliant burgers. Going well beyond the greasy counters of a streamlined fast food joint, versions of this classic sammie have been cropping up in a plethora of unexpected places. From macaron burgers to burger purses, this good ol' sandwich has clearly had a lasting and delicious impact on pop culture as a whole.

Beyond the bizarre burger hybrids and pickle topped housewares, the burger itself (in its original edible format)has undergone some mind blowing innovations as well. Cozying up with questionable toppings, such as donuts and maggots, the burger more than proves its adaptability. All this burger worship has given rise to ridiculously large burgers, over-the-top fatty varieties and even a politically incorrect burger consisting of a veggie patty topped with a healthy helping of bacon.

If these brilliant burgers are any indication, it's clear that burger lust is here to stay.
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Grilled Beverage Rests
Grilled Beverage Rests
The Burger Coasters Will Prevent Water Rings in Delectable Style
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97
Brussels Sprouts Burgers
Brussels Sprouts Burgers
Burger King Sprout Surprise Whopper Filled With Cabbage-Like Vegetables
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96
Flame-Broiled Speakers
Flame-Broiled Speakers
The Hamburger Speaker is a Tasty Way to Amp Up Your Audio
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95
Heart-Stopping Hamburgers
Heart-Stopping Hamburgers
The Mac N' Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt is Daringly Delicious
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94
Meat-Lover Burgers
Meat-Lover Burgers
Burger King Introduces the Massive Meat Monster Whopper
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93
Mutant Burger Stands
Mutant Burger Stands
'Midnight Cafe' from Christopher Smith Features Ferocious Food
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92
Blended Burger Brews
Blended Burger Brews
The Jamba Juice Cheeseburger Chill Smoothie Ad Will Make You Cringe
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91
Hypnotizing Burger Campaigns
Hypnotizing Burger Campaigns
The Burger King Whopperlust Promo Pays You to Stare at Your TV
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90
Burger Art Exhibits
Burger Art Exhibits
The Burgermat Show Invites Guests to Dine While Using Artworks as Placemats
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89
Toy Brick Burgers
Toy Brick Burgers
The Corellian Cheeseburger is Made Out of LEGO Pieces
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88
Political Contender Patties
Political Contender Patties
These Republican Candidate Burgers Have All the Big Names Covered
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87
Footlong Cheesburgers
Footlong Cheesburgers
Carl's Jr. Combines the Beefiness of a Burger With the Length of a Sub
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86
Tasty Food Peripherals
Tasty Food Peripherals
Satisfy Your Burger Craving With the Hamburger USB Memory Stick
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85
Poop Burgers
Poop Burgers
Japanese Researcher Mitsyuki Ikeda Creates Artificial Meat From Human Feces
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84
Gourmet Burger Delivery
Gourmet Burger Delivery
Builtburger Lets You Customize Deliciousness Direct to Your Door
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83
Two-Faced Sandwiches
Two-Faced Sandwiches
Fast Food Chain Quick Combines Two Burgers into One With the Le Double Mix
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82
Vampire Value Meals
Vampire Value Meals
Burger King's Adult Fun Meal Includes 'New Moon' Trading Cards
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81
Mythical Fast Food Burgers
Mythical Fast Food Burgers
The Olympic Whopper Spec Commercial is Hilarious
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80
Meaty Mind Challenges
Meaty Mind Challenges
This 3-Dimensional Hamburger Puzzle is a Tasty Toy for All Ages
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79
Multicultural McBurger Campaigns
Multicultural McBurger Campaigns
Mcdonald's Swiss Weeks Introduces Three New Burgers
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78
Giant Metal Hamburgers
Giant Metal Hamburgers
The Top Secret Hamburger by Liao Yibai is a Hard Oath to Keep
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77
Killer Hamburger Videos
Killer Hamburger Videos
The Hambuster Team Makes Burgers with a Butchering Agenda
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76
Camel Burgers
Camel Burgers
Fat-Free Beef Alternative at Local House in Dubai
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75
Bacon-Inspired Bath Bars
Bacon-Inspired Bath Bars
This Hamburger Soap is Topped with All the Fixings to Get You Clean
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74
Fast Food Motorbikes
Fast Food Motorbikes
The Hamburger Harley Guarantees Plenty of Flavor
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73
Cheese-Embedded Patties
Cheese-Embedded Patties
Burger King Announces Its New Stuffed Burger
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72
Breakfast Hamburgers
Breakfast Hamburgers
The Pop Tart Quarter Pounder is a Sugar and Beef Infusion
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71
State-Branded Burgers
State-Branded Burgers
McDonald's Japan Unveils Some State-Specific Tasty Treats
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70
Creepy Crawly Sammies
Creepy Crawly Sammies
The Maggot Melt is a Bizarre State Fair Delicacy
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69
Lion Burgers
Lion Burgers
Il Vinaio in Arizona Lets You Sink Your Teeth Into an African Lion
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68
Foods That Save Environment
Foods That Save Environment
Regional Ecological Burgers
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67
Rectangular Burgers
Rectangular Burgers
UFO Burgers By Jessica Fortner Reveals the Future of Food Production
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66
Multiple Helping Hamburgers
Multiple Helping Hamburgers
Burger King's New Pizza-Sized Whopper is a Meal for Five
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65
Multi-Hued Meals
Multi-Hued Meals
The Henry Hargreaves ‘Food of the Rainbow' Photo Series
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64
Petite Fast Food Pastries
Petite Fast Food Pastries
These Kentieo Hamburger Cupcakes are Deliciously Sweet
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63
King-Sized Pizza Burgers
King-Sized Pizza Burgers
The New York Pizza Burger is a Gut-Busting Tribute to the Big Apple
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62
Heart-Stopping Hybrid Meals
Heart-Stopping Hybrid Meals
The Poutine Burger Will Make You Gain Weight Bite by Bite
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61
Sausage Burgers
Sausage Burgers
Uli Hoeness Launches the Nuernburger for McDonald's
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60
Goldleaf Burgers
Goldleaf Burgers
$175 Wallstreet Kobe Burger
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59
Cholesterol-Boosting Burgers
Cholesterol-Boosting Burgers
The Fried Chicken Luther Double Down Sandwich
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58
Trashy Burger Ads
Trashy Burger Ads
The Heal the Bay Campaign by RLR Advertising Urges People to Recycle
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57
Bacon Topped Veggie Burgers
Bacon Topped Veggie Burgers
Odd Secret Fast Food Menu Discoveries
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56
Seven-Patty Burgers
Seven-Patty Burgers
Japanese Burger King Offers Gigantic Windows 7 Whoppers
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55
Gourmet Drive-Throughs
Gourmet Drive-Throughs
Pop-Up Monnow Valley Drive Thru & Drive In Movie Theatre
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54
Pop-Up Fashion Restaurants
Pop-Up Fashion Restaurants
Mastermind JAPAN x The Great Burger Serves Up Culinary Delights
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53
Chromatic Paper Patties
Chromatic Paper Patties
Icon Magazine Explores 'The Future of Food' With an Origami Burger
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52
Secret Hamburger Desserts
Secret Hamburger Desserts
The Mamido Burger is a Decadent Sweet Treat
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51
Musically Delicious Seating
Musically Delicious Seating
The Woouf Beanbag Chairs Feature Fast Food and Musical Instruments
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50
Deathly Food PSAs
Deathly Food PSAs
The 'Killer Burger' Ad for Road Safety Trust Shows how Food Kills
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49
Tasty Fast Food Jewelry
Tasty Fast Food Jewelry
Express Your Love for Burgers with the Mary Rebecca Hamburger Ring
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48
Psychedelic Food Art
Psychedelic Food Art
The Maya Hayuk Series of Trippy & Fun Artistic Adventures
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47
Druggie Hamburger Ads
Druggie Hamburger Ads
Childhood Obesity Commercial Takes Junk Food Too Far
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46
Monster Burgers
Monster Burgers
The 198-Pound Hamburger Cooked Up by Sydney Cafe
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45
Handguns Made of Fast Food
Handguns Made of Fast Food
Eno Scares You Into Cleaning Your Hands
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44
Whimsical World Burgers
Whimsical World Burgers
The Playful Illustrations of Robert Samuel Hanson
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43
Black-Bunned Burgers
Black-Bunned Burgers
Burger King Releases the Dark Vader Burger in France
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42
Southern Comfort Restaurants
Southern Comfort Restaurants
The Park Slope Chip Shop Will Deep-Fry Anything You Want
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41
Fast Food Origami
Fast Food Origami
Calorie-Free Burgers Made of Fancy Folded Paper
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40
High-class Hamburgers
High-class Hamburgers
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39
Meat-Free Fast Food Chains
Meat-Free Fast Food Chains
ZenBurger Lets Vegetarians Eat on the Run Too
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38
4,800 Calorie Burgers
4,800 Calorie Burgers
Gargantuan 5lb Hamburger Wows Baseball Fans, Clogs Arteries
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37
Snake Burgers
Snake Burgers
An Indonesian Restaurant Serves Up a Slithering Dinner Delicacy
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36
Delicious Gift Wrap
Delicious Gift Wrap
The Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper is Comprised of Different Components
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35
Kaleidoscopic Food Captures
Kaleidoscopic Food Captures
The Food of the Rainbow by Henry Hargreaves is Visually Appealing
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34
Fastfood In Cans
Fastfood In Cans
Dosenbrot's Smart Hamburger Packing Lets You Skip McD's
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33
McDonalds Launching World Cup Burger
McDonalds Launching World Cup Burger
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32
Mini Sized Me
Mini Sized Me
Gourmet Tiny Burgers and Shakes
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31
Fast Food Burger Remixes
Fast Food Burger Remixes
Four Toronto Chefs Take on the Task of Making a Gourmet Big Mac
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30
Sneaker Burgers
Sneaker Burgers
Nike Air Max 90 interpreted by Ole Hemmendorff
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29
Knit Junk Food
Knit Junk Food
Burgers as Inedible Art
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28
Florida Restaurant Debuts $100 Burger
Florida Restaurant Debuts $100 Burger
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27
Inflatable Food Campaigns
Inflatable Food Campaigns
The ENO Balloon Ads Lighten the Effects of Indigestion
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26
Luxury Junk Food
Luxury Junk Food
Caviar Burgers at Serendipity3
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25
Tasty Take-Out Confections
Tasty Take-Out Confections
The Burger and Fries Macaron Recipe is Topped With Everything Sweet
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24
Donut Burgers
Donut Burgers
Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburgers
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23
Burger Brew Campaigns
Burger Brew Campaigns
These Fortune Deli Ads Market More than Cafe Drinks
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22
Junk Food Feet
Junk Food Feet
Dogs and Skateboards With Cheeseburger Legs by William Hundley
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21
Fast Food Furniture
Fast Food Furniture
Woouf Bean Bags are Inspired by Comfort Food Without the Guilt
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20
Junkfood Fashion
Junkfood Fashion
Hambags & Hot Dog Purses Let You Carry Food on the Outside
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19
Bacon-Donut Burgers
Bacon-Donut Burgers
Crave Shack Serves Up Culturally Sensitive Heart Attack Fare
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18
Braille Burgers
Braille Burgers
Fast Food Chain Wimpy Passes a Message to Visually Impaired Customers
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17
Fat Burgers
Fat Burgers
The 24 Ounce Quadruple C With 1/2 a Pound of Cheese and Bacon
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16
£95 Fast Food Burgers (Part 2)
£95 Fast Food Burgers (Part 2)
Burger King Reveals Kobe Beef Burger
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15
Donut Hamburgers
Donut Hamburgers
The Luther Burger
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14
Heart Attack Hamburgers
Heart Attack Hamburgers
Food Network Magazine's Top 50 Burgers Are to Die For
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13
Papercraft Hamburgers
Papercraft Hamburgers
Extraordinary Works from Daniel Carlsten
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12
185-Pound Burgers
185-Pound Burgers
World's Largest Hamburger is Gluttony Incarnate
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11
Junkfood Passion
Junkfood Passion
Carl's Jr. ‘Hot Chicks Eating Burgers' Contest Wants Your Juicy
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10
Toad Burgers
Toad Burgers
'Fire the Chef 2' Shows Creepy but Faux Photoshop Cuisine
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9
Adorable Crocheted Cuisine
Adorable Crocheted Cuisine
The Eternalsunshine Etsy Shop is Packed With Knit Nutrients
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8
Meat-Lovin' Manicures
Meat-Lovin' Manicures
The Burgers and Nails Blog is a Collection of Paint and Buns
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7
Bikini Beach Burgers
Bikini Beach Burgers
Does Audrina Patridge for Carl's Jr. Make Junk Food Look Sexy?
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6
Jumbo-Sized Schnitzel & Burgers
Jumbo-Sized Schnitzel & Burgers
Waldgeist Restaurant
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5
Everlasting Burger Photography
Everlasting Burger Photography
McDonald's Happy Meal Lasts Six Months Without Decomposing
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4
Heart Attack Grill
Heart Attack Grill
Fat Burgers, Sexy Nurses, Beer, Cigarettes and Wheelchairs
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3
Cheeseburger Cupcakes
Cheeseburger Cupcakes
Make Your Favorite Dessert Into an Illusionary Dinner
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2
Fast Food Ad Fails
Fast Food Ad Fails
Fast Food: Ads vs Reality is a Tasty Expose of Misleading Marketing
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1
Sculptural Burger Sandals
Sculptural Burger Sandals
Robert Tabor's Shoe Designs Look Good Enough to Eat
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