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  Putting on the ritzFrench chef Daniel Boulud shows his "The Original db Burger", in 2006, at his DB Bistro Moderne in New York. The sirloin burger also contains braised short ribs and foie gras. ©AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA
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  The popular food snack vada pav as a meatless burgerAn Indian entrepreneur created his interpretation of the burger with a traditional vegetarian street food from Mumbai. Jumbo King, a Mumbai-based fast-food company, sells vada pav, a deep-fried spicy potato patty in a bun that is the size and shape of a quarter-pounder. ©AFP PHOTO/Sajjad HUSSAIN
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  The Obama Special BurgerAn "Obama Special Burger" along with a photograph of the US first lady Michelle Obama inside a snack bar in Colleville-sur-Mer in France. The owner of the snack bar began selling the Obama Special Burger, which is allegedly based on a recipe by Michelle Obama herself. ©AFP PHOTO/Mychele DANIAU
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  Big Mac from McDonald'sWhile it weighs a tiny fraction of the Guinness burger, the iconic double decker burger from McDonald's is the original Big Mac daddy. ©McDonald's
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  Monster Meat Burger by Burger KingBurger King unveiled a leviathan meat burger made of two hamburger patties, a chicken breast, a slice of processed cheese and strips of bacon that weighed in at 1,160 calories -- more than half the recommended daily intake of calories for the average woman. The burger debuted in Japan this year.
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  An exotic $110 hamburger made with Japanese Kobe beefA luxury hotel in Indonesia cooks up an exotic $110 (€74)-hamburger made with Japanese Kobe beef which the chef sees as a marriage between Western food and Asian flavor. ©AFP PHOTO/ Bay ISMOYO
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  The world's most expensive burger, The BurgerBurger King UK holds the Guinness World Record for 'The Burger,' the most expensive burger in the world. Created in 2008, the limited edition bling burger cost £95 (€105) and was made from Wagyu beef, white truffles, onion straws fried in Cristal champagne, Pata Negra slices, Modena balsamic vinegar, pink Himalayan rock salt and organic white wine and shallot infused mayonnaise, all sandwiched between Iranian saffron and white truffle dusted bun. ©Burger King UK
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  This hamburger from Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill holds the Guinness World Record for being the largest burger.This whopper of a burger weighs in at 319 lb (145 kg) and still holds the Guinness World Record for being the largest commercially available burger two years after being created by staff at Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill in Michigan. It sells for $1,800 US (€1,200). ©Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill
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  Spanish chef Ferran Adria's interpretation of the burgerAdria created this 'Italian' burger in 2004 at his Fast Good restaurant in an effort to marry the concepts of quality fare and fast food. ©AFP PHOTO/Pedro ARMESTRE

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