Burger King breakfast sandwiches facts for kids
Burger King, a well-known fast-food chain, and its Australian partner, Hungry Jack's, have been serving breakfast sandwiches since 1978. These tasty sandwiches are a big part of their morning menu.
Burger King offers different versions of its breakfast sandwiches around the world. This is because they want to match the local breakfast traditions and tastes in each country. Sometimes, they even release special, limited-time sandwiches with new ingredients to keep things exciting! These breakfast items are very important to Burger King, so they often feature them in their advertisements. They also protect their unique sandwich names with trademarks.
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Breakfast Sandwiches in the United States
The Croissan'wich
The Croissan'wich is a popular breakfast sandwich sold at Burger King. It was first introduced in 1983.
The name "Croissan'wich" is a mix of two words: croissant and sandwich. Burger King created it to make their breakfast menu different from other fast-food places like McDonald's. Before the Croissan'wich, Burger King's breakfast was very similar to what McDonald's offered.
In the United States, a regular Croissan'wich usually has a sausage patty, bacon, or ham. It also includes eggs and American cheese, all served on a flaky croissant.
There are a few different kinds of Croissan'wiches:
- The Double Croissan'wich has two portions of meat, like sausage and bacon, along with egg and American cheese.
- The Western Croissan'wich comes with ham, cooked onions, eggs, and American cheese.
- The Hawaiian Croissan'wich, sold in Hawaii, includes Spam, eggs, and sausage.
Around the world, this sandwich is called either the Croissan'wich or the Croissant Sandwich. But what's inside can change! For example, in New Zealand, bacon is the main meat. In Argentina, it's ham. In Korea and Taiwan, they sell it, but without sausage.
The Supreme Breakfast Sandwich
The Supreme Breakfast Sandwich is another big breakfast item from Burger King. It used to be called the Enormous Omelet Sandwich. This sandwich has sausage patties, bacon, eggs, and American cheese, all on a sesame seed bun. There was also a version called the Meat'normous Omelet Sandwich, which added ham.
This sandwich was made for people who wanted a really big breakfast. When it first came out in 2005, it got a lot of attention because of its large size. It even helped Burger King's breakfast sales go up by 20%! After a while, it was stopped in the United States, but it was still sold in some other countries. In 2016, it came back to US restaurants with its new name, the Supreme Breakfast Sandwich.
Other Breakfast Items
BK Breakfast Muffin
The BK Breakfast Muffin sandwich has savory sausage, egg, and melted American cheese. It's all served on a baked English muffin.
Burgers for Breakfast
Usually, you wouldn't find hamburgers or fries available during breakfast time. However, some Burger King restaurants started a "Burgers for Breakfast" program in 2000. This meant you could get some of their lunch items even in the morning!
Advertising Their Breakfast
When the Croissan'wich first came out, Burger King used TV commercials to promote it. A young woman in a Burger King uniform would ask people on the street to compare the new Croissan'wich to McDonald's Egg McMuffin. This was similar to the "Pepsi Challenge" where people tasted Pepsi and Coke. Later ads even used the slogan, "Croissan'wich beat the stuffin' out of Egg McMuffin!"
Burger King also used fun and sometimes silly ads for the Enormous Omelet Sandwich. These ads featured the "Creepy King," who would surprise people by showing up in unexpected places, like their bedrooms or front yards, to give them the sandwich. The slogan for these ads was "Wake up to a mouthful of breakfast with the Enormous Omelet Sandwich."
Images for kids
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A Croissan'wich with sausage, egg, and cheese.
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The Supreme Breakfast Sandwich, unwrapped and ready to eat.
See also
In Spanish: Croissan'Wich para niños
