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The Whopper sandwich
Sandwich

A sandwich is a food item made of one or more slices of bread with one or more layers of a filling. The bread can be used as is, or it can be coated with butter, vegetable oil, mustard or other condiments to enhance flavour and texture....
 is the signature product sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King
Burger King

Burger King , often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain store of hamburger fast food restaurants. Burger King is headquartered at 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States....
 in the global market.

Original Whopper sandwich is a hamburger
Hamburger

A hamburger consists of a cooked ground meat patty, usually beef, placed in a sliced bun or between pieces of bread or toast. Hamburgers are often served with various condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish etc....
, consisting of a grilled
Grilling

Grilling or broiling is a form of cooking that involves direct heat. Devices that grill are called grill . The definition varies widely by region and culture....
 quarter-pound (113.4 g) beef
Beef

Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle . Beef is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of Australia, European cuisine and the Americas, and is also important in Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia....
 patty, sesame seed bun
Bun

A bun is a small, usually sweet bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape with a flat bottom. It can also mean a savory bread roll similar to a Bap or barmcake....
, mayonnaise, lettuce
Lettuce

Lettuce is a temperate annual plant or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and in many other dishes....
, tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
, pickles
Pickled cucumber

A pickled cucumber, most often simply called a pickle in the United States and Canada, is a cucumber that has been Pickling in a brine, vinegar, or other solutions and left to ferment for a period of time....
, ketchup
Ketchup

Ketchup, also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce is a condiment, usually made from tomatoes. The primary ingredients in a typical modern ketchup are tomato concentrate, spirit vinegar, milk, corn syrup, or other sugar, edible salt, spice and herb extracts , spice and garlic powder....
, and sliced onion
Onion

Onion is a term used for many plants in the genus Allium. They are known by the common name "onion" but, used without qualifiers, it usually refers to Allium cepa....
. Optional ingredients such as processed cheese
Processed cheese

Processed cheese, process cheese, cheese slice , prepared cheese, or cheese food is a food product made from regular cheese and sometimes other fermentation dairy ingredients, plus emulsifiers, extra edible salt, food colorings, and/or whey....
, bacon
Bacon

Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
, mustard or jalapeño
Jalapeño

The jalape?o , in the United States were dedicated to the cultivation of jalape?os. Most jalape?os were produced in southern New Mexico and western Texas....
 peppers may be added upon request. Regional and international condiments include BBQ sauce, salsa
Salsa (sauce)

Salsa is the Spanish language, Arabic language, and Italian language word that can refer to any type of sauce. In American English it usually refers to the Spice, often tomato- or maize-based hot sauces typical of Mexican cuisine, particularly those used as food dips....
 and guacamole
Guacamole

Guacamole is an avocado-based relish or Food dip....
.






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The Whopper sandwich
Sandwich

A sandwich is a food item made of one or more slices of bread with one or more layers of a filling. The bread can be used as is, or it can be coated with butter, vegetable oil, mustard or other condiments to enhance flavour and texture....
 is the signature product sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King
Burger King

Burger King , often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain store of hamburger fast food restaurants. Burger King is headquartered at 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States....
 in the global market.

Product description

The Original Whopper sandwich is a hamburger
Hamburger

A hamburger consists of a cooked ground meat patty, usually beef, placed in a sliced bun or between pieces of bread or toast. Hamburgers are often served with various condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish etc....
, consisting of a grilled
Grilling

Grilling or broiling is a form of cooking that involves direct heat. Devices that grill are called grill . The definition varies widely by region and culture....
 quarter-pound (113.4 g) beef
Beef

Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle . Beef is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of Australia, European cuisine and the Americas, and is also important in Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia....
 patty, sesame seed bun
Bun

A bun is a small, usually sweet bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape with a flat bottom. It can also mean a savory bread roll similar to a Bap or barmcake....
, mayonnaise, lettuce
Lettuce

Lettuce is a temperate annual plant or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and in many other dishes....
, tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
, pickles
Pickled cucumber

A pickled cucumber, most often simply called a pickle in the United States and Canada, is a cucumber that has been Pickling in a brine, vinegar, or other solutions and left to ferment for a period of time....
, ketchup
Ketchup

Ketchup, also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce is a condiment, usually made from tomatoes. The primary ingredients in a typical modern ketchup are tomato concentrate, spirit vinegar, milk, corn syrup, or other sugar, edible salt, spice and herb extracts , spice and garlic powder....
, and sliced onion
Onion

Onion is a term used for many plants in the genus Allium. They are known by the common name "onion" but, used without qualifiers, it usually refers to Allium cepa....
. Optional ingredients such as processed cheese
Processed cheese

Processed cheese, process cheese, cheese slice , prepared cheese, or cheese food is a food product made from regular cheese and sometimes other fermentation dairy ingredients, plus emulsifiers, extra edible salt, food colorings, and/or whey....
, bacon
Bacon

Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
, mustard or jalapeño
Jalapeño

The jalape?o , in the United States were dedicated to the cultivation of jalape?os. Most jalape?os were produced in southern New Mexico and western Texas....
 peppers may be added upon request. Regional and international condiments include BBQ sauce, salsa
Salsa (sauce)

Salsa is the Spanish language, Arabic language, and Italian language word that can refer to any type of sauce. In American English it usually refers to the Spice, often tomato- or maize-based hot sauces typical of Mexican cuisine, particularly those used as food dips....
 and guacamole
Guacamole

Guacamole is an avocado-based relish or Food dip....
. Burger King will also add any condiment it sells, including tartar sauce
Tartar sauce

Tartare sauce is a thick white sauce made from mayonnaise and finely chopped pickled cucumber, capers, onions , and fresh parsley. Chopped hard-boiled eggs, olives, and horseradish are sometimes added, and dijon Mustard is often used as an Emulsion....
, honey mustard, steak sauce
Steak sauce

In the United States, steak sauce is a generic term derived from these pre-made sauces typically being served with steak in restaurants. A1 Steak Sauce is among the most prominent brands sold in the U.S....
 and hot sauce
Hot sauce

Hot sauce, chili sauce, or pepper sauce refer to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. There are many varieties around the world....
.

Different promotional varieties have appeared throughout the years for a limited time.

Variants

The standard variants of the Whopper sandwich are:
  • The Bacon and Cheese Whopper - one ¼ lb (113.4 gram) hamburger patty, 4 pieces of bacon and 2 slices of American cheese;
  • The Double Whopper - two ¼ lb (226.8 grams) hamburger patties;
  • The Triple Whopper - three ¼ lb (340.2 grams) hamburger patties;
    In Europe the standard build for the Triple Whopper is without cheese, while in the Americas the Triple Whopper comes with cheese standard.
  • The Whopper Junior - one 2.2 oz (62.4 gram) hamburger patty


Other variants available
  • The Veggie Whopper - a Whopper without the meat patty; not to be confused with the BK Veggie
    BK Veggie

    The BK Veggie is a Vegetarianism soybean-based meatless sandwich that is served at Burger King restaurants. The sandwich is not vegan, as it has dairy components....
  • The Double Whopper Junior - two 2.2 oz hamburger patties.


Promotional variants
  • The Angry Whopper - pepperjack cheese
    Pepperjack cheese

    Pepper jack cheese is a derivative of Monterey Jack cheese that includes spicy hot Chile peppers for a zesty flavor. Spicy, delicate and buttery, pepper jack cheese is semi-soft and open textured with a slightly tart flavor....
    , jalapeños, Angry Sauce and "Angry Onions" are added
    Sold in Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    , Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
     and the U.S.
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  • The Bacon Swiss Whopper - Swiss Cheese
    Swiss cheese

    Swiss cheese is the generic name, in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, for several related varieties of cheese, all of which resemble the Emmental ....
     and bacon are added
    Sold in the US and Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  • The California Fresh Whopper - sour cream
    Sour cream

    Sour cream is a dairy product rich in fats obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, introduced either deliberately or naturally, sours and thickens the cream....
    -onion dressing and cucumbers instead of pickles and mayo.
    Sold in Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • The Dark Whopper - pepperjack cheese
    Pepperjack cheese

    Pepper jack cheese is a derivative of Monterey Jack cheese that includes spicy hot Chile peppers for a zesty flavor. Spicy, delicate and buttery, pepper jack cheese is semi-soft and open textured with a slightly tart flavor....
    , Black-Pepper Ketchup and Grill Sauce
    Sold in the UK and Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
    .
  • The Dark Whopper - Barbecue sauce
    Barbecue sauce

    Barbecue sauce is a liquid flavoring sauce or condiment ranging from a watery to very thick consistency. As the name implies, it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods....
     instead of ketchup, with no pickles
    Pickled cucumber

    A pickled cucumber, most often simply called a pickle in the United States and Canada, is a cucumber that has been Pickling in a brine, vinegar, or other solutions and left to ferment for a period of time....
    .
    Available in Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
     in conjunction with the film The Dark Knight
    The Dark Knight (film)

    The Dark Knight is a superhero film directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Batman #Nolan_series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins....
    .
  • The Indy Whopper pepperjack cheese, blackened cajun mayo and bacon.
    sold in the US and Canada.
  • The Ultimate Double Whopper (f.k.a. The Extreme Whopper w/ Cheese, also as Homer Burger for The Simpsons Movie promotion.) - features a double order of American cheese
    American cheese

    American cheese is a common processed cheese. It is orange, yellow, or white in color and mild in flavor, with a medium-firm consistency, and melts easily....
     and 8 half-pieces of bacon
    Bacon

    Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....

    Sold in the US, Canada; sold permanently Argentina and Chile as the Ultra Whopper Doble and The Extreme Whopper Double with half the bacon and cheese.
  • The Fiesta Whopper - spicy sauce replaces the ketchup, pepperjack cheese
    Pepperjack cheese

    Pepper jack cheese is a derivative of Monterey Jack cheese that includes spicy hot Chile peppers for a zesty flavor. Spicy, delicate and buttery, pepper jack cheese is semi-soft and open textured with a slightly tart flavor....
     and no pickles
    Sold in the US and Canada.
  • The Piñata Whopper - Jalapeños, tortilla chips and hot sauce are added
    Sold in Sweden and Denmark.
  • The Texas Double Whopper - Jalapeño
    Jalapeño

    The jalape?o , in the United States were dedicated to the cultivation of jalape?os. Most jalape?os were produced in southern New Mexico and western Texas....
     peppers, bacon, mustard replacing the ketchup
    Ketchup

    Ketchup, also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce is a condiment, usually made from tomatoes. The primary ingredients in a typical modern ketchup are tomato concentrate, spirit vinegar, milk, corn syrup, or other sugar, edible salt, spice and herb extracts , spice and garlic powder....

    Sold in the US and Canada. Sold permanently in El Salvador, Argentina and Chile as the Whopper Texano.
  • The Whopper Mexican/Mexican Whopper - hot sauce
    Hot sauce

    Hot sauce, chili sauce, or pepper sauce refer to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. There are many varieties around the world....
     and hot peppers instead of the mayo and pickles.
    Sold in Sweden, Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
     and Australia
  • The Western Whopper - BBQ sauce, Cheddar
    Cheddar cheese

    Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, pale-yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese originating in the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset....
     or American cheese
    American cheese

    American cheese is a common processed cheese. It is orange, yellow, or white in color and mild in flavor, with a medium-firm consistency, and melts easily....
     and bacon
    Bacon

    Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
    . It is also available as a double and triple.
    Sold in the US, Canada and Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    .
  • The Meat Beast Whopper - Bacon, American cheese and sliced pepperoni
    Pepperoni

    Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of salami made from cured and fermented pork.In the USA, pepperoni can also be a mix of beef, chicken and pork....
     are added.
    Available in the UK and Ireland.


Regional variants
  • The Garlic Whopper has chopped garlic
    Garlic

    Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, and chive....
     added
    Available in Israel
    Israel

    Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
  • The Mustard Whopper substitutes mayonnaise for mustard
    Available in the US states of Arizona
    Arizona

    The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
    , New Mexico
    New Mexico

    New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
    , Oklahoma
    Oklahoma

    Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....
     and Texas
    Texas

    Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
  • The Rodeo Whopper replaces the raw onion and ketchup with onion rings
    Onion rings

    File:OnionRings.JPGFile:Flickr pancakejess 677476794--Onion rings.jpgFile:Troma.JPGOnion rings are a type of fast food commonly found in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, and other places....
     and barbecue sauce
    Barbecue sauce

    Barbecue sauce is a liquid flavoring sauce or condiment ranging from a watery to very thick consistency. As the name implies, it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods....

    Available in Argentina
    Argentina

    Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
     and Israel
  • The Whopper with roasted onions and mushrooms
    Available in Israel
  • The Whopper with egg - a fried egg is added to the sandwich
    Available in Australia ( Hungry Jacks franchise )
  • The Aussie Whopper - beetroot replaces the mayonnaise and pickled cucumbers, and a fried egg, bacon and cheese are added to the sandwich.
    Available in Australia
  • The Whopper Teriyaki has teriyaki
    Teriyaki

    Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiling or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade . Teriyaki is served in most modern Japanese cuisines....
     sauce instead of ketchup
    Available in Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • The Italian Whopper has avocado
    Avocado

    The avocado , also known as palta or aguacate , butter pear or alligator pear, is a tree native to Mexico, South America and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae....
     instead of lettuce
    Available in Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
  • The Bacon and Cheese Double Whopper - two ¼ lb (113.4 gram) hamburger patties, 4 pieces of bacon and 2 slices of American cheese
    Available in Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • Bulgogi
    Bulgogi

    Bulgogi is a Korean dish that usually consists of marinated barbecued beef, although chicken or pork may also be used....
     Whopper uses Bulgogi sauce in it.
    Available in South Korea
    South Korea

    South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....


Discontinued variants
  • The Chicken Whopper (mayonnaise, lettuce
    Lettuce

    Lettuce is a temperate annual plant or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and in many other dishes....
     and tomato
    Tomato

    The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
     with a grilled chicken fillet)
  • The Chicken Whopper, Jr. (smaller chicken fillet and bun, smaller amount of toppings)
  • The Quarter pound cheeseburger - A copy of the Quarter Pounder
    Quarter Pounder

    The Quarter Pounder is a hamburger sold by international fast food chain store McDonald's....
     with ketchup, onions, pickle and mustard.


The Chicken Whopper is still available in parts of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
. In the US, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 and New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 it has been replaced by the TenderGrill
TenderGrill

The TenderGrill chicken sandwich is a grilling chicken sandwich sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the several global market....
 Chicken Sandwich.

History

The Whopper was created in 1957 by Burger King founder James McLamore
James McLamore

James Whitman McLamore was co-founder of the Burger King fast food Franchising with David Edgerton. Both were graduates of Cornell University....
 and sold for 37 cents.

For several years in the 1980s, the weight of the Whopper was increased to 1/3 lb. The bun was also replaced by a Kaiser roll
Kaiser roll

The Kaiser Roll, also called a Vienna roll or a hard roll, is a kind of bread roll, popular in the United States and Canada. It is typically a crusty round roll, often sprinkled on top with poppy or sesame seeds, made by folding corners of a square inward so that their points meet....
. The Whopper reverted to the original formulation a few years later. The "Third Pound Whopper" made a return in the early 2000s, but has since been discontinued again.

The packaging has undergone many changes since its inception. Originally the sandwich was sold in a clamshell
Clamshell

The flip or clamshell is an electronics form factor which is in two or more sections that fold via a hinge. Motorola used to have a trademark on the term "flip phone", but the term "flip phone" has become Genericized trademark to be used more frequently than "Clamshell" in colloquial speech....
 style box made of foam
Polystyrene

Polystyrene , sometimes abbreviated PS, is an Aromaticity polymer made from the aromatic monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum by the chemical industry....
, which was changed to a paperboard
Paperboard

Paperboard is a paper-like material, usually over ten mils in thickness. Some types of paperboard are used in the construction of Corrugated fiberboard....
 box in 1982. The box was fully eliminated in 1988 and was replaced with wax paper. For a short time after BK began moving to a fresh made model (certain sandwiches are made only after being ordered instead of being pre-made ahead of time), BK used an aluminum foil wrapping similar to Wendy's
Wendy's

Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers is an international Chain store of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas & John T. Schuessler on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio....
 sandwich packaging.

Advertising

One of the original slogans of the Whopper advertised by Burger King was There are 1024 ways to have a Whopper; the claim is based on the math formula of whether the sandwich has the ingredient or not, a binary number of 0 or 1, raised to the power of number of possible ingredients at the time, ten, thus 210 =1,024. This claim was later expanded to There are 221,184 possible ways for a customer to order a Whopper sandwich. Other slogans include It takes two hands to handle the Whopper and Burger King: Home of the Whopper.

A 2007 advertising campaign celebrating the golden anniversary
Wedding anniversary

A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date on which a wedding took place. Married persons may mark the anniversary date of their marriage in special ways....
 of the Whopper shows real customers in Las Vegas reacting to the false news the Whopper has been discontinued. While it was not permanently discontinued, the ad claims it was discontinued for one day. Later versions of the ads had customers receiving a Big Mac or Wendy's Single and their reactions to the sandwich. In-store ads, such as posters and tray-liners, attack the size and quality of the Big Mac.

The 2008 movie releases of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull saw a promotional tie-in
Tie-in

A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing, such as a film or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property....
 with the new Indy Whopper and the The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (film)

The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 in film superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk . It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr....
 with the Angry Whopper.

In December 2008, Burger King purchased the rights to an advertising campaign that centered on a taste-test marketing campaign, dubbed "Whopper Virgins." The test claimed to target participants who were unaware of the existence of Burger King or McDonald's, and had never eaten a hamburger. Three remote areas of the world—Baan Khun Chang Kiean, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
; Kulusuk
Kulusuk

Kulusuk is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality, in eastern Greenland. Population is 310. Approximate location is , on Kulusuk Island which also houses Kulusuk Airport, eastern Greenland's only international airport....
, Greenland
Greenland

Greenland is a member country of the Kingdom of Denmark located between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago....
; and Budesti
Budesti

Budesti is a small provincial town in Calarasi County, approximately 30 km south-east of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Budesti was the birthplace of famous Romanian violin player Ion Voicu....
, Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
—were targeted. In the test, the "virgins" were asked to try both the McDonald's Big Mac
Big Mac

The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by the international fast-food chain store McDonald's. It is one of the company's signature products, along with the Quarter Pounder....
 and the Burger King Whopper, and give their preference, if any. According to the advertisements and accompanying mini-documentary, the Whopper was the most popular sandwich among the test subjects.

Naming and trademarks

The name Whopper is a registered trademark of Burger King Holdings and is displayed with the "circle-R" (®) symbol in all markets it is sold. The name Whopper Jr. is a registered trademark in the US
United States trademark law

Trademarks were traditionally protected in the United States only under State common law, growing out of the tort of unfair competition. As early as 1791, Thomas Jefferson proposed that the marks of sailcloth makers could be protected under the Commerce Clause, but it was not until 1870 that United States Congress first attempted to establish a fed...
, Canada
Canadian trademark law

Canadian trade-mark law provides protection to marks statutorily under the Canadian Trade-mark Act and also at common law. Trade-mark law provides protection for distinctive marks, certification marks, distinguishing guises, and proposed marks against those who appropriate the goodwill of the mark or create confusion between different vendors...
 and Europe
European trade mark law

European trade mark law is governed by national law in the countries which make up Europe, together with European Law within those European countries which are also EU member states....
.

Trademark examples:
  • Whopper®
  • Whopper Jr.®


Competitive products


Because of the wide knowledge of the Whopper in the public marketplace, competitors such as McDonald's and Wendy's have attempted to create a corresponding Whopper-style burger, often called a Whopper Stopper. Wendy's created the Big Classic
Big Classic

The Big Classic sandwich was a hamburger sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The sandwich was intended to present a larger, meatier burger that appealed to the 18-36 year old male demographic that desired a "heartier" product....
 with similar toppings but served on a bulkie roll
Bulkie roll

A bulkie roll or bulkie is a New England regional variety of sandwich roll. Sandwiches made with bulkie rolls are very common in area delicatessens, restaurants, and institutional food services....
, while McDonald's has created at least six different versions, including the McDLT, the McLean Deluxe and the Big N' Tasty
Big N' Tasty

The Big N? Tasty is one of the sandwiches sold by the international fast food chain store McDonald's. It is designed to compete with the Burger King Whopper sandwich....
. None of these products have been as successful as the Whopper.

Nutritional comparison

The Whopper (670 kcal) has more calories than McDonald's Big Mac
Big Mac

The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by the international fast-food chain store McDonald's. It is one of the company's signature products, along with the Quarter Pounder....
 (540 kcal). However, the Big Mac is smaller than the Whopper - 214g vs. 290g. Therefore, the Whopper actually contains fewer calories than the Big Mac by mass. The Whopper contains 231 kcal per 100g and the Big Mac contains 252 kcal per 100g.

See also

  • BK XXL
    BK XXL

    The BK XXL line of sandwiches is a family of larger, 1/2 pound double cheeseburgers sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the European and Middle Eastern markets....
     line
  • BK Crown Jewels line
    BK Crown Jewels line

    BK Crown Jewels line is a line of chicken sandwiches and hamburgers sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the New Zealand Market....
Similar sandwiches by other fast food restaurant
Fast food restaurant

A fast food restaurant, sometimes known as a quick service restaurant or QSR, is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service....
 vendors
  • McDonald's
    McDonald's

    McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts....
     Big N' Tasty
    Big N' Tasty

    The Big N? Tasty is one of the sandwiches sold by the international fast food chain store McDonald's. It is designed to compete with the Burger King Whopper sandwich....
  • McDonald's McLean Deluxe
  • Wendy's
    Wendy's

    Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers is an international Chain store of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas & John T. Schuessler on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio....
     Big Classic
    Big Classic

    The Big Classic sandwich was a hamburger sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The sandwich was intended to present a larger, meatier burger that appealed to the 18-36 year old male demographic that desired a "heartier" product....
  • Carl's Jr.
    Carl's Jr.

    Carl's Jr. is an United States fast-food restaurant chain store, located mostly in the Western United States and West Coast of the United States regions....
    's Six Dollar Burger
  • Hardee's
    Hardee's

    Hardee's is a restaurant chain, located mostly in the Midwest United States and Southeast regions. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships since being established in 1960....
     Monster Thickburger