His inspiration comes from Vietnam… The winner of the French Cup of the burger is amazing, perfectly in the theme of Burger Trotter of the year. Its name: “Beef xa bao”.
The invitation to travel comes to us from Christophe Boyer and it takes us very, very far. “The confinement made me want to rediscover the flavors of my travels in Vietnam”, says this former real estate agent who opened a food truck in Violès (Vaucluse) last year with his Vietnamese wife. Lemongrass (Xa in Vietnamese) is very present. Also satay. And his minced Charolais beef steak is marinated in a mixture of pressed garlic, fresh chopped lemongrass, oyster sauce. “It brings a soft side to the meat while keeping the lamb’s lettuce and above all a sweet and salty side,” explains the chef. The matured cheddar satay with chopped peanuts and its red cabbage pickle, makes this burger particularly tasty and balanced. »
It was the “touch of creativity”, which the president of the jury expected Laurent Favre-Motpastry chef and chef at the Rustic is the new chic restaurant in Dinan (22).
He who was “one of the first to put gourmet burgers on the menu”, as he likes to recall, Laurent Favre-Mot had warned that he expected a good burger “to transport us, to take us on a journey and awaken the taste buds with its tastes and history! What was done, at the end of a very high competition, where the most extraordinary aesthetics and tastes followed one another…
For less than 5 euros
The tests began at 9:45 a.m. this Wednesday morning at the Sandwich & snack show, this Wednesday at Porte de Versailles, in Paris. Of the 360 candidates registered in this competition organized by the meat brand Socopa, there were only 25 left to decide between five regional finals. Objective: to make a burger that will make you travel for a “material cost” not exceeding five euros.
At 4:30 p.m., right on snack time, there were only five candidates left among the most creative and tasty, to compete for the national final… And it was Christophe Boyer’s amazing Beef Xa Bao who put the bar very high. “The Beef Xa Bao keeps its promise in terms of gourmet escape,” says jury president Laurent Favre-Mot. It met both all expectations and the Burger Trotter theme, with a real balance between the softness of the bao, the seasoning oscillating between acidity and roundness, I have only one advice, go to the Vaucluse to test it without further delay! »
Asked by 20 minutesthe champion Christophe Boyer promises that we will be able to taste it “not right away, but as soon as possible” in his food truck, the Bao burger asian street food.