The Burger King Ghost Pepper Whopper is a limited-time menu item that was released for Halloween 2022. Here are some details about the product:
Ingredients:
- Flame-grilled beef patty
- Ghost Pepper cheese
- Bacon
- Crispy jalapeños
- Queso sauce
- Toasted orange and black sesame seed bun
Taste:
- The burger has a bold, ember-like heat due to the ghost pepper elements in the cheese sauce.
- The crispy jalapeños provide a welcome textural contrast and bring the heat without the hiccups.
- The bacon is as good as any, and it’s neither too chewy nor too crispy.
- The ghost pepper cheese is the only element that’s lacking for some people. It just tastes like regular American cheese, and if it has a pepper flavor, it’s drowned out by the queso and the jalapeños.
- The buns flavor was pretty bland, if slightly artificial-tasting (probably due to the dyes), and the texture was a bit drier than your typical burger bun.
Spiciness:
- The burger falls right around Frank’s Red Hot on the spiciness scale.
- The heat mainly comes from the cheese sauce atop the bun.
- People hoping it will be as spicy as an actual ghost pepper will be disappointed. However, the mildness means that a larger segment of the population will get to enjoy this fantastically festive burger.
- Its worth noting that one Reddit user found the heat to be there but not ghost pepper strong.
Positive aspects:
- The heat was there, the flavor was satisfying, and its a good fast food burger.
- The crispy jalapeños provide a welcome textural contrast and bring the heat without the hiccups.
Negative aspects:
- The ghost pepper cheese is the only element thats lacking for some people.
- The buns flavor was pretty bland, if slightly artificial-tasting (probably due to the dyes), and the texture was a bit drier than your typical burger bun.
