Lotteria Japan's Latest Burger Comes Filled with Rice Instead of Beef

Lotteria Japan's latest limited-time offering is the carb-indulgent Mongolian Bowl Burger, which completely eschews beef in favor of a patty made entirely of white rice.

Around the World: Lotteria Japan Tries New Burger with Strawberry Sauce

Lotteria Japan recently introduced a new fancy (and expensive) burger made with Wagyu beef topped with a creamy strawberry sauce. They call it the "Tochigi Wagyu Steak Burger with Tochiotome Strawberry Sauce."

Around the World - Japanese Burger Chain Offers Spaghetti Burger

Over in Japan, popular burger chain Lotteria offers up the new Neapolitan Burger, which is basically a burger topped with spaghetti.

The Neapolitan Burger was created as part of a collaboration between the chain and a local chef, Tatsuya Kawagoe.

Around the World: Lotteria Japan - New Triple Ramen Burger

Japanese burger chain Lotteria is set to introduce a super-carb-heavy triple ramen burger featuring three ramen noodle patties sandwiched inside of a hamburger bun come May 20th.

The official name of the burger is the "Taishoken Original Tsukemen Burger" as it was developed in partnership with Tokyo's Taishoken ramen shop.

Around the World: Lotteria Japan - New Chocolate and Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwich

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Lotteria Japan adds chocolate sauce to the chicken sandwich with their new, limited-time Chocolate and Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwich.

The chicken sandwich features a chicken thigh filet topped with lettuce, honey mustard, and chocolate sauce and is priced at 390 yen (~$3.81 US)

Around the World: Lotteria - New Chocolate French Fry Dipping Sauce

Japanese fast food chain Lotteria's latest promotion is a Ghana chocolate-themed promotion featuring a chocolate turnover-style pie, a chocolate shake... and a chocolate dipping sauce for their French fries.

Around the World: Lotteria - Cheeseburger with Large Cubes of Bacon

Japanese burger chain Lotteria takes an excellent approach to the traditional bacon cheeseburger by adding large cubes of bacon rather than strips. The rest is kept simple, but decidedly highbrow, with a black truffle cream sauce to accompany the otherwise standard cheeseburger.

They're calling it the "Cubed Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe."

The Asia Trip: Lotteria - Green Tea Red Bean Pie

A new, limited-time item at the time, Lotteria's Green Tea Red Bean (Azuki) Pie (disclaimer: the name's a guess on my part) caught the eye of my cousin's wife so we tried one for 150 yen (~$1.70 US).

The Asia Trip: Lotteria - Zeppin Ultimate Cheeseburger

Lotteria is a fast food burger chain that originated in Japan but also has branches in South Korea, China, and Vietnam. It is owned by Lotte, which is a company/brand that I mostly associate with Japanese candy and snacks.  If you look at the picture above, you'll notice a gooey, cheese-covered burger featured quite prominently (with two placements) on the menu. It's called the "Zeppin Ultimate Cheeseburger." Gather round and I will tell you the story of how I was hoodwinked by that picture.