why brioche buns with burgers?

[lucydo]

a - they're sweet
b - they fall to pieces before you've finished your burger, especially if there's a lot of filling.

AIBU to wonder why a more robust bun isn't used?

course it's not wrong! It's your food, you eat it how you want.

Sweetbreads are pancreas (I think!)

They are thymus.

Making some brioche now...

Sweetbreads are usually the Thymus glands, rarely it's Pancreas. Bad enough, but not testicles.

Such a nice name. Like Daisy Cutters.

I had always been against brioche buns with meat but I had bacon on a brioche bun at independent coffee shop last week (with brown sauce) and it was heaven
Maybe saltiness of bacon with sweetness of bun?
I've always been against the idea of maple syrup with bacon but maybe I'm wrong

I'm glad it's not just me that finds brioche buns on burgers weird. What's next, toasted teacakes? Scones?

I like a burger in brioche, not keen on the texture of a regular burger bun.

But I'd like proper thick cut potatoey chips, not those stringy fries. Or a sweet potato chip would be fine.

Agree with @dementedpixie
Aldi brioche buns with sesame seeds, every time!

Oh but they’re amazing with pulled pork 😋 I know that’s not a burger really but yum

I don’t like brioche at all. Too rich & sweet so I’d eat somewhere else.

My dp once bought Brioche buns for sandwiches. Tasted more like cake with ham salad than bread!

YANBU. Our David Lloyd Leisure has started doing this, and with bacon rolls. They are disgusting. It is bad enough they have unsalted butter (which means I don't like their jacket potatoes) but now they have ruined bacon rolls and burgers. We used to eat there loads but every time they 'improve' the menu they make it worse.

oops. Sorry. this has turned into a DLL food rant.

There are plenty of examples of sweet things that are commonly eaten with savoury things (including meat). Cranberry sauce, redcurrant jelly, chutney etc, not to mention things like maple syrup with bacon.
I like brioche rolls with a burger, and at 79 p for 4 in Aldi, I think I'll cope even if it is a way of removing money from the middle classes.

It’s glossy and shiny for photos for Insta.

It depends on the filling. It can be nice with a good spciy filling.

This is a creeping Americanisation of junk food. Sweet things are for desserts.

YANBU

It's one of those wanky food trends and it's shit

Especially for people who are dairy-free and can't even have a bloody burger in a bun any more

I agree, to me it tastes like a pudding. Would rather a normal bun.

YANBU, this winds me up too! A lot of local takeaways have started using brioche buns. Just no!
1 - they're sweet, what kind of weirdo wants sweet bread buns with their burger?

2 - they're eggy and I can't have eggs. Give me a goddamn normal bun already lol.

I make the brioche, but with much less sugar. So a dessertspoonful in the mix rather than 100g.

"What's next, toasted teacakes? Scones?"

Red's True Barbecue in Manchester do a burger with a ring doughnut as a bun. It's quite something!

I will concede that pulled pork and brioche buns go well together.

But burgers should be served with normal buns.

Yanbu. I'm a generally don't really like a bun at all, but brioche is really bad.

I much prefer them. I find them lighter and less filling.