Salted Beef Burger

We were told in advance by Sam to have a bite of the salted beef burger in Brick Lane, London. With this limited information in hand, Alicia took the lead to locate the outlet in Brick Lane that sells this burger.

We took the Underground that stopped at the Whitechapel Station. As we came out of the Station, we turned left along Whitechapel Road. After walking for 0.5 Km, Alicia asked a passer-by and was told that Brick Lane is in the opposite direction. We made a 180 degrees turn and then walked and walked. Brick Lane seemed nowhere in sight even after another 1.5 Km of walking. Then finally, we saw the Brick Lane signboard. We turned into this so-called lane and walked and walked again. Little did we know that Brick Lane is almost 1.5 Km long. After walking for another infinite duration and our legs were liked taufoo, we finally saw the "Beigel Shop" signboard - "Britain's First & Best", the sign proudly proclaims.

We first thought we could buy the burgers and have a table with seats to enjoy. Alas, the shop sells only and no eat in. After buying the burgers, we were in no mood to walk anymore. We took a cab back to the hotel. Finally, in the common lounge at our hotel, we sat down to enjoy these burgers that had cost us so much sweat and pain.

To be honest, I personally did not like the chewy type of bread bun. The salted beef is natural beef but taste-wise, it is almost liked tinned corned beef.

When Sam discovered the shop where we bought the burgers, his reaction was "Alamak, wrong beigel shop!". The one he referred to was supposed to be Beigel Bake!

The next day, in a food court not far from London Bridge and adjacent to the Southwark Cathedral, we found one of the stores selling the salt beef burger which is also from Brick Lane. So for salted beef burger enthusiasts, you may not need to walk like us to find this stuff. Just go straight to this outlet next to Southwark Cathedral when you visit the Tower Bridge.