Gorgeous gochujang at Shake Shack Covent Garden
Gorgeous gochujang at Shake Shack Covent Garden
Trying the new gochujang menu at Shake Shack Covent Garden
Shake Shack Covent Garden have gone Korean with a new gochujang menu! In fact, every Shake Shack in London now has the new menu. And there I was thinking you couldn’t improve on the humble burger.
Turns out gochujang makes everything better.
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So what’s gochujang?
Gochujang is a red fermented paste used in Korean cooking, made with chili peppers, sticky rice and soybeans. It’s an absolute flavour-bomb, and it lends a crazy amount of umami flavour to anything, from marinades to stews and sauces. And now to Shake Shake’s burgers.
And how is it used in Shake Shack, Covent Garden?
At the Covent Garden outpost, Shake Shack use gochujang as a glaze on their chicken burger. It’s got this addictive quality about it, and the glaze adds texture as well as flavour. Best of all, it gives the burger a real meatiness, and an almost-smoky backnote.
In terms of flavour, its kinda spicy, but kinda sweet too. It packs a flavour punch, that’s for sure.
There are also new gochujang chicken bites, served with a gochujang mayo for dipping. And these are proper bits of chicken too, not your grubby old nuggets. Again, they’re highly addictive morsels.
We also order the gochujang fries, because why the heck not? They’re good – but I prefer the comfort of the classic cheesy fries.
I’m making myself both hungry and at the same time full remembering all the food. Somehow, we also ordered the matcha cookies and cream milkshake. Which is a pure delight – but it’s also like a massive dessert in a cup.
I reckon two people could get away with a burger each, and one fries and shake to share. It’s rich stuff.
Overall thoughts on the gochujang menu at Shake Shack
All in all, I’ve really enjoyed the new gochujang offerings at Shake Shack. The burger is the standout winner, and one I’ll be ordering more of. Much more. Om nom.
Is the food at Shake Shack Halal?
Shake Shack in Covent Garden serve halal chicken. They also have veggie options if you want to eat halal but you don’t fancy a chicken burger.
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The Details
Shake Shack
Address – 24, Market Building, The Piazza, London WC2E 8RD
Website – Shake Shack, Covent Garden
Phone – 01923 555129
Nearest Tube – Covent Garden
Disclaimer – the halal food status note for Shake Shack is true at the time of writing. Please phone or email the restaurant before you make a booking to double check the halal food status and anything around cross contamination.
We dined as guests of Shake Shack
