How to Make the Big Kahuna Burger From Pulp Fiction

"The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast": this is how Michael L. Jackson, in the role of killer Jules Winnfield, spoke of the Big Kahuna Burger in an iconic scene from Pulp Fiction. A hamburger with Hawaiian influences and contaminations, defined a few lines later as ‘tasty' between one appetizing bite and another. Today we are going to discover another film fragment in which the seventh art is combined with food. And this time we go back in time to 1994, to learn about the Hawaiian cheeseburger made famous by the film directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Big Kahuna: The Hawaiian Burger From Pulp Fiction

Basically, at least according to the words of the protagonists of this cult scene, we are talking about a cheeseburger but with , precisely, Hawaiian contaminations. And what is more Hawaiian, at least in the collective imagination, than some nice slices of pineapple (just like the much discussed pizza).

And specifically in this case the secret behind everything would be the caramelized pineapple. Unfortunately, the Big Kahuna, the fictional fast food chain mentioned in the film and ‘where the Hawaiians make hamburgers' does not exist (although many restaurants have since decided to include this sandwich in their menus), but this does not mean that any of us can't replicate the preparation of the recipe in our home kitchen. It may not be exactly the same as the original and ‘tasty' one eaten by Jules Winnfield, but we can still get close to the taste of that ‘tasty burger‘, always citing the protagonist of this scene.

That said, how was this burger made and what are the ingredients that compose it? First of all, pay attention to the bread, which apparently must be toasted in butter and still warm when eaten. Inside at least two slices of 100 grams each of minced meat, then caramelized onions, caramelized pineapple, melted cheese, teriyaki sauce and the inevitable ketchup to flavor everything. More specifically, to make a Big Kahuna as it should be, the pineapple, cut into slices, must be browned in a pan with melted butter.

Of course, and here we dare to contradict Jules, it may not be ideal for breakfast (especially if we want to make it vitamin-packed, as he calls it) but judging by the enthusiasm and gusto with which he ate the sandwich, we are sure that this is truly tasty. Then, at our discretion, we could always wash it all down with a few nice sips of Sprite. The important thing is that there are no guns around…