CORONA Eat Coronaburger to beat it: Vietnamese chef makes coronavirus-shaped burgers to fight COVID-19 anxiety

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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Corona burger | Eat Coronaburger to beat it: Vietnamese chef makes coronavirus-shaped burgers to fight COVID-19 anxiety

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Vietnamese chef is making Coronaburgers to boost people's morale. | Photo Credit: Reuters

Hanoi: A Vietnamese chef is selling burgers shaped like coronavirus to boost the morale of people amid COVID-19 scare across the world. Chef Hoang Tung and his team are making coronavirus-themed burgers that have little "crown" made of dough so that the buns resemble the virus.

The team of chefs is moulding dozens of green-tea stained burger buns to help people overcome the anxiety caused by coronavirus pandemic.

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"We have this joke that if you are scared of something, you should eat it," Tung, who works at the Pizza Home takeaway shop in downtown Hanoi, told Reuters.

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"That's why the coronavirus isn't scary anymore after you eat a burger in the shape of the virus itself. That way of thinking spreads joy to others during this pandemic," Tung said.

Despite businesses being forced to close because of the novel coronavirus, the Pizza Home shop is selling around 50 burgers a day.

Dang Dinh Quy, 66, who took his grandson to grab a bite of the Coronaburger, viewed the luminous green burger as a morale-boosting treat.

"This coronavirus is very dangerous. But if we eat a burger in its shape, in our minds it's like we are already victorious. If you want to beat it, you've got to eat it first," Quy said.

Coronavirus in Vietnam
More than 140 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Vietnam but no fatalities have been reported so far. Authorities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have ordered all non-essential businesses to close, however, some food outlets, including Tung's takeaway shop, are still open.

Coronavirus in world
Over 5.3 lakh positive cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported globally, including more than 24,000 deaths and over 1.22 lakh recoveries.


 

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New Orleans bakery creates toilet paper roll-shaped cakes as coronavirus satire | Coronavirus
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer

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The folks at Haydel's bakery are known for their tongue-in-cheek pastry creations. It was Haydel’s that famously lampooned the no-call that cost the Saints the NFC title in 2019 by putting the image of the oblivious referee on cookies, suitable for chomping.

Now the bakers have produced cakes shaped like the toilet paper rolls that have been unaccountably hoarded since the outset of the coronavirus crisis. Of course, Haydel co-owner Dave Haydel said, the bakers aren’t making fun of the health issue that has cost 10 lives in Louisiana as of Thursday.

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“It’s just anytime something in the city happens, we’ve garnered the reputation for making light of bad situations,” he said.

“We made a couple of them as a joke a couple of days ago and they sold immediately,” he said. Then 10 more were snapped up the next day, he said.

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Friday (March 20) will be the last day that the authentic-looking six-inch round almond cakes, priced at $26.03, will be available, because the bakery’s walk-in service will discontinue for two weeks in deference to coronavirus social distancing. Baked goods will still be available via the website for delivery.

Haydel said there has been no negative reaction to the satirical cakes. “Everyone who's seen them says, ‘Thanks, I needed a laugh.’”

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