White Castle has announced that they are launching a Veggie Slider in all of their restaurants December 30, 2014. They said, “This past summer we tested the Veggie Slider in select New York and New Jersey Castles…
Interest exceeded our expectations… The Veggie Slider is a… Dr. Praeger’s veggie burger.”
These are the Ingredients for the Veggie Slider (Plain) according to White Castle: Carrots, Onions, String Beans, Oat Bran, Soybeans, Zucchini, Peas, Broccoli, Corn, Soy Flour, Spinach, Expeller Pressed
Canola Oil, Red pepper, Arrowroot, Corn Starch, Garlic, Corn Meal, Salt, Parsley, Black Pepper
Hamburger Bun: Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil), Contains 2% or Less of The Following: Yeast, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- And Diglycerides
(DATEM), Calcium Sulfate, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Potassium Iodate, L-Cysteine, Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
Sweet Thai Sauce: Water, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Soy Sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), Lemon Juice, Brown Sugar, Salt, Garlic Powder, Dehydrated Red Bell Pepper, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Dehydrated Onion,
Red Chili Pepper, Tomato Powder, White Distilled Vinegar, Annatto and Paprika Extract (Color), Xanthan Gum, Thai Chili Flakes, Garlic Extract, Spice Extract, Contains (less than) 2% of Silicone Dioxide (Anticaking).
Note that the Ranch Dressing has buttermilk solids and the Honey Mustard
has egg yolks.
They will be using a a separate, dedicated spatula with a green handle
for the Veggie Sliders only. .
Also see: http://www.vrg.org/blog/2014/09/02/update-on-white-castles-veggies-sliders/
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