Hamburger examples include the rice burger, where the bun is made of rice, and the luxury 1000-yen (US$10) "Takumi Burger" (meaning "artisan taste"), featuring avocados, freshly grated wasabi, and other rare seasonal ingredients. In terms of the actual patty, there are burgers made with Kobe beef, butchered from cows that are fed with beer and massaged daily. McDonald's Japan also recently launched a McPork burger, made with U.S. pork. McDonald's has been gradually losing market share in Japan to these local hamburger chains, due in part to the preference of Japanese diners for fresh ingredients and more refined, "upscale" hamburger offerings.
Sjoerd Hamburger Sjoerd Hamburger Sjoerd Hamburger (born 8 February 1983 in Oldeberkoop) is a rower from the Netherlands, who competes in the single scull. Hamburger was born and raised in Oldeberkoop where he played korfball and was involved in training for triathlons. When he was 18 he moved to Utrecht to study and started rowing in an Eight at the Orca Rowing Club. The Orca Men's Eight won a silver medal at the European Youth Championships that year. In 2003 Hamburger rowed in the Orca Coxed four which came sixth at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships. On the advice of his coach