If you have scarfed down the usual Korean corn canine served at Mummy Eats, the Cordyceps take will likely be acquainted — however with a gourmand twist. According to Universal Studios Hollywood Vice President Culinary & Executive Chef Julia Thrash, you may discover the identical juicy six-ounce all-beef scorching canine housed in a barely candy and crunchy “secret” recipe exterior that fuses panko bread crumbs and a standard corn canine batter. While it lacks a tacky middle, there are just a few additions that elevate the meaty behemoth and join it to the terrifying realm of “The Last of Us.”
Despite the corn canine’s identify, cordyceps (the supply of all that pandemic zombie chaos within the online game and present) aren’t truly included within the dish, however there’s a fungi addition within the type of a truffle aioli drizzle that provides welcome creaminess with a contact of umami. Crispy potatoes convey additional crunch and successful of salt, whereas micro arugula gives a fancy flourish. Beyond offering a “colour pop,” the greenage, per Thrash, is a “The Last of Us” nod to “when the top of the world did begin to occur, issues began to overgrow.”
Did the first rate sufficient fries have us screaming for pleasure? Not precisely. Were we grateful we had one thing additional to nervously munch whereas we braced ourselves for having the bejeebus scared out of us by a barrage of runners, stalkers, and clickers? You wager. And at $12.99 for the whole bundle (which is, frankly, filling sufficient for 2), it is a relative cut price, not less than for theme park requirements.
