Whopper

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The Whopper sandwich made its debut on March 4, 1957, when Burger King founders David Edgerton and James McLamore concocted a burger of unrivaled size and taste in their original Miami restaurant. Boasting a quarter pound of flame-broiled beef, ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy mayo, ketchup, onions and crunchy pickles on a toasted, grilled bun, the duo developed a name worthy of the now famous burger and its ingredients.

Throughout the past half century, the Whopper has been the leader of the burger pack, pioneering the concept of customization, igniting the burger wars with its 1982 "The Whopper Beat the Big Mac" advertising campaign, and offering a gamut of popular, limited-time-only Whopper sandwiches.

To help kick off the celebration, the Whopper sandwich and the famous Burger "King" will be immortalized today in Madame Tussauds New York. It joins the ranks of other all-star entertainers, athletes, politicians and historic icons, but it starts the next fifty years as the first food product to receive such an honor. Heralding the installation of the figure - which portrays the King presenting the Whopper on a silver platter - the live King and his royal entourage, accompanied by Whopper fans, will escort the figure to its unveiling.