Just tried the new burger stand at Lau Pa Sat. HotShots is quite well known in the Phillippines and in Indonesia as well. They make their burgers fresh and flamegrill them (like Burgerking does). I had the blue cheese burger, a variety I often make myself. The patties are much thicker then BurgerKing (not to mention the McD plast-o-burgers) and coarser ground. The blue cheese was okay, although I suspect they use blue cheese spread and not the real thing. The buns are a bit too soft for my taste, would be better if they were toasted as well. The potato wedges were very nice.

Anyway, nothing beats my own recepy:

• 200 g ground pork (I found out that pork is much juicier then beef!) for 2 patties.
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs
• (Bacon)salt
• Pepper
• Finely diced onion

Mix it all together and add more breadcrumbs if the mixture is too wet. Form patties and grill them (preferably on charcoal but a grill pan will do as well).

• White bread
• Mayonaise
• Danish blue cheese

Toast the bread (I don't like the hamburgerbuns here, too sweet but you might like them )Put mayonaise on the bread, patties on top and cover with blue cheese.Put under a hot grill or over the charcoal until cheese has melted.HotShots indeed!