The Frenchie

I’ve tried the duck config burger from here a few times, and it’s really tasty. You get a mix of config duck leg with some added crispy bits, and a choice of cheese (a generous portion). I normally go for the blue cheese one. They seem to be expanding, as I’ve seen a Frenchie stall at an increasing number of London’s food markets.

No matter what you do, try and leave a little space in your stomach after walking down Broadway Market on a Saturday for The Frenchie. You won’t regret it. It’s not on the main market but instead inside London’s Field where the Farmer’s market take place on a Sunday.
I truly believe my best friend and I have discovered the best duck brioche bun one can get and I mean mouth melting bursting with flavour goodness. Firstly we saw the work duck confit which can never really go that wrong, duck cooked in it’s own fat. Then we saw brioche bun and fresh ones too lined up and I truly believe burgers should only be served this way. So we made our order.
«What cheese would you like?»
We went for the Swiss cheese, raclette for that ultimate stringy nutty flavour.
It was so nice to see it made fresh in front of us. A good scoop of duck on to the grill and next to that our brioche bun just to warm it up and for a bit of a crisp edge. Our thick slice of cheese was also grilled to release it’s cheesiness and give it that charry edge. Then our buns were off the grill for a good squeeze of sweet BBQ sauce, mustard to moisten things up a bit and for a sweet spicy kick of flavour. The beautifully grilled duck and its’ crackling came after before the cheese, melting it’s way down the duck. To finish it all off he topped it off with rocket for the peppery punch and there was our perfect duck brioche burger before our very eyes.
Even holding it I could feel how light and pillow soft the bun was. And it took just one bite to blow me away on how good this duck burger was. The bun although light and airy held the tender pieces of duck well and that flavoursome stringy cheese helped the process too and provided a wonderful texture, binding everything together well. It was salty, sweet, a good heat from the mustard, crunchy from the crackling– perfect combinations and textures that went together so well without one overpowering the other. The only thing I would suggest is to lower down on the salt but for salt lovers like my best friend he thought it was perfect.
So glad to hear that you can find The Frenchie in many other street food places like Camden Lock and The Real Food Market. All burger and duck lovers must try head to one of their stalls soon! Seriously too good to miss!