About the Burger King Onion Rings
Onion rings are much older than fast food. The earliest known recipe is from 1802, in John Mollard's The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined: slice onions, dip them in a batter with Parmesan in it, and deep-fry them in lard.
- The modern version is the same idea — a cross-section ring of onion in batter or breadcrumbs, deep fried.
- Burger King's are the reason many Americans think of onion rings as a fast-food side rather than a pub dish.