Spongebob Squarepants is a cartoon that first aired in 1999. The famous Nickelodeon show has fans all over the world and its characters, from Spongebob himself to Patrick Star, Squidward, Gary and Pearl, are instantly recognisable.
Eugene H. Krabs is the crab who created the Krabby Patty. For years, Plankton has been trying to find out what the secret ingredient in the Krabby Patty is and he’s not the only one who is curious about the Krabby Patty recipe!
Krabby Patty recipe explored in 2021
In 2021, many Spongebob Squarepants fans are speculating what’s in a Krabby Patty.
Some Reddit users have created all kinds of fan theories in relation to the famous cartoon food including the patty being made of crab meat or fish.
One Reddit user even suggested that the Krabby Patty was made from a piece of Patrick Star.
As well as the bun, the Krabby Patty ingredients list includes “sea cheese, sea lettuce, sea tomatoes, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and sea onions” as per Encyclopedia SpongeBobia.
A video from the official Spongebob YouTube channel states that: “By a stroke of culinary genius, he accidentally knocked a bunch of random ingredients into a pot, and as luck would have it, they turned out to be the perfect ingredients for the Krabby Patty.“
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Krabby Patty varieties
There are almost too many Krabby Patty varieties to mention, however, some of the varieties include the Krabby Double Deluxe, the Cryin’ Johnny and the quite complex Double Triple Bossy Deluxe.
A standard Krabby Patty is layered as follows; a bottom bun, patty, ketchup, mustard, pickles onions, lettuce, cheese, tomato and bun.
However, the variations include more patties, additional ingredients such as onions and one even involves a patty on a stick served with a bottle of mayonnaise.
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Do the Patties contain meat?
According to the creator of Spongebob Squarepants, Steve Hillenburg, Krabby Patties do not contain meat.
After speaking to Spongebob producer, Vincent Waller, CinemaBlend reported in 2017 that he said: “The one thing I can tell you that Steve Hillenburg has let slip is there is absolutely no meat in the Krabby Patty. There is no animal product in there.”
One Tumblr user said that Burger King likened the Krabby Patty to its ‘all plant burger’ which suggests, even more so, that the Krabby Patty is vegan.
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