'Hamburger straws' are Japan's newest way to make the rest of us wonder what's going on over there

Sometimes Instagram trends explore the beautiful form that food can take, and sometimes they're really freaking weird.

Confusing at it may seem, a new trend has emerged in Japan that involves sticking McDonald's hamburgers on drinking straws.

最近の流行りとかインスタ映えとかよくわかんないけどハンバーガーにストローぶっさしたらストローの中にハンバーガー詰まってドリンク飲めなくない？てか普通に食べもので遊んだり食べ物粗末にするやつは嫌いだから滅びればいいと思ってる http://pic.twitter.com/KAlKnnHXw6

— ひな (@ZukkoKe__i401) July 24, 2017

According to Kotaku, the trend hasn't reached worldwide as of yet, but is becoming so popular in Japan that it was covered on 2ch, Japan’s biggest online bulletin board. It's referred to as “drink x hamburger” (ハンバーガーxドリンク or hanbaagaa x dorinku) or “hamburger straw” (ハンバーガー ストロー or hanbaagaa sutoroo). Read more...

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