Australian man proves that dreams can come true after he patents the “hamdog”

A man in Australia has successfully patented, and started selling, the Hamdog – a combination of a hotdog and a burger in one bun, reports the BBC.

Mark Murray first appeared on Shark Tank – the Australian equivalent of Dragon’s Den – where he pitched the idea to potential investors. The judges turned him down for funding, but he has since successfully secured a US patent for the “combination hamburger hot dog bread bun” in 2009.

He now sells them at markets and events in Perth and says the response has been “incredible”.

He told the NZ Herald: “We launched our marquee two months ago and we had people come from everywhere just to experience the Hamdog. At one stage the crew were knocking out about one every 15 seconds.”

Not everyone is a fan though…

https://twitter.com/kemal_atlay/status/778145126535290881

It's over folks, shut it all down. The #Hamdog is here. pic.twitter.com/JFxFd2Z6DV

— wheels (@wheelswordsmith) September 20, 2016

How is this not called a hotburger? Anything sounds better than #Hamdog. https://t.co/Zm3fbkF0AF

— Jason Patterson (@patters) September 20, 2016