Prime Minister Bill English has tried a new "Bill Burger" at the Backbencher pub opposite Parliament.
The proper title of the burger is a "Bill's sheared sheep burger" and it is the pub's culinary invention for the burger section of the annual food festival Wellington on a Plate.
It is not the kind of burger you'd find in Dipton, however, where English honed his shearing skills.
![The new Bill English burger at the Back Bencher pub in Wellington. Photo / Marty Melville](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VDPYC2FKJ3U5YCKFWSV4YSG3KM.jpg?auth=b996a0964ff4563359fca439b242ff0021337656723f5fce1a35df185802957e&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The patty has been fashioned from braised pulled Wairarapa lamb, and is accompanied by a dollop of pea, mint and coriander mush in a Pandora beer and barley bun, and served with hand-cut skin-on chips.
English declared it juicy and sophisticated after feeding himself by hand, without the sophistication of a knife and fork.
But after the juice dripped on to his bright white shirt, he resorted to implements to finish the burger off.
![Prime Minister Bill English eats the new Bill English burger at the Back Bencher pub in Wellington. Photo / Marty Melville](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VOVHPQMBWMNNYE4NJ4XXENBB5I.jpg?auth=7736575eebb85a05a3b2b07c86a0abe65486fbd6728d08d4f11ee37b8dee1d93&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![After the juice dripped on to his bright white shirt, Bill English resorted to implements to finish the burger off. Photo / Audrey Young](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4MDQ23WDOLB2MO5VGXXXKA6W3A.jpg?auth=d104b4b469e74219597833710fa732da17d7d76021b14f110750ed94ce679f32&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
English was joined by Transport Minister Simon Bridges and National's Wellington Central candidate Nicola Willis.
Wellington on a Plate runs from August 11 to 27. The Backbencher standard menu is full of references to politicians.