21 of the most surprising McDonald's menu items you still can't get in America

Business Insider ^ | June 2, 2018 | Jessica Tyler

[2ndDivisionVet]

• McDonald's locations worldwide have unique menus that reflect the local cuisine of that country.
• Many of these items aren't available in the United States.
• We've rounded up some of the most interesting menu items from McDonald's locations around the world.

Whether it be masala veggie burgers in India or rice and beans in Costa Rica, international McDonald's menus feature a wide variety of options that aren't available in the United States.

In addition to the classic Big Mac and fries, every McDonald's restaurant in the world has a custom menu that reflects the typical cuisine of that country. Some locations even have entirely unique sections on the menu, such as a separate soup menu or vegetarian menu.

From fried rice to poutine, here are some of the most interesting menu items that you can't buy at any McDonald's in America.

McDonald's Hong Kong: Vegetable and Egg Pasta

It's rare to see pasta on a breakfast menu, but at McDonald's Hong Kong, that's where you'll find this Vegetable and Egg Twisty Pasta....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just a little tidbit to get our minds off of the synagogue, the pipe bombs, Kavanaugh, opioids and Antifa. Some of these sound like they might be good.

[thescourged1]

I wonder if you can still get beer in the McDonald’s stores in Germany.

[2banana]

McRib?

Seriously. The most awesome McDonald’s was a highway reststop south of Munich on the way to Bavaria. Simply amazing

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Bring back the fries cooked in beef tallow and cottonseed oil, damnit! My parents used to scold us for eating them in the backseat after we bought them. Man, those fries were so fricking good back then!

All McDonald's have to do is go back to the basics. Stop trying to be like Applebee's and crap, all fast-casual. Just be the burger joint you used to be and get rid of half of your stupid menu. Who buys a salad at McDonald's anyway?

[2ndDivisionVet]

McRib Is Back on the McDonald’s Menu—and Uber Eats Is Delivering It
http://fortune.com/2018/10/25/mcdonalds-mcrib-finder-uber-eats/

[the_daug]

Burbur ayam in Malaysia. chicken rice porridge breakfast menu.

[Keyhopper]

In St. Thomas they have a full liquor bar.

[chaosagent]

One I didn’t see listed here is the McLobster.

When we were in Nova Scotia / New Brunswick in 2009, they had it instead of the McRib.

Kind of like New England Lobster Roll.

[Calvin Locke]

In Singapore/Malaysia, they have/had Durian milkshakes.

[redshawk]

Teriyaki burger
Crab crouton burger
The best.
Japan

[plsvn]

Durian milkshakes

With gas masks?

[Nifster]

The McRib is returning. Keep your eyes and ears alert

[Calvin Locke]

I think the McRib was the first commercial product of re-formed meat.

Burger King was first approached about the process, but turned it down.

It came about out of the DoD's food research programs as a cost-cutting technique.

[antidisestablishment]

Durian should be outlawed in civilized society! /S

[Calvin Locke]

As I remember the description by an American that tried it, "...the smell alone reminded me of old gym shoes that were left in a locker for a month. It's an acquired taste, and I doubt McD's will be trying it back in the States..."

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

https://mcriblocator.com/map.html

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/October-2011/The-Invention-of-the-McRib-and-Why-It-Disappears-from-McDonalds/

[bigbob]

Yes, Prof. Roger Mandingo of the Univ. Of Nebraska invented it.

[bigbob]

And it was not the DoD but a grantb rom the Pork Producers Council that paid for the development.

Good old capitalism.

[redshawk]

My wife worked at Arby’s. Boy oh boy, I really loved Arby’s
Not so much now.
To this day, I wish she. ....trap shut.

I love you my wife