McDonald’s Strange Menu Around the World

trifter.com ^ | July 19, 2007 | Beatrice Adams

[Daffynition]

So you think you know the McDonald's menu like the back of your hand? Think again. From McDonald's international, here are some menu items you have probably never tried before.

Good morning, welcome to McDonald's. May I have your order please?

INDIA

In India, there are no Big Macs because the Hindu people don't eat beef.

However, they have the Maharaja Mac, which is a Big Mac made of lamb or chicken meat. There is also a vegetarian burger, the McAloo Tikki.

NORWAY

In fish-loving Norway, they have the McLaks, a sandwich made of grilled salmon and dill sauce.

GERMANY

It's bottoms up in Germany, where McDonald's serves - Beer!

CANADA

In parts of Canada, have a lobster dinner with the McLobster lobster roll. Pardon me - "McHomard" (in French).

JAPAN

Japan totally reinvents McDonald's with its Ebi Filet-O (shrimp burgers), Koroke Burger (mashed potato, cabbage and katsu sauce, all in a sandwich), Ebi-Chiki (shrimp nuggets) and Green Tea-flavored milkshake!

CHILE

In Chile, you can dress your burgers with - not ketchup - avocado paste!

COSTA RICA

In Costa Rica, unsurprisingly, you can order Gallo Pinto, meaning rice and beans.

GREECE

It's not Greek without pita, so when in Greece, have a Greek Mac, a burger made of patties wrapped in pita.

HONG KONG

Rice-loving Hong Kong, has - of course - Rice Burgers, where the burgers are in between, not burger buns, but two patties of glutinous rice.

ISRAEL

In Israel, McDonald's has 3 kosher restaurants where cheeseburger and dairy products are not served because Jewish Law forbids serving "the child [cow/beef] in its mother's milk [dairy]." They have McShawarma, meat in a pita bread roll.

URUGUAY

In Uruguay, they have the McHuevo, which is like a regular hamburger, but it is topped with a poached egg.

[Daffynition]

Yum.

[the invisib1e hand]

I wouldn't mind being able to pick up a reasonably priced grilled salmon or chicken con guac sandwich.

I'm impressed by their creativity while sticking with the overall model of simplicity.

[tet68]

You would think McD would recognice the diverse taste of Americans and offer some of these international menues
here. I could go for pretty much any of those except the
green tea milkshake.

[Tatze]

You can get those Lobster Rolls at McDonald's in parts of Maine too.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’d eat there several times a week if they had the lobster sandwich down here! Wonder why they don’t?

[martin_fierro]

URUGUAY In Uruguay, they have the McHuevo, which is like a regular hamburger, but it is topped with a poached egg.

Yeah, but only in the bustling, sophisticated Metropolis of Montevideo.

Out in the sticks we have milanesa y papas fritas.

[Daffynition]

Haven’t seen them anywhere this summer; IMO the “mayo sauce” they used as a binder spoiled the taste.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Also, why in the world isn’t the the McRib sandwich on the menu 24/7/365? Aren’t there enough pigs? I sometimes question the logic of that company...

[MarkL]

I could go for pretty much any of those except the green tea milkshake.

You know, it's funny that as soon as I saw that, I thought, "Man, I'd LOVE to try one of those."

Many years ago, at a Japanese steak house, the dinner had a dessert of "Green Tea Ice Cream," and it was absolutely delicious!

I'd love to try a green tea shake!

Mark

[Daffynition]

HAHAHA!

[RepublitarianRoger]

I could go for a green tea shake. They're good!

Check out this, err, interesting Turkish McDonald's commercial. And this Korean one is pretty cute.

[BenLurkin]

That looks worth a try!

[Proud2BeRight]

I wonder if the fries taste like oily Styrofoam all over the world?

[babyfreep]

*ping*

[2ndDivisionVet]

More international treats:

http://www.tikifish.com/mcdonalds.html

[dfwgator]

Vincent Vega: “And you know what they call a ... a ... a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris?”
Jules: “They don’t call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese?”
Vincent Vega: “No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn’t know what the .... a Quarter Pounder is.”
Jules: “Then what do they call it?”
Vincent Vega: “They call it a “Royale” with cheese.”
Jules: “A “Royale” with cheese! What do they call a Big Mac?”
Vincent Vega: “A Big Mac’s a Big Mac, but they call it “le Big-Mac”.”
Jules: “”Le Big-Mac”! Ha ha ha ha! What do they call a Whopper?”
Vincent Vega: “I dunno, I didn’t go into Burger King.”

[mowowie]

Here in MA they pull out the Lobster Roll every summer. I thought they did it everywhere. Guess not.

[SamAdams76]

When I was a kid growing up in Massachusetts, McDonalds used to feature the "Shamrock Shake" around St. Patrick's day. It was literally a green shake that tasted something like pistachio. It was quite good.

I don't go into McDonalds anymore except for a cup of coffee (quite good these days) and the occasional breakfast sandwich. If only the company would eliminate high fructose corn syrup from their menu (it's even in the hamburger buns!) and the hydrogenated vegetable oils, I would be more of a regular customer.

[Daffynition]

Someone put together a site "Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality" ... a few selections ....bon apetit...

Burger King Enormous Omelet Sandwich

Arby's Beef 'n' Cheddar

KFC Famous Bowl

Subway six-inch turkey breast and ham sub

Wendy's Southwest Taco Salad

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Interesting.

Appreciated.