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Posted on 10/03/2023 6:31:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Turns out that 2022 "farewell" tour was a lie.
The McRib is rising from the ashes once again.
On Friday, McDonald’s confirmed to Today.com that the McRib, a sandwich it swore was done forever in 2022, is coming back to select restaurants in November 2023. The always in-the-know Instagram account, Snack-O-Later, also confirmed the sandwich’s return in a post.
"Update from McDonald's: 'It turns out not everyone was ready to say goodbye to the McRib after last year's Farewell Tour. While it won't be available nationwide, some lucky fans may find their favorite elusive saucy sandwich at their local McDonald's restaurants this November,'" the caption on the post read, citing a press release shared with media outlets.
So, are people still as excited as they used to be for this boneless pork sandwich smothered in barbecue sauce? Sure, its onion and pickle toppings make it a tasty mini lunch or afternoon snack. But with its come-and-go nature, recurring farewells, and limited locations have caused it to lose its luster.
Does the McRib Still Matter? Just look to the comments on Snack-O-Later’s post for proof.
“Wonder what was up with that silly marketing scam they went on last year,” one commenter wrote. “The McRib is the Kiss of Sandwiches,” another added, citing the glam band’s multiple farewell tours.
Indeed, McDonald’s loves to trot out the classics, which do seem to hit with fans every time they make a limited return to menus, including the recently resurrected spicy McNuggets, a menu item that was offered in 2020 and 2022 as well.
One thing that commenters made clear in the comments of Snack-O-Later’s post is that they do want McDonald’s to offer one throwback classic: the Snack Wrap.
“Okay, so what about my grilled chicken Snack Wraps,” one commenter asked. “They need to bring back Snack Wraps instead,” another added. “We wanted wraps, man,” one more lamented.
The Snack Wraps were discontinued in the U.S. by the fast food chain in 2016 and haven’t been seen since. However, if you’re really craving one, you could always head over to Canada or the U.K. where they're still on the menu, or to Burger King, which started offering its own dupe wrap in August. Or, just give in and go get the McRib, this time without fear, because odds are it will indeed be back again in 2024 too. You can even use this handy McRib Locator website to find one near you.
Tried one once, after hearing all the hoopla.
Much better ribs at some of the local joints.
I guess I’d say the same about their burgers and fries.
Yuck!!
Parts is parts.
Vile.
Absolutely vile.
“That’s quite bold of you to suggest that McDonald’s uses real meat in its meals.”
Back in the ‘80s McDonald’s was the biggest importer of beef from South America, or so I was told and had read.
Specifically they got their bread from Argentina. From a gigantic Ranch down in Argentina which was owned by none other than the Rockefellers...
I’ve heard if you wash all the sauce off and look at it, you’ll never have another.
I wish they’d bring back the McDLT. Those things were tasty. But it wouldn’t taste the same without the styrofoam container to keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool.
Pieces parts, fused.
I remember that, but never had one.
My understanding is that they use reconstituted beef from a tube in their factories, for easy shipping.
It’s pork. A skeptic teacher who tweeted about it being bad was hooked up with Mythbusters and got a tour of where they were made.
““Someone sent me a picture of what I thought was a McRib, and I put ‘Wow’ with a bunch of Os and Ws, and that looked disgusting,” said the teacher, Wes Bellamy, in the video. “And I was encouraging everyone to never eat anything from McDonald’s again.”
First, the pair check out the raw McRib meat—chunks of boneless pork picnic, which Imahara points out doesn’t contain bones or gristle.
After a visual inspection, the meat goes through the grinder before being formed into the shape of a rack of ribs. The patty, which contains pork, water, salt, dextrose and preservatives, is then misted with water to keep it from dehydrating during the freezing process.
“This is not like I thought it would be,” Bellamy says of the production.
Trans-meat.
Parts is parts.
I doubt if you actually tried it if you say you get much better ribs elsewhwere. The McRib is not made of ribs and has no bones. It is ground and formed pork roast.
Yes, but what if you go behind the screen, where the Oompa Loompas are making the real McRib?
Yum, that was good.
It was first market tested, supposedly, in Pine Bluff Ark. The US once stored biological weapons and nerve gas. Or so I heard a long time ago living in western Ark.
I think it’s sold year around there.
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One mcrib a year is ok. I get one everytime they come out.
I wish our McDonald’s served hot food. Now it’s something that’s been sitting there for 30 minutes.
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