The HK and US burgers also have more cholesterol and fat than other Big Macs.
I find this bizarre. Surely a Big Mac is a Big Mac is a Big Mac?
And, even accounting for regional differences, I wonder why HK has the fatty burger?
Posted by EarlNMeyer-Flask (Member # 1546) on :
These are exact figures. There might be enough variation in the sample of Big Macs from each country to account for these differences, so maybe Big Macs in each country are roughtly the same.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
McDonalds is totally different in every country. In France, they use less salt, for example.
French McDonald's is the best.
-pH
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Actually, the figures are sourced from McDonald's own nutritional figures. So I'd imagine they are indicative of actual differences between Bic Macs from different countries.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I suspect local availability of ingredients varies greatly. Average fat content of beef will vary. Mayonnaise (which I believe is an ingredient of the special sauce) varies in composition.
Even the bun is likely to be made slightly differently in different locations.
quote: McDonalds is totally different in every country. In France, they use less salt, for example. French McDonald's is the best.
That's true. Chocolate milkshakes in Switizerland McD's are the tops. Locally made, so that secret addictive qualty all Swiss chocolates have is slipped in...
*Homer Simpson gurgle...*
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I don't know about the Big Macs here, but you can get McRice and McChicken Biryani at the McDonalds here. Plus there's the regular ketchup and garlic chilli ketchup, which is way way way better than regular.
Fountain drinks include Elephang brand Ginger Beer (the best!) and Portello, which is sorta like a cherry pop but better.
The McDonalds in Rajagiriya last October started advertising that they were Halal in an effort to get the Ramadan crowd. Don't know if they were actually certified or not - they were up until sometime in 2003 or 2004, but discontinued (no idea why.)
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
quote: I suspect local availability of ingredients varies greatly. Average fat content of beef will vary
I didn't think about that.
On a side note, McDonald's here advertises that the patties contain "100% Australian Beef"! It always makes me smile - cleverly stated so they don't actually say the patties are 100% *beef* - just that what beef is there is 100% Australian.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
It's true. McDonalds changes from country to country. Like in Quebec, they have fries with gravy and cheese on them. I forget what they're called, but they're amazing.
And English McDonalds has Cadbury caramel McFlurries. Mmmmmmmm...
Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :
quote: Like in Quebec, they have fries with gravy and cheese on them.
Poutine. Weird, yet yummy.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
I knew the meals on offer changed (I've been to Indian McDonalds. Mmm, no beef!) - but I found it bizarre the fat content and calories in the *same* burger changed from country to country.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Originally posted by Evie3217: Like in Quebec, they have fries with gravy and cheese on them. I forget what they're called, but they're amazing.
Yeah, absolutely poutine. Which is wonderful. I find it funny that poutine has come up in conversations in threads in five different places in the last three days. I love poutine. I miss poutine. Posted by dantesparadigm (Member # 8756) on :
You know what they call a Big Mac in France?
It's still a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big-Mac.
And the Quarter Pounder? Well they have the metric system, they wouldn't know what a quarter pound was. They call it a royale with cheese.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
When I was in Switzerland, McDonald's had something called McFoo. I think it was egg rolls.
-pH
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
In Ireland they make you pay ten euro cents for ketchup packets.
Ni!
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Per packet? Because I require huge handfuls of ketchup packets and at least four sweet and sour sauces.
-pH
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Hey, except for the sweet and sour sauces, I'm with ya, pH!
Posted by clod (Member # 9084) on :
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crap! That was supposed to be a smiley!
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ah, cool, it worked!
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
It sounds like they change menus and recipes to try and match local tastes.
In Hawai'i there's a Spam, eggs, and (white) rice meal, a Portuguese sausage*, eggs, and rice meal (both breakfast), and ramen. They also do hamburger steak (which I guess is salisbury steak?) and teriyaki chicken with rice meals. Those are, I'm sure you've guessed, the pattys for the sandwiches, served next to rice.
*This is the best sausage ever invented. Apparantly it's usually called linguica.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
In India there are chicken BigMacs and veggie BigMacs. Or so I've heard.
I haven't been to McDonald's since I was 12. Ideological differences.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
I was dumbfounded when I first heard that, in Mexico, you could get a value meal with beer as the drink from all fast food places.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
In Virginia (this was Chincoteague, but I think several others in that area) they have crab cake sandwiches.
Posted by camus (Member # 8052) on :
quote:Originally posted by dantesparadigm: You know what they call a Big Mac in France?
It's still a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big-Mac.
And the Quarter Pounder? Well they have the metric system, they wouldn't know what a quarter pound was. They call it a royale with cheese.
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
In the Philippines, McDonalds has spaghetti and meatballs. They also have Fried Chicken that puts KFC to shame. Also rice is available instead of fries, if you'd like it.
I'm pretty sure you can get banana ketchup there instead of the regular too...
Oh, and I fed 16 people lunch there for $35 USD.
Posted by cheiros do ender (Member # 8849) on :
Wow, Australians (and Americans, but who cares about them?) have such bad taste compared to so much of the world. Until now, I didn't think anyone would take McDonald's seriously if they sold real food rather than just the most profitable, addictive crap marketable that is apparently, to McDonald's, good enough for Australians.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
A lot of things vary from one country to the next. Coke, for example, ships the syrup from the US (or so I assume since it's based in Atlanta) to the rest of the world, but each country adds whatever sweetener they choose. And apparently there's one distributor of Dr. Pepper that still uses actual sugar instead of corn syrup. It's supposed to be really good.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Ah, so that's why Mexican Coca-Cola products taste better! They really do add less sugar and carbonation!
Posted by Lord Solar Macharius (Member # 7775) on :
In Quebec you can also get toast and fried eggs for breakfast, while out in the Maritimes they have McLobster sandwiches.
Slightly off topic, but my city doesn't allow Taco Bell due to the low quality of meat they use.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Around here they use the same quality meat as all other fast food restaurants...
(Except, of course, In 'N' Out and El Pollo Loco, which have slightly higher standards.)
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
quote:Originally posted by MidnightBlue: A lot of things vary from one country to the next. Coke, for example, ships the syrup from the US (or so I assume since it's based in Atlanta) to the rest of the world, but each country adds whatever sweetener they choose. And apparently there's one distributor of Dr. Pepper that still uses actual sugar instead of corn syrup. It's supposed to be really good.
That would be Dublin Dr. Pepper.
Posted by genius00345 (Member # 8206) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lord Solar Macharius: Slightly off topic, but my city doesn't allow Taco Bell due to the low quality of meat they use.
I had a friend get food poisoning this weekend from Taco Bell. Of course, he had to tell me right after I finished eating Taco Bell...I was literally up almost all night waiting to get sick...but I never did. Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on sesame seed bun!
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
In India, the Big Mac is made with chicken rather than beef and you can vegetarian burgers made with paneer.
Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :
<not a fan of McDo's in any country>
Saying that "Le Big-Mac" is better in France is kinda like saying that a French doggie doo-doo sandwich is better than an American one. And it will cost you 3 times as much. You're much better off getting a panini and fries at one of the 4 million Kebab/Panini/Burger restaurants that are everywhere.
There is one redeeming quality of McDo's. Instead of getting their fries, which taste exactly like the grease-soaked cardboard that their American counterparts taste like, only with less salt, you can order "Potatoes Deluxe" which are actual real potatoes that have been fried and seasoned wonderfully, and come with a "Creamy Deluxe" dipping sauce that is oh-so-good. Of course, the "maxi" size costs about $3 american, and is about the same size as a "medium" back in the States, but it's worth it every once in a while.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Dante is a winner.
quote: Vincent: I know baby, you dig it the most.....but you know the funniest thing about Europe is?
Jules: What?
Vincent: It's the little differences. I mean, they got the same sh*t over there that they got here, but it's just, it's just their's a little different
Jules: Example
Vincent: Alright, well you can walk into a movie theater in Amsterdam, and buy a beer. And I don't mean just like no paper cup, I'm talking about a glass of beer. And in Paris, you can buy a beer in McDonald's. And you know what they call uh...a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
Jules: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?
Vincent: nah man they got the metric system, they wouldn't know what the f*ck a quarter pounder is
Jules: Then what do they call it?
Vincent: They call it, uh, Royale with Cheese
Jules: Royale with Cheese?
Vincent: That's right
Jules: What do they call a Big Mac?
Vincent: A Big Mac is a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big Mac
Jules: Le Big Mac, (laughs) what do they call a Whopper?
Vincent: I don't know, I didn't go into Burger King.....You know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup?
Jules: What?
Vincent: Mayonnaise
Jules: Damn, laughter
Vincent: I seen them do it man, they f**ckin drown them in that sh*t
Jules: Yuck
Man I love that movie.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
And for what it's worth, I love mayonnaise on fries.
Posted by sarcare (Member # 8736) on :
Two words: Fry Sauce.
There used to be some McD's in Utah where you could get it for a quarter extra--of course before that they had it for free. Man, I love fry sauce. A little ketchup, a little mayo, a little pickle juice, yummy!
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I find it funny that poutine has come up in conversations in threads in five different places in the last three days.