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MCDONALD’S AROUND THE WORLD

MCDONALD’S AROUND THE WORLD

The famous Golden Arches offers a variety of unusual items across the globe and here is a taste of McDonald’s around the world.

We are travellers that love to try authentic local dishes BUT when we arrive late at night, have a delayed flight or want an easy meal, we head straight to a Mcdonald’s.

It is not something everyone likes and in fact, we have met a handful of people who have strong views against this food chain. However, when you’re on the road, Maccy D’s is a cheap and convenient meal for most.

It doesn’t have to be boring either! Whilst travelling Asia, our eyes were open to some of the different and unusual food items that can be found on the menu.

Here are some of the different McDonald’s menu items from around the world.

McDonald's around the world

THE SAUSAGE EGG TWISTY PASTA – HONG KONG

Hong Kong branches offer twisty pasta with various meat plonked on top of it along with a random egg.

McDonald's around the world

MCALOO TIKI – INDIA

India adds spice to the classic burger with potatoes and peas for good measure.

UBE MCDIP – PHILLIPINES 

Philippines offers an ice cream covered with a crispy ube shell.

McDonald's around the world

FRIES COVERED IN STUFF – AUSTRALIA

Australia love to cover their fries in stuff! From Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream to Truffle Mayo and Parmesan – I may need to sample these when we visit Australia!

McDonald's around the world

HALLOUMI BURGER – SAUDI ARABIA

I am a massive fan of Halloumi so having it in a muffin sounds amazing, thank you Saudi Arabia! 

McDonald's around the world

MCD CHICKEN PORRIDGE – THAILAND

Get to a Mcdonald’s in Thailand before 11 am to get yourself a Chicken Porridge for breakfast!

McDonald's around the world

OVOMALTINE MCFLURRY – BRAZIL

Known for being healthy chocolate milk, Ovomaltine is thrown into ice cream to make this McFlurry.

McDonald's around the world

POUTINE – CANADA

This may sound pretty normal for those in the US but for us English Folk, Poutine is unusual and the fact you can get it in a Canadian McDonalds is pretty awesome!

McDonald's around the world

MCTOASTIE – EUROPE

These can be found in a selection of European countries. What’s not to love about a Toastie.

McDonald's around the world

LE 280 FOURME – FRANCE

France offers up a delicious looking burger on ciabatta bread with Fourme d’ Ambert cheese and onions.

McDonald's around the world

GEORGIE PIE – NEW ZEALAND

Head to New Zealand to try a Georgie Pie made up of minced steak and cheese!

McDonald's around the world

BOERIE BEEF BURGER TRIPLE – SOUTH AFRICA

Indulge with a triple burger in South Africa or get a Mega Mac if you’re feeling extra hungry! You can also get a triple jalapeños chicken burger too!

McDonald's around the world

TARO PIE – ASIA

Taro-root filling in the apple pie crust is served in China, Thailand and over areas of Asia.

McDonald's around the world

BABUR AYAM MCD – MALAYSIA

Malaysia offers chicken strips in porridge with spring onions, ginger, fried shallots and chilies… May have to try this when we next head to Malaysia.

McDonald's around the world

MCSHRIMP – SOUTH KOREA

Pretty self explanatory, a burger made out of shrimp sold in Korea – YES PLEASE!

McDonald's around the world

GREEK-MAC – GREECE

Don’t fancy a bun? In Greece, you can order a Greek-Mac – burger in pitta bread.

McDonald's around the world

LE P’TIT HOT DOG – EUROPE

Another delicious item from Europe, I may have to jump on the Eurostar this weekend just to try this bad boy!

McDonald's around the world

MCMOLLETES – MEXICO

Found in Mexico, McMolletes are an open faced muffin with refried beans, salsa and of course cheese.

McDonald's around the world

MCBIFANA – PORTUGAL

Named after the Portuguese sandwich, the McBifana is a favourite in Portugal. You can also purchase a variety of soups and creams.

McDonald's around the world

BLACK AND WHITE BURGER – ASIA

These are not available all year but China, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan occasionally sell these on special promotions. The black bun is said to be made of squid ink but when UK’s Burger King introduced this burger over Halloween, it was a BBQ flavoured bun.

McDonald's around the world

MCKROKET – THE NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM

Available in the Netherlands and Belgium, the McKroket includes a kroket with mustard sauce.

McDonald's around the world

ARROZ FAMILIAR – PERU

Translated to green rice, Peru offer a few rice dishes with various vegetables.

McDonald's around the world

CHICKEN MCDO WITH MCSPAGHETTI – PHILIPPINES

Another favourite from the Philippines, is a piece of chicken wrapped in spaghetti.

McDonald's around the world

BULGOGI BURGER – SOUTH KOREA

South Korea offers this burger, influenced by the Korean dish of Bulgogi. You can also find Churros on the dessert menu!

At the time of writing, these were all currently available to purchase. Have you discovered and tried any other different and unusual McDonald items around the world? Share your experiences in the comments below!


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Red Werneck

Sunday 18th of August 2019

This is awesome! My husband and I always eat a Big Mac and a local sandwich every place we go hahaha In Brazil there's also a banana pie along with the usual apple pie. It's delicious!

Katie

Monday 19th of August 2019

Banana pie sounds awesome! We have just moved to Thailand where they do a double big mac! :)

Megan Jerrard

Friday 23rd of February 2018

Amazing post, love it! I remember when I went to Japan for the first time (I was 15) we stopped in at McDonalds and were totally obsessed with the different flavors of drinks - purple fanta and the like. Pretty sure I also ate a reindeer burger at a McDonalds in the arctic circle in Finland one time!

Martha

Monday 12th of February 2018

MY fiancé is from Saudi Arabia and he always talks about how much he enjoys McDonalds back home versus the United States. He’s even mentioned that exact sandwich! I’m not much of a McDonald’s fan but id like to try the Phillipines dipped ice cream and Canadian fries.

Stephanie | Adventures in Aussieland

Monday 1st of May 2017

I think it's pretty cool that there are different foods at Macca's depending on what country you're in but you're still able to order the staples. I love the fries in Australia. They change out the stuff that goes on it each season. Prior to the gravy and the truffle topped ones there was a guacamole one!

Adelina

Tuesday 11th of April 2017

I recently tried the MegaMuffin in Japan because I thought it was so ridiculous. Definitely enough for 2 meals!

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