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McDonalds Around the Globe: Which would YOU like to see on our menu?

I was interested after reading an article that McDonalds features the most diverse regional menu set of any fast food chain; not that it's entirely shocking, considering the popularity of the Golden Arches.

But it got me to thinking - based on some of the more unique regional menu items, which country's Maccy Dees would you like seeing here? Here are just an overview of some of the more interesting country-exclusive items -


MCDONALDS FRANCE

The Croque McDo



Two slices of Emmental cheese and a slice of ham sandwiched between two pieces of toasted, sweetened bread.


MCDONALDS GERMANY

The McBeer (seriously, it honestly has the Mc prefix)



I believe Kronenberg produces the beer that McDonalds uses, and is available all day.


MCDONALDS INDIA

The Maharaja Mac



Similar to the Big Mac, but uses two spicy seasoned chicken burgers and a spicy version of their Big Mac sauce.


MCDONALDS CANADA

The McLobster Roll



A soft bun filled with lobster claw and tail meat, mixed with pickled gherkin and mayonnaise.

MCDONALDS JAPAN

Korokke Burger



Fried patty of mashed potato, topped with sweet cabbage, topped with teryaki sauce on a soft bun.

McEbi



A fried patty of prawns and marie rose sauce with lettuce on a burger bun.


MCDONALDS CHILE

McPollo Junior



Similar to our Chicken Mayo item, except with a liberal dose of Guacamole!


MCDONALDS NORWAY

McLaks



Grilled salmon and dill sauce with mixed lettuce on a grained roll.


MCDONALDS COSTA RICA

Gallo Pinto



Here, instead of fries you can opt for your value meal to have Gallo Pinto - seasoned rice and beans.


MCDONALDS GREECE


Greek Mac



Two Big Mac patties, in a pitta with lettuce, special sauce and tzatziki.


MCDONALDS PHILIPPENES

McSpaghetti



Spaghetti covered in spicy tomato sauce with cut up hot dogs through it.


MCDONALDS MALAYSIA

Bubur Ayam McD



A chicken-based sticky rice porridge.

MORE MENU ITEMS:

MCDONALDS JAPAN

Bacon and Potato Pie



Deep fried bacon, cheese and potatoes in a pie.


McCheesy Katsu



Fried Pork burger stuffed with cheese.


McRice Beef and McRice Chicken



Either a hamburger or chicken burger, salad, and sticky rice patties instead of bread for a "bun".


MCDONALDS MOROCCO

Recette Moutarde



A mustard-doused burger in a mustard peppercorn coating, on ciabatta, with salad.


Veg McPuff Pizza



Small rectangles of dough, filled with vegetables and tomato sauce.



MCDONALDS INDIA

McPaneer Wrap



Cheese, seasoning and salad, wrapped in a flatbread then fried.


Chicken McCurry Pan



It starts off with a rectangle dish made out of dough and is topped with a tomato-curry sauce, spiced with thyme, basil, and oregano, chicken, bell peppers, and cheese.


MCDONALDS ITALY

Novita



Hamburger on ciabatta bread with salad and a generous portion of Pancetta ham.


MCDONALDS CANADA

McPoutine



McDonalds fries covered in gravy and cheese curds.


MCDONALDS MEXICO

McMolettes



Refried beans, cheese and pico de gallo served on an English Muffin.


MCDONALDS NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi Burger



A beef patty, with an egg, tomato, lettuce, cheese, onion, cooked beetroot, sauce and mustard (and optional slice of pineapple) on a bun.


MORE FOOD ITEMS:


VARIOUS ASIAN MCDONALDS

Mega Sausage Breakfast Set



A giant "breakfast" hot dog with "scrambled egg mustard", ketchup and onions on a roll, served with hash brown.


McTwisty Breakfast Broth



Sausage patty, eggs, and pasta in a chicken broth and “other greens.”


McWings



Deep fried battered chicken wings.


Corn McCup



A cup of seasoned corn.


Banana Cream Pie



A deep fried banana and cream pie.


McShogun



Pork burger with teryaki sauce, cooked cabbage, a fried egg, on a seeded bun


VARIOUS EUROPEAN MCDONALDS

Cheese McToast



Two pieces of circular toast filled with melted cheese.

Found yet MORE crazy additions from around the globe!

VARIOUS ASIAN MCDONALDS

The Icon Sandwich



A Chicken patty smothered in 3 different kinds of melted cheese, with bacon and lettuce, served with another slice of cheese on a seedy bun.


Sweet Potato Pie



Sweet Potato in sauce fried in a pie.


McCarbonara Sandwich



Carbonara sauce coated chicken breast with 2 cheeses, ham and bacon, on a bun.



VARIOUS EUROPEAN MCDONALDS

The Nurnburger



Three mini bratwursts with crispy onions and cheese on a bun.


Premium Mini-Cakes



Summer Fruit Pudding, Cookies and Cream cake, and Three Chocolate Terrine.


McCafe Cupcakes



Freshly made cupcakes.


Chocolate Orange Pie



Chocolate orange in a deep-fried pie.


MCDONALDS INDIA

McAloo Tikki



A breaded patty of peas and potatoes topped with a spicy curry sauce, peppers and tomato on a bun.


MCDONALDS HAWAII

Spam, Eggs and Rice Breakfast



In Hawaii, the "Big Breakfast" variants come with white rice, scrambled egg, and your choice of Spam, Portuguese sausage, or both.


MCDONALDS JAPAN

Seaweed Shaker Fries



Fries in a special "Shake Bag" which come with sachets of salt, pepper and flaked nori (seaweed) to be applied to taste and then shaken up by the consumer.


MCDONALDS THAILAND

Fish McDippers



A spicy minced chilli fish nugget, breaded, and served with spicy dips.


MCDONALDS MIDDLE-EAST

McKofte Burger



A heavily spiced ground beef and lamb patty topped with ketchup, onions, lettuce, and a special yogurt-based sauce. It’s all served on an herb-encrusted bun.


McArabia



Chicken, veggies, and special sauce on a grilled flatbread. You can also get a grilled kofta version, if you’re feeling spicy.


Strawberry Custard Pie



Strawberry and custard in a fried pie.


MCDONALDS HUNGARY

McPumpkin Omlet Sandwich



A folded cheese omelette on top of a vegetable and potato hash brown, topped with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, all on a sweet pumpkin seed roll.


MCDONALDS RUSSIA

Brie McNuggets



Breaded, fried Brie nuggets.


MCDONALDS AUSTRALIA

Happy Meal Pasta Zoo Goo



Animal-shaped pasta ravioli filled with vegetables and pasta sauce. Served as an alternative to fries in Happy Meals.


MCDONALDS POLAND

McKielbasa



Kielbasa sausage patty with diced onion, ketchup and mustard, on a mixed seed roll.


MCDONALDS KOREA

Kiwi Sundae


Kiwi pieces, a sweet kiwi syrup, and soft-serve ice cream.


VARIOUS NATIONS MCDONALDS

McFloat



Your choice of fizzy drink topped with a hearty topping of soft-serve ice cream.


McColosso



A biscuit cone "cup" filled with either chocolate, toffee or strawberry syrup, soft marshmallow, soft-serve ice cream, and topped with a chocolate biscuit straw.


MORE ITEMS!

MCDONALDS JAPAN

Mega McMuffin



A jumbo muffin with two sausage patties, two slices of cheese, three slices of bacon, egg, and ketchup relish.


Mega Tamago and Mega Tomato



A Big Mac with an extra beef patty on the bottom and either an egg or slice of beef tomato on top, bacon and extra "big mac sauce".


MCDONALDS AMERICA (REGIONAL)

Thai McMini and Pesto McMini




A battered fillet of chicken, topped with either Thai sweet chilli sauce or pesto, on a small freshly baked baguette.


McSkillet Burrito



Cheddar cheese, jack cheese, American cheese, skillet potatoes, chunks of sausage, bell peppers, onions, scrambled eggs, and salsa all wrapped up in a soft tortilla.


McKinley Mac



Essentially a Big Mac, but uses Quarter Pounder patties, a larger bun, and more toppings in general.


MCDONALDS ITALY

McItaly



All Italian beef, Asiago cheese and artichoke spread on a ciabatta bun.


EVEN MORE items.


MCDONALDS ISRAEL

McShawarma


A lamb kebab.


MCDONALDS CHILE

McPalta



Salad and Avocado paste on a burger bun, with varying meat patties.


MCDONALDS ITALY

Insalata Bresaola e Parmigiano



Salad made with bresaola, an air-dried salted beef, with lettuce, carrots and Parmesan cheese


MCDONALDS MEXICO

McArepa



Ham, Bacon and Cheese on a potato scone-like pitta bun


MCDONALDS THAILAND

Sweetcorn Dessert Pie



A deep-fried sweetcorn pie. Oddly this is a dessert item.


MCDONALDS CANADA

Cinnamon McMelts



Cinnamon cake bites in your choice of icing or caramel.


More Items:

MCDONALDS JAPAN:

Sankaku Chocolate Pie


A thin, filo-like pastry triangle filled with gooey chocolate fudge.


MCDONALDS NETHERLANDS

McKroket


A deep fried, breaded croquette of beef ragout (a tomatoey beef stew) on a bun with tartare sauce.*


*Yeah, I'm not sure how this works either...


MORE ITEMS:

MCDONALDS HONG KONG

McPepper




A standard hamburger, extra onions, doused in black peppercorn gravy, served on a plain bun and an optional extra side-cup of the aforementioned gravy for dipping your entire bun in, if desired.


Green Tea McLamington



Lamington is a cubical sponge cake that is iced and then rolled in coconut flakes. They are Australian in origin and are popular there and in New Zealand. McDonald's Green Tea Lamington offering features a green tea frosting unique to McDonalds Hong Kong and are served mostly in McCafe outlets (the upmarket "trendy" outlets) on a plate with a cake fork, but can sometimes be found in regular branches too (minus the fancy fork!)

More Items:

MCDONALDS ASIA (VARIOUS)

Macaroni McFritter



Deep fried, crumbed macaroni cheese topped with soy sauce, with shredded cabbage on a bun.


Mega McSpicy





Two whole spicy chicken breast fillets with spicy sauce and lettuce on a "mega bun".


Twister Fries



Seasoned curly fries.


Big American Texas Burger



A half pound beefburger on mustard relish, cheese, bacon, onion strips, and barbecue sauce on a three-tier bun.


MCDONALDS FRANCE

Goats Cheese/Blue Cheese/Pepper Sauce Ciabatta



Hamburger patty with lettuce and mayo on a ciabatta bun, with either a slice of regular cheese and pepper sauce, a slice of blue cheese, or a slice of goat's cheese.

More items:


MCDONALDS JAPAN

Thousand Island Shrimp Wrap



A fresh tortilla wrap filled with Thousand Island shrimp and salad.


Bacon Egg Lettuce McWrap



a fresh tortilla wrap filled with egg, bacon, cheese and lettuce with either ketchup or mayo.


Shaka Shaka Chicken Fillet



A breaded chicken fillet served in a resealable pouch and various pouches of seasoned salts. Add as much or as little to the pouch as you wish of each, seal it, shake it up, then open and eat!


Salt and Lemon McChicken



A salt and lemon breading on a chicken fillet, on a specially crafted chewy bun, salad and a special lemon vinegar mayo dressing.


Sweet Teryaki McChicken Sandwich



The McChicken Sandwich, but smothered in sweet teryaki sauce.

MCDONALDS AUSTRALIA

McDonalds Oven Baked Menu



Oven baked Chicken Parmagiana sandwich, Fish bakes, Texas Chicken Skewers, Chocolate Pot (a chocolate fondant), Sweet Griddle Cakes.


MCDONALDS AMERICA

Sausage and Egg McGriddles



Sausage patty, scrambled egg, cheese sandwiched between two syrup-filled griddle cakes, infused with maple syrup.

MCDONALDS CANADA

Creme Brulee Crunch McFlurry, S'Mores Pie, Zesty Mango McNuggets



McFlurry with crunchy sweet Creme Brulee, a chocolate, marshmallow and graham biscuit pie, and McChicken Nuggets with a Zesty Mango sauce.


MCDONALDS CHILE

Morocha McFlurry



Morocha are South American chocolate-covered digestive-like biscuits, served up whole in a McFlurry instead of ground up.

Chirimoya Durazno Smoothie



A chirimoya and peach infused sorbet-like smoothie.

McPollo Italiano



A McChicken Sandwich but with a sesame seeded bun, tomato, lettuce, and oddly enough, the very "italian" guacamole mayonnaise.

Cheese Empanadas



Cheese filled pastries.

McColoso Fruitilla



Whole Strawberries, ice cream, chocolate sauce, served in a waffle cone.


MCDONALDS FRANCE

Pear Crumble Sundae




An ice cream sundae with real pear and crumble topping.


VARIOUS MCDONALDS (ASIA)

Cheesy Tsukimi



Not a breakfast item, this is a fried egg on a bun with a slice of bacon, melted cheese slice, and Big Mac sauce.


Chicken Tatsuta



A deep-fried chicken breast fillet on top of cabbage with a sweet sauce, on a spongy brioche bun.


Wasabi Filet-o-Fish



A standard Filet-o-Fish with a strong wasabi coleslaw


McSoup



Some McDonalds offer a selection of soups, including the popular Corn Soup.


Hamdesal



Scrambled egg with a thick slice of salted ham, on a bun. One of the rare items sold on both Breakfast and Daytime menus.


VARIOUS MCDONALDS (EUROPE)

Grand Royal Burger



A giant half-pound beefburger with three slices of cheese, salad and a special "cheese mayo".


McCountry



A double pork burger with cheese, salad on a sesame seeded bun.


Kanapka Zbójnicka (Ruffian Sandwich)



A bacon cheeseburger with mayonnaise, topped with a hash brown, on a cheese and bacon-topped bun.


Magnum McFlurries



Chocolate and vanilla swirled ice cream and either Magnum or Magnum Almond pieces.


Pie a la Mode/Brownies a la Mode



Either a hot fruit pie or warm chocolate brownie served up with a smaller portion of either caramel or fruit sundae, syrup, and your choice of toppings.


Corn Salad



Oddly enough containing no corn (but lambs lettuce), the Corn Salad consists of bacon, chopped hard boiled eggs and croûtons mixed with a bed of lamb's lettuce.


Beef Deluxe



The Beef Deluxe features a bun of toasted, crispy Paillasse bread (a crusty Swiss bread), a regular beef patty, a slice of tomato, and Deluxe sauce. Deluxe sauce is a pepper and garlic-based mayonnaise concoction.


MCDONALDS MEXICO

Flaming Hot Doritos Quarter Pounder




A quarter pounder beef patty with cheese, bacon, spicy sauce, and Flaming Hot Doritos in a sesame seeded bun.
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The beer, Mc Beer
McFrance
Beerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

philipines too o.o
Reply 4
Holy **** I want the Greek Mac right now!
Reply 5
The French one..........*drool*
Reply 6
McWings from Hong Kong : )
There's something about that McLobster roll screaming out to me!
Reply 8
The Maharaja Mac, the Croque McDo, and gallo pinto. :mmm:


The El Pikante looks better then the Greek Mac imo.


LOL at the russian McDonalds.
(edited 13 years ago)
OMG, my life ambition is now to visit a Mcdonalds in every different country! MMMMMMMMMMMMMM big mac burgers in pitta! MMM M M MM M I am so hungry now and totally want Mcdssssssssssssssssss
Reply 10
The Norwegian option just looks healthy, find that kinda weird :s-smilie:
Reply 11
The Mega Mac obviously


which apparently caused jaw injuries in Taiwan from people trying to open their mouths wide enough for this!
HK's KFC had rice :smile:
McEbi and McPollo Junior :coma:
Also the beer, I like drinking it from a plastic cup...
Reply 14
Original post by T-Hill

Original post by T-Hill
Holy **** I want the Greek Mac right now!


The Greek Mac in Arabic countries is called McArabia, they just change the name. :giggle:
Original post by Alans Amp
which apparently caused jaw injuries in Taiwan from people trying to open their mouths wide enough for this!

That's Japanese you moron!
Original post by TotoMimo
MCDONALDS FRANCE

The Croque McDo



Two slices of Emmental cheese and a slice of ham sandwiched between two pieces of toasted, sweetened bread.

I'd love this in the UK so long as they use real emmental cheese with real ham not that crap they have over here.
Original post by No Man

LOL at the russian McDonalds.

Is that real? if it is me wantie :biggrin:
You've done your homework for this thread! I had fajitas at McDonalds in Canada...
Reply 18


Paneer is full fat cheese - but it tastes so good!

Don't knock it until you've tried it, you can probably get some from your local Asian shop (if you have one).
lol imagine if english mcdonalds served beer...
(its the one i'd like to see on the menu but theres the chavs who are annoying as hell SOBER)

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