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McDonald's

File:McDonalds1.svg
Company type	Public (NYSE: MCD)
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	May 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, California
Founder	Dick and Mac McDonald
Headquarters	Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Number of locations	31,000+ worldwide
Key people	Ray Kroc, corporate founder Jim Skinner, CEO Ralph Alvarez, president and COO
Products	Fast Food (including hamburgers, chicken products, french fries, milkshakes, salads, desserts, breakfast items, and children's meal ensembles)
Revenue	$20.460 Billion USD (2005)
Net income	$2.602 Billion USD (2005)
Number of employees	447,000 (2005)

McDonald's original restaurant in San Bernardino, California served only hamburgers, milkshakes, and french fries. While still based on hamburgers, today's menu includes numerous other items that have been added through the years. Below are listed both the basic items sold in the company's home market, and local variations in the nearly 100 countries where McDonald's does business.

Regionalization

McDonald's worldwide menu is broadly similar to that of the United States; for this reason The Economist magazine devised the Big Mac index, as the Big Mac is a product available around the world made to the same specifications.

Even so, there are some variations due to differing tastes and cultural issues, among them:

• In predominantly Muslim countries like Malaysia, pork is not served due to Muslim dietary laws; the hamburger is called the beef burger, avoiding the word "ham" (although the name refers only to the German city of Hamburg). Additionally, in North African Morocco as well as other Muslim countries, all meat is slaughtered in the halal method and labeled as such.

• In Israel, kosher dietary laws forbid the mixture of meat and dairy products; because of this, cheeseburgers are not popular. McDonald's runs kosher restaurants in Jerusalem and in Buenos Aires, Argentina and offers a "Passover Bun" (just in Israel) for the eight-day period in which practicing Jews abstain from leavened bread.

• "Veggie burgers" are offered wherever there is a significant demand, including India and much of Western Europe, but McDonald's rarely certifies its products as vegetarian. Indeed, McDonald's was subject to a high-profile lawsuit and eventually forced to apologize for using small amounts of beef tallow in the preparation of fries marketed as cooked in 100% vegetable oil.

Soft drinks offered, also vary from country to country, with local brands available on tap alongside Coca-Cola Company brands. For example, Irn-Bru in Scotland and Guaraná Antarctica in Brazil, are more popular in those countries than the leading international brands (Recent studies show Irn-Bru has less market share than Coca-Cola). Similar popularity has led to the sale of Farmer's Union Iced Coffee in South Australian stores. For a time, British outlets offered "McDonald's Cola" rather than Coca-Cola, for legal reasons. Also, in Peru McDonald's was heavily criticized for not stocking Inca Kola, and thus never had a chance for the top spot of fast-food restaurants in that nation (Bembos, a local chain, is number one there): McDonald's now serves Inca Kola alongside Coca-Cola, but it is still second in market share. In some countries McDonald's is expanding some of its restaurants to include "McCafé" counters, which sell brewed and specialty coffees, frappés, and a range of cakes, biscuits (cookies), and sandwiches in addition to the regular McDonald's menu; the first such McCafé was installed at an existing McDonald's in central Melbourne, Australia in 1993. In Portugal, "McCafés" serve coffee in china cups, since the country has the custom of after meal coffee (Bica or Cimbalino), which is not traditionally served in plastic cups.

Products

The range of foods offered depends on the time of day. Lunch items such as hamburgers and fries are generally not served during breakfast time, from store open (or about 4:00am in 24-hour stores) to 10:30am on weekdays or 11:00am on weekends. In some 24-hour McDonald's restaurants (such as airports and service plazas), some lunch items are already available cooked to order (as in a buffet). Most breakfast items are not served at any time except breakfast, but there are some exceptions; hotcakes, Cinnamon Melts (replaced cinnamon rolls), and bacon are always available upon request at most McDonald's restaurants. Food prices vary by region and country . This food list is taken from the official McDonald’s website.

Burgers

All meat-patty based sandwiches are grilled, with seasonings, consisting primarily of salt and black pepper.

• Big Mac: Along with the Quarter Pounder with cheese, this is one of the two McDonald's signature menu items. Introduced in 1968 as a response to the flagship burger at Big Boy restaurants. Two 1.6 oz beef patties, special Big Mac sauce (similar to Thousand Island dressing), re-hydrated onions, two pickles, shredded lettuce, and cheese, on a toasted bun, with an additional middle bun (called a "club layer") separating both beef patties. Also sold as a quad sandwich with 4 beef patties.

• Quarter Pounder with cheese: Along with the Big Mac, this is one of the two McDonald's signature menu items. 4.0 oz. (114 g) ground beef patty with ketchup, mustard, slivered onions, two pickle slices, and two slices of cheese. In some markets unfamiliar with Imperial measurements (such as France), it is known as a Royale with Cheese, as famously explained in the film Pulp Fiction, or variants thereof, such as McRoyale. Also sold as a double but with another large beef patty and slice of cheese, or as a quad sandwich in parts of Australia.

• Hamburgers and cheeseburgers: 1.6 oz. (45 g or 1/10th lb) ground beef patty, with 1/8oz ketchup, mustard, a single dill pickle, re-hydrated onions, on a toasted bun. This is also known as a Junior Burger, in some areas. At one time early in McDonald’s history, the pickle was removed from the sandwich . Also sold as a double or triple, adding an extra pickle slice for each beef patty added.The double cheeseburger was originally offered as a promotional item, and was added to the regular menu in the late 1980s. A triple burger and a bacon double cheeseburger are optional items and are not always available in all restaurants or markets. A green chili double cheeseburger with chili peppers is offered in New Mexico.

• The Big N' Tasty is a quarter pound beef patty with ketchup, mayonnaise, diced onions, two pickles, leaf lettuce, and a tomato slice, on a toasted bun. Devised to resemble Burger King's Whopper sandwich. It is also known as the Big Xtra in Canada and Germany; the McXtra in Quebec, Canada; the Big Tasty (without the 'N') in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Poland and in Brazil; the Quarter Pounder Deluxe in South Africa; and the McNifica in Mexico.

• Angus Third Pounders - A test product that is currently being offered in Southern California, Columbus and the New York metro area. There are three sandwiches; the Angus Deluxe (American cheese, sliced red onions and sliced red tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, pickles, mustard, and mayonnaise); Angus Mushroom and Swiss (sauteed mushrooms, Swiss cheese and mayonnaise); and Angus Bacon and Cheese (bacon, American cheese, sliced red onions, mustard, ketchup and pickles). Designed to compete with the Angus Burger from Burger King.

• In several European markets, a wrap called the Greek Mac is sold. It consists of two burger patties wrapped in a pita with yogurt sauce, tomato slices, iceberg lettuce and onions. The sandwich is offered in Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Spain, Cyprus, Serbia (seasonal), the UK, and Portugal. Everything at McDonalds makes you fat and ugly. THATS WHY AMERICA IS #1 FOR THE MOST OBESE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! ITS BECAUSE OF MCDONALDS MAKING EVERYONE SOOOOOOOOO FUCKING FAT! MCDONALDS SUCKS BITCHES!!

Chicken, fish and pork

• McChicken : A mildly spicy chicken sandwich, made from 100% white meat, mayonnaise, and shredded lettuce, on a toasted bun. It was introduced in 1980, then later removed, but then later reintroduced. In some markets it is not spicy, and in others a cajun spiced version is also offered. It still remains one of the biggest sellers, just behind the Big Mac.

• Premium chicken sandwiches : The Classic is the continuation of the Crispy Chicken and Chicken McGrill sandwiches, with mayonnaise, leaf lettuce, and a tomato slice. The Ranch BLT contains ranch sauce instead of mayonnaise and includes bacon. The Club is similar to the Classic with added bacon and a piece of Swiss cheese. All are served on a honey-wheat roll, with either a grilled or crispy chicken breast, at the customer's direction.

• Snack Wrap : McDonald's version of a wrap made with white meat chicken breast (crispy or grilled), lettuce, shredded Cheddar cheese snd Monterey Jack cheese, and a sauce (ranch, honey mustard or salsa roja), wrapped in a soft flour tortilla. Officially launched on July 1, 2006. Chipotle BBQ is the most recent flavor. Available in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.

• Southern Style Chicken Sandwich : Breaded white meat chicken on a bun with pickles (very similar to the basic Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich); released in early July, 2006. Available in only most southern markets.

• Chicken Fajita : Chicken, cheese, red and green bell peppers, and diced onions in a flour tortilla. Comes with Picante sauce packets on request, which are available in mild and spicy. Available in only a few markets.

• Chicken McNuggets: Introduced in 1983, these are small chicken chunks served with a dipping sauce. Available in 4, 6, 10, or 20 pieces (some markets even offer 50 pieces, generally this size is on sale during Super Bowl weekend). Up until 2004, they were a combination of white and dark meat, now they are made with only white meat.

• Chicken Selects: McDonald's version of chicken strips. They were introduced in 1999 for a limited time and offered again in late 2003. They are available in 3, 5, or 10 pieces. Dipping sauces include Spicy Buffalo, Creamy Ranch, Tangy Honey Mustard, and Chipotle BBQ; dipping sauce selections in the UK are Smokey Barbecue, Sour Cream and Sweet chilli sauce Sold in the United States, Canada and theUK.

• Filet-O-Fish : A whitefish fillet with tartar sauce and a 1/2-slice of cheese, on a steamed bun. It was introduced in Cincinnati in 1963 when it was discovered that many Catholics choose to eat at Frisch's Big Boy on Friday, as it had a fish sandwich.

• Fish McDippers is an Asian offering that features pieces of breaded fish with dipping sauces. When the item was introduced, it had special dipping sauces such as Thai sweet chili sauce and wasabi. These two dipping sauces have since been discontinued.

• Shellfish - McDonald's offers various types of shellfish dishes on a regional basis. In the New England region of the US and the Canadian Maritimes, McD's offers lobster rolls on a seasonal basis (also called the McLobster and McHomard in French), and in the Mid-Atlantic states region crab cakes are offered.

• McRib : A sandwich featuring boneless pork smothered in barbecue sauce, diced onions, and pickles. Created in 1981, but later pulled from menu. Released on annual basis for one to two months (a strategy parodied on The Simpsons, with the "Krusty Burger Ribwich"). Rarely seen in the US, the sandwich is presently on some European menus, for example Germany.

Other products

• McDonald's first introduced salads to its menu in 1985, since that time they have restructured their salad lines several times. In the US, the most recent salad offering is called the Premium Salads line. First introduced in 2004, the Premium Salads all are a mixture of iceberg lettuce and a special lettuce assortment (romaine, etc.), with cherry tomatoes and different toppings to differentiate them; additionally all salads can be topped with warm grilled or crispy chicken. All of its salads are part of McD's move towards creating a healthier image.
  The line currently features:
  • Caesar salad;
  • Garden salad with the bacon bits, Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese and Ranch Dressing;
  • Asian salad, with mandarin oranges, red peppers, edamame, snow peas, and an orange glaze for the chicken;
  • Southwest salad with chili-lime tortilla strips, black beans, oven-roasted tomatoes, poblano peppers, and fire-roasted corn, a lime wedge and a cilantro-lime glaze for the chicken.
  • Fruit and Walnut salad is a variation on the traditional Waldorf salad and is a mix of apples, grapes, and walnuts served with a small cup of yogurt. Now available as a "Snack Size" product, a smaller version than the original salad that is pre-packaged instead of hand assembled in the restaurant. Introduced 2005.
  • Caprese salad in parts of Europe.

• The Happy Meal. McDonald's created the concept of a children's meal when it introduced first Happy Meal in 1979, featuring a Star Trek: The Motion Picture tie-in. The meal includes an entrée, a side order, beverage and a toy. The toy is usually a product tie-in with a movie or popular television show.
  • In the US, the entrée is a choice of hamburger, cheeseburger, 4-piece Chicken McNuggets and the sides are a choice of fries or sliced apple with caramel dip
  • The Mighty Kids Meal is a larger version of a Happy Meal targeting preteens sold in the US. It consists of a large entrée double hamburger, double cheeseburger or 6-piece Chicken McNuggets. It was introduced in 2001 in response to the "Burger King’s Big Kids Meal".

• Deli Choices is a line of deli-style sandwiches that are sold internationally. It is one of their female and health conscious targeted menu items. Available in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the UK and testing in the US. Similar to the McHero sandwich sold regionally in the US.

• McDonald's sells French fries (chips or pommes frites) as its primary side order. In international locations, they sell potato wedges, a type of French fry that is thick cut and wedge shaped and fried onion pieces that are similar to onion rings.

Breakfast

• McDonald's primary breakfast offerings are breakfast sandwiches.
  • McMuffins are McD's signature breakfast sandwich, first sold when the chain began breakfast in the 1970s as the Egg McMuffin, it consists of a poached egg and American cheese on a toasted English muffin. Sausage or Canadian bacon can also be ordered.
  • McDonald's offers a line of breakfast sandwiches that are sold on several different carriers. Bagels, biscuits, and a special type of maple flavored pancake called McGriddles can all be ordered with sausage or Canadian bacon, with an optional choice of cheese and/or egg. Regional meat offerings include fried chicken and bacon.
• There are several styles of breakfast burritos available as a regional menu offering. Made with a flour tortilla, shredded cheese, eggs, onions and peppers. Optional ingredients include hash browns, southern style chicken or sausage. Outside the US, the breakfast burrito may be called a breakfast wrap.
• Additional breakfast items include Hotcakes; several breakfast platters with eggs, hash browns and meats or breads; a type of cinnamon roll called a Cinnamon Melt; and danish. Biscuits and gravy is available in parts of the southern US.

Beverages

(Varies regionally):

• McDonald's primary soft drink supplier is the Coca-Cola Company, except in restaurants which fall under an overall contract with PepsiCo. For example: the Mall of America and the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. In the US and Canada, Cadbury-Schweppes supplies Dr Pepper.
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters supplies Newman's Own branded coffee for McDonald's US restaurants.
• Hot and iced tea, hot chocolate, various juices and other regional beverages are available in various markets.
• Lattes, espresso, Iced coffee and other coffee drinks are available in several markets worldwide.
• Milkshakes are available in all of McDonald's US and global markets. Permanent flavors are Vanilla, Strawberry, and Chocolate; regional or seasonal flavors include Coffee, Eggnog (LTO shake for Christmas), Banana, Strawberry Banana, Mango Raspberry, Honeycomb, Arctic Orange (sherbet), Shamrock Shake (a green, peppermint LTO shake for St. Patrick's Day), Chocolate Mint, and Rolo (available only in Canada and the UK).
• Gazpacho is sold in Spain
• Rivella is sold in Switzerland

Desserts

• Soft serve ice cream is available in several forms, including sundaes, cones and a mix-in dessert called the McFlurry.
  • Regionally, other forms of ice cream is available; Dipping Dots are sold in parts of the US West Coast, Tilamook ice cream in Oregon and Washington and hard pack ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries is sold in parts of Texas.
  • The McFlurry is a vanilla ice cream dessert that has pieces of candy, fruit or cookies mixed into it. The mixing blade for the dessert is actually a specially designed spoon with a hollow handle that attaches to the mixer spindle. The blade is used once then given to the customer to use to eat the product. Available in most of its markets.
• Cookies McDonaldland cookies are traditionally available and are similar to animal crackers. "Freshly" baked cookies manufactured by Nestlé are available in some markets.
• Pies McDonald's pies are actually baked turnovers that come in various flavors including apple, cherry and other seasonal or LTO flavors.
• Yogurt is available in a parfait simply called the Fruit and Yogurt Parfait. It includes a mix of strawberries, blueberries, vanilla yogurt, and optional granola topping. (Some McDonald's now have granola as a put-on-yourself deal.)
• Smoothies are available in some locations, mango and strawberry flavors.
• Pineapple empanadas were introduced in the US in April 2006 and rolled out nationally in January 2007.

Regional U.S. items

• Touchdown Burger: a Wisconsin exclusive. Also seasonal in southeastern Michigan.
• Johnsonville Brats: available in Wisconsin and southern Michigan, as well as northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Also briefly available in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1990's. A toasted hot dog bun with a Johnsonville Bratwurst, topped with spicy mustard and slivered onions. Available seasonally and in a 2 Brat Extra Value Meal.

• Texas Homestyle Burger: a Texas exclusive, although it was available for a time as the Southwest Homestyle Burger in New Mexico. This burger featured a quarter pound beef patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and a generous portion of spicy mustard.

• Cajun McChicken Sandwich: occasionally produced in Southern regions, it is a standard McChicken sandwich with Cajun spices mixed into the breading on the chicken portion.

• Southern Style Chicken Sandwich: most recent sandwich produced at participating Southern United States McDonald's locations, and is similar to the Chick-fil-A sandwich (pickles, steam-buttered bun, pressure-cooked crispy chicken patty).

• Hawaii franchises offer saimin on their regular menu. Spam or Portuguese sausage with eggs and white rice is offered on their breakfast menus. Pineapple and taro pies have also been occasionally offered on the regular menu, and pineapple is also sometimes available as an additional topping on burgers. Haupia pie was recently introduced in Hawaii locations for a limited time. In Waikiki McDonald's restaurants, small trays of pineapple are available on the side.

Discontinued menu items

• Hulaburger: A Ray Kroc invention, it featured a slice of pineapple instead of meat. Originally intended for Roman Catholics who were not allowed to eat meat on Fridays. It flopped when it was test-marketed in 1963.

• Beefsteak Sandwich, test-marketed in New York and other East Coast markets in 1980 and as far west as Chicago were part of a McDonald's "Dinner Menu", offered only after 4:00 p.m. The Beefsteak Sandwich was essentially an elongated hamburger of a different quality served on a short French roll, similar to a sub or hero roll. Packets of steak sauce (A 1 in Chicago)were available for the sandwich.

• Onion Nuggets, introduced at the same time as the Beefsteak Sandwich as the side item for the Dinner Menu. Onion Nuggets were chopped onions shaped into small solid pieces, dipped in batter and deep-fried.

• McLean Deluxe: A lower-calorie Quarter Pounder-type sandwich (introduced in 1991). This item was otherwise identical to the Big & Tasty and the McDLT.

• Triple Ripple: A mixed cone with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate, topped with a plastic top.

• Arch Deluxe: A failed attempt to produce a "luxury" hamburger, promoted by a high-profile advertising campaign (introduced in 1996). It featured a quarter pound beef patty on a potato roll, with leaf lettuce, tomato, purple onions, cheese, and a dijon-type mustard sauce; peppered bacon was also offered for an extra charge.

• Torta: In 2000, the company released their own version of tortas, a Mexican sandwich, in southern California on a trial basis.

• McStuffin: a pocket sandwich available with various fillings.

• Crispy Chicken: A breaded, fried chicken breast served on a sesame-seed bun with mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato. This sandwich was discontinued when the premium chicken sandwiches were introduced in July 2005, but is still available in Canada

• Chicken McGrill: Same as the Crispy Chicken, but with a marinated, grilled chicken breast. Both the Crispy and Grilled Chicken are derivatives of the failed Arch Deluxe sandwiches. Also replaced with a premium chicken sandwich in July 2005, but is still available in Canada.

• McGrilled Chicken Classic: A sandwich featuring a grilled chicken breast portion that was produced before being replaced by the Grilled Chicken Deluxe/Chicken McGrill.

• McCrispy Chicken: Served on a sesame seed bun, this sandwich featured mayonnaise, leaf lettuce and a sliced tomato and a crispy chicken patty.

• Fried Roast Beef Sandwich: An early sandwich that caused a disaster in the company. The introduction of roast beef was not a stupid move, after all, they have succeeded in getting into chicken, salads, etc. But frying roast beef just didn't sound appetizing to most people and the whole thing flopped as a result.

• Philly Cheesesteak Slices of steak and Swiss cheese with onions. Served until August 2007, at Australian and American McDonald’s. This sandwich is still available in Canada, made with Cheese spread instead of Swiss, and with green bell pepper.

• Pizza: McDonald's has also attempted pizza at various times, with an apple-pie-like McPizza and more conventional McDonald's Pizza. A line of personal sized pizzas were sold in the early 90s. In Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia (c. 1992-1997) the pizza originally began as a family sized pizza that was brought out to the table by an employee and placed on a raised rack in the centre of the table. Later it was scaled down to a personal sized pizza when the larger version did not sell well.

• Hot Dogs: CEO Ray Kroc famously prohibited the company from selling hot dogs, regardless of potential demand, as he regarded them as unhygienic in his 1977 autobiography; however, UK Stores did sell Hot Dogs during the late nineties on the McChoice menu (later PoundSaver). Also, at least one American restaurant offered Oscar Mayer hot dogs at some time, and McDonald's locations at SkyDome in Toronto offered hot dogs until 1999.

• Grilled Chicken Flatbread Sandwich: Grilled chicken strips, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, pepper jack cheese, and a creamy herb sauce served wrapped in a heated flatbread. Served briefly in June 2002, and brought back in December 2002-January 2003. It was so popular in its original run that locations were running out of the flatbread, forcing McDonald's to briefly stop promoting the item.

• Chicken Platter: A grilled chicken burger served with lettuce and tomato on the HotCakes tray.

Variations by country

Australia

• Pasta Zoo Happy Meal: Available in Australia and New Zealand, the meal includes animal shaped pasta pieces (filled with cheese and vegetables) with Zoo Goo (Italian pasta sauce), a pair of small plastic tongs, a toy, and a milk drink with a 'Sipaah' flavored straw (chocolate or strawberry). It is aimed to be a healthier alternative to the current Cheeseburger or McNuggets Happy Meal. This was added to the menu on January 17, 2007.

• Fried chicken: In the 80's a number of Australia McDonald's outlets in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria had offered fried chicken but was phased out by the early 1990s.

• Lean Beef Burger: The Lean Beef Burger is a burger that is a healthier option to McDonald's regular menu. The burger was released in Australia in December 2004.

• Roasted Chicken: From 2002 until 2004, McDonalds Australia also sold Roast Chicken.

• My Dinner Now Menu: Lemon grass chicken on penne pasta, Orange and lime chicken on rice, beef rengdang on penne pasta and beef bolognese. (available only in selected areas)

• Chicken Deluxe burger: premium chicken patty (same as used on chicken Caesar), McChicken Sauce, lettuce, tomato slice and same bun as cheeseburgers.(not sold at all stores)

• Muffins: Low fat muffins offered in either Apple and Blueberry flavour or Orange and Poppyseed.

• NameIt Burger/Backyard Burger: Released July 2007, this burger contains homestyle beef, grilled red onion, dijon mustard, tasty cheese, tomato and tatsoi salad and was part of a competition in which the public are to name the burger. The winning name was the "Backyard Burger". However, despite healthy initial sales the Backyard Burger has been discontinued in selected stores.

• Nudie Fruit Smoothies: Released in August 2007, they are a healthy milk based fruit smoothie available in three flavours; Mango, Strawberry and Blueberry. They are available in 320ml bottles.

Belgium

The "Croque McDo" consists of 2 melted slices of Emmental cheese and a slice of ham toasted between 2 hamburger buns and is the McDonald's approach to the more traditional Croque-monsieur snack found in France/Belgium or McTosti in The Netherlands (only offered during breakfast).

Brazil

"McCalabresa" sandwich has been recently launched. It is made up of a sausage patty and seasoned with vinaigrette sauce. Inspired in a popular street food (sanduíche de calabresa).

Chile

In Chile, customers can add avocado paste to any sandwich, less the McPalta (Chilean Spanish for: McAvocado) whose basis is the avocado paste along with lomito or pork. Cheese empanadas are also sold at all McDonald's locations in Chile under the same category as fries.

China

In China, the Chicken McNuggets come with the traditional BBQ, Sweet & Sour, and Honey Mustard sauces, but there's also a chili garlic sauce (very popular in China). In China there are specific McDonald's restaurants and counters for ice cream, beverages, and desserts (otherwise rare in China). They also include crispy chicken wings on their menu which comes in 2, 4, and 6 pieces.

Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, fried chicken and the McNifica are available, but no Filet-O-Fish. The Fruit and Yogurt has strawberries and peaches. For breakfast, gallo pinto (a traditional seasoned rice and black bean dish) is served with scrambled eggs and pancakes with butter and marmalade.

Finland

In Finland, one can get a hamburger served on a bun made of rye instead of wheat. Hamburger is called McRuis (en. McRye).

El Maco is a burger with barbecue sauce. The El Maco meal comes with a barbecue spice mixture and a paper bag in which the fries and the spice mixture are poured. By shaking the paper bag the fries get a barbecue seasoning.

France

In France, McDonalds also offer Kronenbourg 1664 in 25 or 33cl measures.

Germany

Spinach Kartoffelen are also rather popular.

Hong Kong

McDonald's sells chicken and pork burgers, fried chicken wings and nuggets. In some restaurants, a separate counter sells ice cream and desserts to pedestrians. Soft Serve Ice Cream can be ordered with either red beans or green beans. Some restaurants have a section for the McCafé. Apart from the general menu, it also promotes some other foods seasonally or longer, like spicy french fries, the Shogun Burger (a pork bun served with Japanese Teriyaki sauce and cabbage), Grilled Chicken Burger, twisted macaroni breakfasts, salads, soups, pineapple or red bean sundae, pineapple pies, taco flatbreads with pork, beef or chicken, rice fan-tastic (a burger-like entree with rice patties in place of buns) and many others. Hong Kong hosts some of the world's busiest McDonald's with many operating round the clock. It also sells many toys or dolls, like Hello Kitty, Snoopy, and Disney figures in addition to set meals, which are very popular. In Chinese New Year, red packets (lai see) are included in set meals. During the local Bun Festival, McDonald's restaurant on the island of Cheung Chau sells local-style buns instead of hamburgers. In Kowloon Park, there is also a small counter named Snack Station selling ice cream, as well as a counter that sells McDonald's drinks in the swimming pool.

India

Beef and pork products are not served to cater to Indian religious sensitivities. Chicken (that too, only Halal) along with fish are the only meat products used.riginally a Lamb (food)|mutton burger, but is now a chicken burger.

In India, vegetarian and meat dishes are prepared in separate areas.

The Big Mac is replaced by the Maharaja Mac, which was originally lamb but is now made with chicken. Meat and vegetarian meals are prepared in separate areas of the restaurant in respect for vegetarians, and cooks preparing vegetarian dishes wear distinctive green aprons.

Mexican-style wraps (for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians vis-à-vis the Paneer-Salsa wrap and the Chicken-Mexican wrap), and Curry pans (in the Shahi-Paneer and Chicken-Tikka offerings) are also offered.

Other items on the Indian Menu include chicken products such as the McChicken Burger and Chicken McGrill (a burger with a thin chicken patty, thin slices of both onions and tomatoes, filled with green chutney replacing the usual layer of mayonnaise) which also is a favorite among the local crowd.

The vegetarian burger menu consists of the McAloo Tikki Burger, again a favorite, not just because of its taste, but also because of it being the cheapest vegetarian burger on the menu. It contains a vegetable patty (made of potato, peas, and spices), tomato, onion, and a vegetable tomato mayonnaise.

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Another new Menu Item added is the McSalad Sandwich [not sure of the exact name. It is same as the Mc Veggie only without the patty and more vegetables in between the buns.

Indonesia

McDonald's sells fried chicken, which is by far more popular than the hamburgers. Fried chicken is also offered in Malaysia but it is not more popular than hamburgers, perhaps because of competition from Kentucky Fried Chicken and local fried chicken outlets. McRice is also offered, a small mound of steamed, plain rice. McSoup is a chicken flavored soup with bits of reconstituted croutons and vegetables.

Israel

• McShawarma (shawarma served in flatbread) and McKebab (kebab served on flatbread).

Japan

Regular Menu Items

• Teriyaki McBurger: Ground pork sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce, and teriyaki sauce.
• Ebi-Chiki Set: 2 shrimp nuggets and 3 chicken nuggets.
• Ebi Filet-O: Shrimp burger with special sauce and lettuce.
• French Fries can be purchased in barbecue, seaweed, and Italian basil flavors.

Seasonal Menu Items

• Ume Nuggets: Chicken McNuggets with sour ume sauce for dipping.
• Chicken Katsu Burger: Breaded chicken sandwich flavored with soy sauce and ginger.
• Salsa Burger: Breaded chicken sandwich with salsa,
• Korokke Burger: Sandwich with breaded mashed potatoes, shredded cabbage, and katsu sauce. Served with or without cheese.
• Tamago Double Mac: Hamburger with 2 beef patties, pepper sauce, bacon, and a poached egg. Served with or without cheese.
• Green Tea-flavored milkshakes
• Macaroni and Cheese Burger

Former menu items

• Bacon and Potato Pie: Side-dish made like an apple pie, but filled with mashed potatoes and bacon.

Malaysia

There is a special menu named Prosperity Burger only for the Chinese New year festive season. There is also the Ayam Goreng McD which literally translated means McD's Fried Chicken, a crispy two piece fried chicken meal. The McSpicy available in Singapore is also available in Malaysia, marketed under the name Chicken McDeluxe. During the 2006 football season, spicy McNuggets were also introduced for a short period of time along with spicy Ayam Goreng McD. Another long time favourite is Bubur Ayam McD which literally translates to "chicken porridge" or congee. Bubur Ikan McD which is fish porridge/congee was also served for a short time.

Morocco

The McArabia is sold in the Middle East. In 2005, the McSahara was briefly sold. In late 2006, the Chicken Mystic, L'Ptit plaisirs (small pleasures), and 280 gram Recette Moutarde (Mustard burger) were all released.

The Netherlands

McDonald's sells the McKroket. A deep-fried roll containing beef ragout, similar (except for the shape) to the Dutch Croquette (Also spelled as Croquette|kroket, hence the name) sold in snack bars. In snack bars mostly with mustard, with or without a bun.

Netherlands Antilles

The restaurants in Curacao offer fried chicken (2pc. or 4pc. alone or in a Value Meal; Mighty Wings alone or in a Value Meal). Most American promotions are carried. The Double Big Mac and Double Quarter Pounder have never been available.

New Zealand

In April 2007 Large Ravioli Bits began being served as part of the Happy Meal menu.

Chicken

• Chicken Royale
• Chicken McCheese

Limited Edition Burgers

• Big Ocean (fish variant of the Chicken Royale)

Former menu items

• Crispy Chicken

Pakistan

There is a Spicy McChicken burger that has chutney in it. There is also a McChutney Burger, a meatball sandwich called the McKofta, and strawberry custard pie. Also, McArabia was recently introduced, with a chicken patty rolled up in Pita bread.

Peru

McDonald's offers "ají dulce|ají" (a spicy sauce made from peppers) for customers to dip their fries in or add to their hamburgers.

Philippines

McDonald's sells items that cater to local tastes. Some of the following:

• McSpaghetti - spaghetti noodles served in sweet tomato-based sauce, hot dogs and grated pasteurized cheese
• Burger McDo - budget type burger served with Special Sauce in a sesame seed bun
• McRice Burger - ground beef burger, or chicken fillet served with special sauce in fried rice cakes.
• Twister Fries - breaded twister-shaped French fries fried in vegetable oil. Only served in a limited time
• Chicken McDo - available in 1 or 2 piece orders, these are fried chicken served with rice/McSpaghetti(1 piece only) and chicken gravy, also available in a spicy variant
• Crispy Chicken Fillet - breaded chicken fillet served with rice and chicken gravy
• Longga McRice Burger - standard McRice Burger but with a longganisa(Philippine chorizo) instead of beef or chicken. Served only during breakfast hours as opposed to the other McRice variations.
• Longganisa w/ Rice - these are longganisas(Philippine chorizo) served with rice and is available only during breakfast hours.
• McNuggets Rice - 5 pieces of McChicken Nuggets served with rice and barbecue sauce.
• 2pc Burger Steak - 2 burger patties covered with mushroom gravy served with rice
• Chicken Party Pack - a pack of Chicken McDo, comes in 5 and 10 piece orders.
• Corned Beef w/ Rice - breakfast meal served with rice

McDonald's also combine some of its items to form combos, also to compete with Jollibee.

Poland

In Poland, there was a sandwich offered for a brief while called the "McKielbasa" ("Kielbasa" means "sausage") It was not very popular and soon withdrawn from the menu. As of April 2007, McKielbasa was back, but served only once a week. Other regionalized burgers include WieśMac ("wieś" means "village" in Polish language|Polish) .

In Poland McDonald's offers Pikantny Kurczakburger (a spicy chicken burger) with chicken meat, salad and hot sauce.

Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore

McDonald's has introduced fan kao (literally "baked rice"), a burger-like entree with rice patties in place of buns. It is modeled on the eponymous product of McDonald's Japanese rival, MOS Burger.

Singapore

McDonald's offers the McSpicy (formerly known as the McSpicy Double), a McChicken but with a thick thigh chop prepared with a special spicy zest. The McArabia is also offered as the Grilled Chicken Foldover. Milkshakes are available only at dessert kiosks at selected outlets. Dessert kiosks also sell waffle cone ice cream with three flavors, Chocolate, Vanilla and Twist. You can now also buy Rice Fantastics available in beef or chicken which are rice patties filled with stringy beef or chicken with lettuce to compete with Japanese rice burger company Mos Burger.

Until 2002, McDonald's Singapore offered Chicken McCrispy, which was a box meal of two pieces of chicken. But since then, McDonald's has changed their menu towards providing more finger foods e.g. Fish McDippers, Chicken McNuggets, Chicken McWings.

Slovenia

El Mexico, and Greek Salad are offered in a special menu. A McCountry (pork fillet) is on the regular menu.

South Korea

Has the Bulgogi Burger (pork patty in bulgogi marinade, as of 5/07), McBingsoo(Korean shaved ice), as well as the Shrimp Burger similar to the Ebi-Filet-O in Japan. Also interesting is that there is a deposit levy charged on cups (100 Won) which is refunded on return of cups to any McDonald's location for recycling or reuse.

Thailand

McDonald's serves the Samurai Pork Burger, flavored with teriyaki sauce. Chili Sauce is available along with catsup. Other Thailand-specific items that have been sold include rice patties made with jasmine rice, and a salad shaker based on som tam, papaya salad.

Turkey

McDonald's offers the Turkish drink ayran and McTurco, a type of Turkish Kebab with either chicken or lamb.

A new kind of square hamburger that fits to Turkish taste is MaxBurger.

Additionally, Turkey features a sour cherry pie, which is similar to the Apple Pie. Sour cherry is a popular flavor in Turkey and the pie predates the U.S. cherry pie.

United Kingdom

"McDonald's Cola" was served instead of Coca-Cola until the early 1990s. Root beer was also available at UK McDonald's until the early 1990s when it was replaced with Diet Coke. Irn-Bru is additionally available in restaurants in Scotland. British McDonald's also serve donuts coated with Cadbury's milk chocolate as well as “Oatso Simple”, a porridge introduced to the UK in 2005.

Recent promotional items include(d)

• Apple Pie Sundae (caramel sauce drizzled over soft serve ice cream served with a miniature sized hot apple pie placed into the top)
• Mozzarella Dippers
• Big BBQ
• BBQ Chicken Premiere with Bacon
• "Great Taste Of America" burgers, oval 1/3 pound beef burgers based on 4 American locales (New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Texas) lasting 1 week each.

This month will see the McChicken Premiere Sandwich permanently removed from the menu, to be replaced by the Chicken Legend - a large Chicken Select in a bun with lettuce and either BBQ or mayonnaise sauce. The Spicy Vegetable Burger (used in Vegi Delis and vegetable burgers) will also be renewed to suit a new vegetarian award to be given to McDonald's.

See also

• McDonald's Menu Song
• Burger King products
• In-N-Out Burger menu items

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