International availability of McDonald's products
Template:Infobox McDonald's In order to satisfy the palate of the local population in a country, McDonald's offers aregionalized version of its menu. The result is McDonald's foods and meals not seen in other countries.
Africa
Morocco
The McArabia is sold in the Middle East. In 2005, the McSahara was briefly sold. In late 2006, the Chicken Mystic, Le Petit plaisirs (small pleasures), and 280 gram Recette Moutarde (Mustard burger) were all released.
Asia
Bahrain
In addition to the McArabia, McDonald's restaurants in Bahrain, beginning in March 2008, sell the McCrispy, a meal consisting of 1, 2, or 3 chicken strips served in a wrapper for a single strip or in a box for 2 or 3, with a choice of barbecue, sweet & sour, or garlic sauce. Like all Middle Eastern McDonald's restaurants, all food served in Bahraini outlets is halal.
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. There is also a seasonal Chinese New Year meal available, including Grilled Chicken Burger, curly fries, with a horoscope of the twelve zodiac animals of Chinese astrology and traditional "red" packets, or gift bags, for monetary gift giving as good luck. Note that all chicken burgers offered in Chinese McDonald's use thigh fillet (eg Premium Grilled Thigh Fillet Burger, Hot and Spicy Grilled Thigh Fillet Burger), rather than breast meat as per usual in occidental countries.
Hong Kong
McDonald's sells beef, chicken and pork burgers. Fried chicken wings and nuggets are also popular. 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 Teriyaki pork patty with lettuce, served in a sesame seed bun), 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 mushroom burgers instead of hamburgers and any other items which contains meat. 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 (only Halal) along with fish are the only meat products used.
In India, meat and vegetarian meals are prepared in separate areas of the restaurant because of religious laws about preparation of food for vegetarians and meat-eaters. Cooks preparing vegetarian dishes wear distinctive green aprons.
The Big Mac is replaced by the Maharaja Mac, which was originally made with lamb but is now made with chicken.
Mexican-style wraps for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians, such as the Paneer-Salsa wrap and the Chicken-Mexican wrap, and Curry pans in Shahi-Paneer and Chicken-Tikka variations 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).
The vegetarian burger menu consists of the McAloo Tikki Burger. It is a vegetable burger with potato, peas, and spices, tomato, onion, and a vegetable-tomato mayonnaise.[1]
McVeggie is another Vegetarian burger on the menu. It looks similar to the above McAloo Tikki Burger, but is made from mixed vegetables, peas, and spices, lettuce and veg mayonnaise (referred to as Veg Sauce in India).
Another new Menu Item added is the McSurprise burger. It contains a patty, onion, Italian mayonnaise.
There is also a Pizza McPuff, consisting of a puff pastry stuffed with peas, sliced cheese etc.
Indonesia
McDonald's sells fried chicken, which is by far more popular than the hamburgers. McRice is also offered, a small mound of steamed, plain rice. McSoup is a chicken flavored soup with bits of reconstituted croutons and vegetables. A bun containing a beef patty covered with satay sauce (spicy ground peanut sauce) is sold as Mc Sate.
Israel
McDonald's has Kosher branches only in Israel and Argentina.[2]
- McShawarma (shawarma served in flatbread) and McKebab (kebab served on flatbread) are specialty items on the Israeli menu.
- All meat served at McDonald's in Israel is kosher.
- Israel and Argentina are also the only places in the world where McDonald's burgers are barbecued on charcoal rather than fried.
- In Israel most branches are non kosher since they serve Cheeseburgers (which are non-kosher by judaism) and they serve ice-cream (produced from milk). In the kosher branches they do not serve either.
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.
- Shaka Shaka Chicken: Fried chicken patty served in a paper pouch. Comes with seasonings that is shaken in the bag.
- French Fries can be purchased in barbecue, seaweed, and Italian basil flavors.
- Seasonal Menu Items
- Ume Nuggets - Chicken McNuggets with sour ume (Eng: plum) 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 3 beef patties, pepper sauce, bacon, and a poached egg. Served with or without cheese.
- Green Tea-flavored milkshakes
- Macaroni and Cheese Burger
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.
Fried chicken is also offered in Malaysia but it is not more popular than hamburgers as in neighbouring Indonesia, perhaps because of competition from Kentucky Fried Chicken and local fried chicken outlets.
For a limited time only, a burger consisting of four beef patties, called the Mega Mac, was introduced in Malaysia.
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.
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 - beef/pork burger served with Special Sauce (a sweeter version of thousand island sauce) in a 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 for 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.
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. The McPepper Burger was on limited offer, consisting of two beef patties covered in black pepper sauce and topped with diced onions. 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 which are rice patties filled with shredded 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.
South Korea
Has the Bulgogi Burger (pork patty in bulgogi marinade, as of 5/07), McBingsoo (Patbingsu 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 ketchup. 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.
Taiwan
McDonald's has introduced kao fan (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.
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.
Europe
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).
Czech Republic
A regular menu item in the Czech Republic is the McCountry, which consists of a pork sausage patty on a plain bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise.
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. There is also the Big Rösti which is the biggest burger on the market, but it will be soon taken away.[3]
France
In France, McDonald's also offer Kronenbourg 1664 in 25 or 33 cl measures. The "Croque McDo" is also offered which is a toasted cheese and ham sandwich, similar to the French classic Croque-monsieur. Every three months or so, a new "Petit Plaisir" is introduced. It's a sandwich made of chicken or of beef.
Hungary
In Hungary, hash browns are called "McBuri". The menu, however, is nearly identical with most European markets.
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 kroket, hence the name) sold in snack bars. In snack bars mostly with mustard, with or without a bun.
Norway
In Norway, McDonald's has sold McLaks, a salmon burger.[4]
Poland
- McKiełbasa (lit. McSausage) - Commercial failure that was quickly pulled off the menu.
- WieśMac (lit. CountryMac) - A highly popular seasonal product that became part of the regular menu. This sandwich used to consist of two 46g beef patties, now consits one quater-pound patty, with fresh onions, lettuce, one slice of cheddar cheese and two shots of mustard&horseradish sauce on a quarterpounder sesame-seed bun.
- Pikantny Kurczakburger (lit. Spicy Chickenburger) - Part of the Polish equivalent of a dollar menu, a chicken sandwich with lettuce and hot mexican sauce on a regular burger bun. Quickly became a highly popular menu item.
- McRoyal and Double McRoyal - Known worldwide under various names, this basic quarterpounder sandwich has been on&off the menu. Since November 2007 both regular and double Royals were again part of the regular menu. Since 27th August 2008 both McRoyals are discontinued.
- Big Tasty Bacon - A variation of the Big'N'Tasty sandwich with a strip of bacon. Discontinued.
- Tortilla - Part of the regular menu, a chicken tortilla with two shots of both mayonnaise and mild mexican sauce with lettuce and a slice of tomato. There was also a seasonal version with curry sauce, otherwise the same.
- Kanapka Alpejska (lit. Alpine Sandwich, a variation of Big Rösti) - Seasonal product last available in winter 2008. Consisted of one quarter-pound beef patty, a Big Rösti hash brown potato patty, ementaler cheese, a strip of bacon and Big Rösti sauce. Served on an onion bun.
- Kanapka Tatrzańska (lit. Tatra Sandwich, otherwise known as Big Cheese) - Seasonal product last available in winter 2008. Consisted of cheddar and ementaler cheese, one quarter-pound beef patty and fondue sauce on a square ciabatta bun.
- Kurczak Po Grecku (lit. Greek Chicken Sandwich)- Commercial failure that was quickly pulled off the menu.
- Ciabatta Grande - Commercial failure that was quickly pulled off the menu.
- Kanapka Krewetkowa (lit. Shrimps Sandwich) - Seasonal product since 1st July 2008, since 27th August 2008 in regular menu. Consits quater-pound patty made of 12 shrimps, lettuce and special sauce on bun with herbs.
Currently McDonald's offers four McFlurry toppings - Lion, KitKat, Daim and Crunch. Past McFlurry toppings include M&M's ,Nesquik , Nescafé Frappé and Nestlé Baci.
Slovenia
El Mexico, and Greek Salad are offered in a special menu. A McCountry (pork fillet) is on the regular menu.
Sweden
The McFeast consists of a quarter pound patty, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato and onion, for a fresher burger. The El Maco/El Maco Grande is a burger with salsa sauce.
United Kingdom and Ireland
"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 serving “Oatso Simple”, a porridge made by Quaker Oats introduced to the UK in 2005, before 10.30am. They also use Heinz Tomato Sauce branded products and they have a curry flavored sauce for their McNuggets.
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 four American locales (New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Texas) lasting 1 week each.
- Big Cheese and Bacon
- Cheese Melt Dippers
- Mincemeat and custard pie
The McChicken Premiere Sandwich was permanently removed from the menu, and replaced by the Chicken Legend - a chicken breast coated in seasoned batter with either spicy tomato salsa or cool mayonnaise. 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.
January 2008 saw the introduction of the limited edition Hot and Spicy Quarter Pounder, along with the return of potato wedges and board game Happy Meals e.g. Guess Who, Twister and Operation
February 2008 saw the introduction of the Bacon Roll on the normal menu.
McFlurry toppings in the UK McDonald's are currently:
- Dairy Milk
- Smarties
- Crunchy
- Munchies
- Shortcake Biscuit
- Orange Matchmakers
- Flake
- Oreo Cookie
- Terrys Chocolate Orange
- Corneto (Chocolate, Strawberry, Mint)
North America
Including the Caribbean sea
Canada
In 2006, the deli sandwiches had been introduced, and in 2008, poutine was added to the menu under the name My Poutine nationwide, although it had been available in the province of Quebec for over a decade.
The McLobster, a lobster roll, is available seasonally at select locations in Atlantic Canada.
Two versions of pizza have been rolled out on a regional basis: A full family sized pizza, and a personal pizza which eventually replaced it when the original version did not sell strongly enough. These were eventually discontinued as the market was highly competitive and tiny profit margins did not allow either product to be very profitable. There was also a small, Calzone-style McPizza for some time, which resembled an apple pie.
United States
- 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, McDonald'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.
- Touchdown Burger - sold in Wisconsin and seasonally in southeastern Michigan.
- Johnsonville Brats - A toasted hot dog bun with a Johnsonville Bratwurst, topped with spicy mustard and onions. Available seasonally and in a 2 Brat Extra Value Meal. Sold in Wisconsin, southern Michigan, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Also briefly available in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1990s.
- Texas Homestyle Burger - a quarter pound (113.4 gram) beef patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and spicy mustard. Sold in Texas, although it was available as an LTO (limited time offer) item called the Southwest Homestyle Burger in New Mexico.
- Cajun McChicken Sandwich - it is a variation of the McChicken sandwich with Cajun spices mixed into the breading on the chicken portion. LTO item sold in Southern United States.
- Hawaii franchises offer saimin on their regular menu. Spam or Portuguese sausage with eggs and white rice is offered as a breakfast item. A Spam McGriddle sandwich has also been offered as an LTO item. 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 as an LTO. In Waikiki locations, small trays of pineapple can be ordered as a side-dish.
- In New Mexico customers are offered the option of Bueno Foods brand Green Chile on their burgers.
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. "Derretidos" are also common. They consist of two hamburger breads with cheese inside. They are grilled to make it flat.
Panama
- The McNifica, a salted beef patty served with cheese, lettuce, and tomato (which was added to compete directly with Burger King's Whopper), is sold in Panama as well as several other countries throughout Latin America (including Argentina and Costa Rica).
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.
Oceania
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 chocolate or strawberry flavored Sipahh straw. It is aimed to be a healthier alternative to the current cheeseburger or McNuggets Happy Meal.
- Lean Beef Burger - The Lean Beef Burger is a burger that is a healthier option to McDonald's regular menu. Ketchup, onions, tatsoi salad mix, tomato, low fat cheese, lean beef patty
- Chicken Deluxe burger - wheat bun, ranch sauce, tatsoi salad mix, tomato, coon cheese, crispy patty.
- Chicken Deluxe burger with bacon - wheat bun, ranch sauce, tatsoi salad mix, tomato, coon cheese, rasher bacon, crispy patty
- Crispy Classic - wheat bun, chicken sauce, tatsoi salad mix, crispy patty
- Crispy snack wrap - tortilla, mayonnaise, lettuce, 1 chicken strip
- Crispy chicken strips/dippers - These are strips of breast chicken coated in the crispy coating. They can be bought in a 3 pack, called 'dippers'.
- Nudie Fruit Juices - 100% fruit juices available in three flavors; Mango Mash, Strawberry Burst and Blueberry Blend. Sol in 290 ml bottles. Some stores still sell 'Berri' brand orange juice in stores where orange juice is not available from a soda dispenser.
- Quarter Pounder with avocado - (not in Victoria) limited time offering, a Quarter Pounder with avocado spread on the bottom
- Soft serve ice cream in Waffle Cone - Found on and off in various restaurants, soft serve ice cream in a waffle cone can be purchased with choice of topping.
- Olympic Series - Limited edition of burgers limit time offered for a to go along with the 2008 Beijing Olympics:
- McEurope - wheat bun, napolitana sauce, Parmesan cheese, lettuce, crispy patty
- McAmerica - Bagel, cheese, spicy tomato sauce, rasher bacon, egg, another piece of rasher bacon
- McAfrica - wheat bun, harissa sauce, lettuce, tomato, cheese,
- McAsia - large tortilla, chicken sauce, sweet chili sauce, tatsoi salad mix, 4 pieces of cucumber, 2 crispy strips
- McAustralia - damper bun, bbq sauce, lettuce, tomato, pineapple, coon cheese, Quarter Pounder patty, rasher bacon
- McFeast Deluxe - A burger similar to the McOz but without the beetroot. It contains ketchup, mustard, onion, McChicken sauce, lettuce, tomato, cheese and Quarter Pounder beef patty.
New Zealand
Due to popular public demand, the Kiwiburger was re-introduced to the menu in 2007, It consists of an all-beef patty, egg, tomato, lettuce, cheese, onion, cooked beetroot, sauce and mustard in a toasted bun. In April 2007 Large Ravioli Bits began being served as part of the Happy Meal menu. 'Pasta Zoo' comes in animal shaped pasta filled with a cheese, vegetable mixture. It comes with tong-like grippers used to dip the pasta into a tomato sauce. In 2007, McDonald's introduced the Down Under Deluxe - a home-style burger, named via a nation-wide public contest, and also launched the "Made to Order" menu which consisted of all burgers cooked fresh upon ordering and encouraged customers to personalize their tastes.
South America
Argentina
McDonald's has Kosher branches only in Israel and Argentina.[5]
- McShawarma (shawarma served in flatbread) and McKebab (kebab served on flatbread) are specialty items on the Israeli menu.
- All meat served at McDonald's in Israel is kosher.
- Israel and Argentina are also the only places in the world where McDonald's burgers are barbecued on charcoal rather than fried.
- In Israel most branches are non kosher since they serve Cheeseburgers (which are non-kosher by Judaism) and they serve ice-cream (produced from milk). In the kosher branches they do not serve either.
Chile
In Chile, customers can add avocado paste to any sandwich, other than 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.
Peru
McDonald's offers ají (a spicy sauce made from peppers) for customers to dip their fries in or add to their hamburgers.
Venezuela
In Venezuela, McDonalds also offers arepas as breakfast choice, this is because it's the preferred meal of most the venezuelan population.
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References
- ^ "::Welcome to McDonald's India ::".
- ^ "Kosher McDonald's".
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- ^ "Fast Food Change - McDonalds".
- ^ "Kosher McDonald's".
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