4/15/2004

MEANINGLESS MILESTONES DEPT.

Today’s Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has a good brief history of McDonald’s. Why, you may ask? Because today marks the 49th anniversary of opening of the first franchised McDonald’s, in Des Plaines, Illinois. I think I join a grateful yet slightly confused nation in saying: w00t.

Of particular note in the article is this section:

McDonald’s has demonstrated an ability to change while preserving its meat-and-potatoes attraction in both America and foreign markets. Here’s a sampling of some dishes served up at faraway McDonald’s restaurants:

The McHuevo in Uruguay: a hamburger topped with a poached egg

McSpaghetti in the Philippines: pasta in sauce with frankfurter bits

Samurai pork burger in Thailand: pork marinated with teriyaki sauce

Kiwiburger in New Zealand: a hamburger with a fried egg and a beet slice

Maharaja Mac: The Big Mac made palatable for Indians. It has two all-lamb patties - and the rest is the same.

Big Mak: the Big Mac, in Russia.

Well, the last is anticlimactic, to say the least, and the rest range from vaguely nauseating to near-Lovecraftian horror. I think I’ll stick to my policy of never voluntarily eating at McDonald’s after 10 AM . . . besides, I live in a state where Culver’s is as common as the arches, so why would I ever eat there, anyway?

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2 Comments

  1. McDonald’s in India is like a 5 star resturant. So is Dominoes. It’s 100 ruppees for a slice of pizza, that translates to roughly 2 dollars

    Comment by tevren — 4/15/2004 @ 9:02 pm

  2. Hmmph. I haven’t darkened the door of a McDonald’s since reading Fast Food Nation.

    Comment by Vidiot — 4/15/2004 @ 9:28 pm

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