Monthly Archives: November 2014

McRib arrives in Budapest

Although the McRib hasn’t returned in parts of United States, that hasn’t stopped it from becoming available in other parts of the world. Earlier today we received a confirmation of McRib availability in Budapest, Hungary (thank you Hans G.). The price equates to about $2.79 US dollars.

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Best translation I could get was “Seasoned, McRib® shaped pieces of pork, fresh onions, dill pickles, smoky BBQ sauce flavor kukoricadarás bun.”

After some more digging on the official McDonalds Hungary website and found not only is the McRib available, but also a Chicken Cesar sandwich on the same bun.

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“Contact grilled seasoned chicken breast pieces molded, lettuce, rocket, shavings of Italian cheese, caesar sauce kukoricadarás bun”

While offerings of variants of the McRib have occurred in the past, we don’t recall an instance of the McRib being offered at the same time as another sandwich on the same McRib style bun. Perhaps more baffling is the Cesar Chicken sandwich received a much more appealing image for the website.

McDonalds reveals what is in the McRib

As some of you have probably noticed, today McDonalds released their latest in their series of “Our food. Your Questions. Today’s featured non other than the McRib.
There were several videos, and I have placed them all in this post so you can easily track them down.

Growing up on a farm that included pork production, we know where the McRib really comes from. McDonalds provides an overview of how the McRib came to be.
Video 1 : Where does the McRib Come From
http://youtu.be/5Ao8f6uwssA

We often are asked about why the McRib isn’t year round. McDonalds offers up their take in
Video 2 : Why is the McRib seasonal?
http://youtu.be/IwgHQpZevOI

We have heard outrageous claims in the past of what the McRib is made of, some of which are scraps of meat, unicorns, or kangaroos. McDonalds takes us to Lopez Foods in Oklahoma City to see what makes up the McRib and how does it get that famous rib shape. (Guess our invite got lost in the mail).
Video 3: What are McRibs made of?
http://youtu.be/PJoMzhStPNk

Finally, on the official page for this round of the “Our Foods. Your Questions.”, an image of the ingredient break-down is offered.
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What do you think of the videos? Does this answer your questions about the McRib (well, other than the why in the world aren’t they in the Pacific Northwest and the New England States this year questions.)