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Originally Posted by PTravel
(Post 10446121)
McDonald's may be as American as processed, hydrogenated, made-from-concentrated apple parts pie, ...
As with everything, moderation is the key. If I eat 'good' food for 179 days, what does it matter if I have a Big Mac on day 180? Of course, all the badness of that Big Mac is negated by my Diet Coke.:D:p |
Originally Posted by obkacey
(Post 10448345)
How sad. Travel around the world and seek out McDonalds... I don't think so. Isn't one of the reasons that we travel to be exposed to new experiences such as local cuisine?:confused:
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McDonald's is a life saver when it comes to looking for restrooms overseas, at least you know what to expect, clean, and familiar fixtures ;)
I always buy a soda or something out of the menu afterwards |
Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 10448586)
I take it you've never had an ebi burger in Japan, a Quorn burger in the UK or one of the Alvalle Gazpachos in Spain. Experiencing a few tidbits of local cuisine through MacDonalds is all part of International Travel. The only place I'm not tempted to eat at MacDs is in the USA - I've never seen anything exotic or enticing on the menu there.
In the states, it's another matter. Since my work per diem is low, I find myself at McDonald's, or similar place, at breakfast or lunch to help stretch my dollars without having to worry about just what to expect, so I can have something more interesting/better for me for supper. But what really draws me into the non-US McDonald's is the fried apple pie. It's a taste from my childhood that I can only get overseas. By the way, are the fried apple pies available in the UK? |
Originally Posted by obkacey
(Post 10448345)
How sad. Travel around the world and seek out McDonalds... I don't think so. Isn't one of the reasons that we travel to be exposed to new experiences such as local cuisine?:confused:
Personally, I don't find anything on their menu I want. I visit about once a year and usually regret it afterwards. |
Originally Posted by dougwhitaker13
(Post 10447627)
The key is to remember that fast food, like any other thing that is bad for you, should be taken in moderation.
You ever seen the fat and cholesterol amounts in the Foie Gras from a Michelin 5* restaurant?:eek: |
Hey! When I was in Cuzco 2 weeks ago, I went to the grand opening of thier 1st McDonalds!
Right in the Plaza de Armas.... It was delicious! And with my stomach doing flips from the Chicha I had 48 hours earlier, all I really wanted was some good ol' processed " American" food. God Bless McD's! -SF Note: When in the USA, I NEVER eat McD's... The AM/PM McRib is better anyway. |
Originally Posted by sipes23
(Post 10448717)
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But what really draws me into the non-US McDonald's is the fried apple pie. It's a taste from my childhood that I can only get overseas. By the way, are the fried apple pies available in the UK? |
Originally Posted by swag
(Post 10446440)
Is there really much difference nutritionally between a McDonalds burger and an equivalently sized In-n-Out burger?
Speaking of which, McDonald's is disgusting. But then flavor and convenience never went together. |
Originally Posted by obkacey
(Post 10448345)
How sad. Travel around the world and seek out McDonalds... I don't think so. Isn't one of the reasons that we travel to be exposed to new experiences such as local cuisine?:confused:
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Originally Posted by KRSW
(Post 10445854)
"only" 250 calories for a regular McD's burger.
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Sometimes there is just nothing quite like a McDonald's cheeseburger and a fountain Coke. I gotta have one of their hot fudge sundaes every once in a while too.
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Originally Posted by gre
(Post 10446263)
Didn't you see the movie?
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Originally Posted by cheepneezy
(Post 10448576)
Some of my favorite foods are processed, hydrogenated, and made-from-concentrated apple parts. :D
As with everything, moderation is the key. If I eat 'good' food for 179 days, what does it matter if I have a Big Mac on day 180? Of course, all the badness of that Big Mac is negated by my Diet Coke.:D:p |
I have not eaten at McDs since 1982. This is not to say I haven't eaten many more things a lot worse for me. But I have no desire to ever go back and the smell really disturbs me. This is not to say I haven't been into one since 1982, because I have made a highway pit stop :D
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well i love McDonalds though the food is not good for my health lol..i love their hamburger
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Originally Posted by N830MH
(Post 10445715)
Hi all,
Do you know McDonalds is not good for us at all. Because it was too much fat with hamburger and french fries. That's why I am never go back to eat at McDonalds for quite of long time. Don't you mentioned know information from McDonalds? :confused: What about breakfast but, it's okay for me that I will ate with steak cheese & bagel. Sometimes that I will eat at the McDonalds another state but, in Arizona does not have it at all. Why you don't figure out more information from McDonalds for me. Instead, I will go to eat at In & Out Burger but, its absolutely wonderful where we want go there. Also, we have very good place to go. It is Islands Restaurant where we went there for lunch near PV Mall. Its much more convenient for me. So if you try to give me more information for which good restaurant or fast-food. Thanks, Guys! :)
Originally Posted by notsosmart
(Post 10446464)
My first guess would be that the beef is better quality at In-and-Out. The buns too.
Originally Posted by cheepneezy
(Post 10448576)
Some of my favorite foods are processed, hydrogenated, and made-from-concentrated apple parts. :D
As with everything, moderation is the key. If I eat 'good' food for 179 days, what does it matter if I have a Big Mac on day 180? Of course, all the badness of that Big Mac is negated by my Diet Coke.:D:p
Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 10448586)
I take it you've never had an ebi burger in Japan, a Quorn burger in the UK or one of the Alvalle Gazpachos in Spain. Experiencing a few tidbits of local cuisine through MacDonalds is all part of International Travel. The only place I'm not tempted to eat at MacDs is in the USA - I've never seen anything exotic or enticing on the menu there.
In Alaska, we have the McKinley Mac, (instead of being made with 2 1/8 lb patties, its with 2 1/4 lb patties... mmm...
Originally Posted by missydarlin
(Post 10449748)
Sometimes there is just nothing quite like a McDonald's cheeseburger and a fountain Coke. I gotta have one of their hot fudge sundaes every once in a while too.
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Originally Posted by BamaVol
(Post 10448886)
I think the previous poster was saying he found a "tempura shrimp burger" which I promise you is not served in AL
My guess is that allset2travel remembers the ebi-puri burger, (the 'puri' morphing into 'tempura' and then to 'tampora' :) ) Alas, I'm sure this is all irrelevant to the OP as none would be available in AZ... :) And there's now a thread to continue this line of discussion: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=871506 |
Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 10451126)
My guess is that allset2travel remembers the ebi-puri burger, (the 'puri' morphing into 'tempura' and then to 'tampora' :) ) Alas, I'm sure this is all irrelevant to the OP as none would be available in AZ... |
Originally Posted by beckoa
(Post 10451108)
Our options are more limited in ANC :eek:
Originally Posted by beckoa
(Post 10451108)
Doesn't In N Out use fresh beef and potatoes, so it should be better since its not frozen?
Originally Posted by beckoa
(Post 10451108)
Concur about the fudge sundaes, great after a long day fishin'!
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Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 10448586)
The only place I'm not tempted to eat at MacDs is in the USA - I've never seen anything exotic or enticing on the menu there.
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Originally Posted by RobertTheTraveler
(Post 10446017)
Exactly.
Also, McD hasn't had a "SuperSize" in at least four years. Morgan Spurlock pretty much doomed that. Oddly enough, chains like Hardees and Wendy's have started calling their medium fries/drinks "small" and using that as the basis for their meals. Small to McDonalds is kid sized, small to Wendy's/Hardees is medium in McD land. And yet those other chains try to upsell you to what is basically a Supersized meal by calling the standard small....go figure. Nonetheless, it's all crap food. But oh so satisfying!:D |
Big Macs taste good.
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Originally Posted by CDTraveler
(Post 10451146)
Just got back from Alaska - every town we visited, we got the McD's report from the locals - either "We're proud to have one" or the disappointed "We haven't got one yet." The tour guide in Juneau detoured the bus to show off their McD's.
Originally Posted by CDTraveler
(Post 10451146)
In N Out fries are just plain nasty. Raw in the middle, sort of dough-y, no flavor.
Originally Posted by CDTraveler
(Post 10451146)
The chain I wanted after a day's fishin' in Alaska was Starbucks - double jumbo extra large hot chocolate, please! :D
It was about 3-4 AM so everything else was shut down in Soldotna, so we stopped in... mmm... hot fudge! |
Originally Posted by beckoa
(Post 10451282)
Alaskan's do eat more ice cream per capita then any other state :D
I understood it was because the locals kept their home thermostats whacked up throughout most of their snowy winters. Would you say this was the case in Alaska also? |
Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 10451346)
That's interesting, that's supposed to be the case in Hokkaido too (the Northernmost part of Japan )
I understood it was because the locals kept their home thermostats whacked up throughout most of their snowy winters. Would you say this was the case in Alaska also? We also may enjoy more in the summer due to the contrast of summer vs. winter- but purely speculation! Here are two articles on the matter: http://ezinearticles.com/?Alaskas-Pa...ream&id=214732 http://www.allbusiness.com/north-ame...1069721-1.html |
Originally Posted by sipes23
(Post 10448717)
But what really draws me into the non-US McDonald's is the fried apple pie. It's a taste from my childhood that I can only get overseas. By the way, are the fried apple pies available in the UK?
I had a fried apple pie exactly once when I was growing up (in the US) before they switched to the baked kind. The fried ones taste so much yummier, and I am so excited that they are here. I very very very very rarely go to McDonald's, however. Since I am not a meat-eater, it is easy to avoid (although they do have some kind of a fried veggie burger in Dubai), but the fries are sooooo tasty! |
I love McDonald's and so does my son and neither one of us have a body like Michael Moore. Nowhere near it! Oh wait, we also enjoy a very active lifestyle. Imagine that.
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Originally Posted by sipes23
(Post 10448717)
But what really draws me into the non-US McDonald's is the fried apple pie. It's a taste from my childhood that I can only get overseas. By the way, are the fried apple pies available in the UK?
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Originally Posted by PTravel
(Post 10450536)
I'm not only talking about processed chemicals-cum-nutrition, but the fact that McD doesn't even taste good compared to real food. If you want a good hamburger, I know a few places in LA where you can get one. McD isn't one of them, or even close.
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Originally Posted by missydarlin
(Post 10455628)
You should try a caramel apple empanada from Taco Bell. Deep fried molten lava-y goodness :)
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Originally Posted by notsosmart
(Post 10447197)
When in the southwest, I eat almost exclusively mexican from road-side vendors. Cheap and delicious, as well as relatively healthy. They don't use any crap, just all fresh ingredients (even if they are not the highest quality). ^ ^
Originally Posted by dougwhitaker13
(Post 10447627)
The key is to remember that fast food, like any other thing that is bad for you, should be taken in moderation.
Originally Posted by CDTraveler
(Post 10451146)
In N Out fries are just plain nasty. Raw in the middle, sort of dough-y, no flavor.
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I ate my second (and last) Big Mac in 1978. And even then I threw half of it away. I've occasionally eaten their chips (fries) as a fall back when travelling (and utilised their conveniences, the best thing about McDs) but as for anything else, yecchh! I foolishly allowed myself to get talked, a few years ago, into trying some Macca's breakfast. The egg and bacon McMuffin was the single worst thing I had ever tasted. Until I tried a hash brown - which was even worse! Each to their own, and good luck with it, but I simply cannot stomach the stuff.
And to call them 'restaurants' is beyond the pale! |
McDonalds Sucks
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Originally Posted by swag
(Post 10446440)
Is there really much difference nutritionally between a McDonalds burger and an equivalently sized In-n-Out burger?
With that said I often find myself in places where the choices do not include an in&out. So a plain burger or two will fill the bill.Plus McD's coffee is far superior to in &outs(and Starbucks IMO-but that is just my opinion) |
Originally Posted by notsosmart
(Post 10447197)
When in the southwest, I eat almost exclusively mexican from road-side vendors. Cheap and delicious, as well as relatively healthy. They don't use any crap, just all fresh ingredients (even if they are not the highest quality). ^ ^
Never ever again-regardless of how good it might smell. |
Originally Posted by notsosmart
(Post 10446464)
My first guess would be that the beef is better quality at In-and-Out. The buns too.
One Big Mac can have parts from 300 cows in it. :eek: |
Originally Posted by hlburi
(Post 10459776)
McDonalds Sucks
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Given a choice, In-N-Out is ALWAYS better than mcd's... but then there is not always a choice. Sometimes McD's can taste downright divine when one has been overseas for a few weeks and had no decent American food in that time. Good luck finding an In-N-Out in China; but the trusty Big Mac is never far away. Stateside, I only eat breakfast at McDs.
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Back when I was in India, McD & KFC were considered luxuries. people came there for birthdays, special occassions.
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