Why do you want to shut down McDonalds?

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Can’t believe we have such snobbery about such a basic foodstuff

Chips over fries every time and it's much much more than food snobbery. I can't stand MCs as a company.

 

[Orang Utan]

Chips over fries every time and it's much much more than food snobbery. I can't stand MCs as a company.

Yes we know. You’re still not getting a certificate of virtue. You’ll have to earn your halo in another way

 

[Elpenor]

Anyone fancy a McDonald’s now?

 

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[Magnus McGinty]

I was going to joke: I’ve got 2002 on the line and it wants its discussion back.
Then checked the OP.

 

[NoXion]

Chips over fries every time and it's much much more than food snobbery. I can't stand MCs as a company.

French fries are by no means an exclusively McDonald's thing. Plenty of smaller outlets offer them, and in my experience they can be superior to those from McDonald's, which can be cold and limp.

 

[krtek a houby]

Will do their veggie burgers when they have them but otherwise they can fork off.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

So, about Burger King..?

 

[krtek a houby]

So, about Burger King..?

Yeh, will go for their veggie burgers as well

 

[Yossarian]

Will do their veggie burgers when they have them but otherwise they can fork off.

I spent a long time living on one of Hong Kong's outlying islands, where most of the residents, and restaurants, went strictly vegan for three days for an annual festival.

Every year, the sole McDonald's on the island joined in and turned its menu completely vegan and every year, I respected that so much that I tried one of their veggie burgers. They were without a doubt the worst burgers I have ever eaten, vegetarian or non-vegetarian - not sure what the fuck they were made from, though there was definitely an absurd amount of sweetcorn in there - but I appreciated the effort.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

So, about Burger King..?

Inedible

 

[krtek a houby]

I spent a long time living on one of Hong Kong's outlying islands, where most of the residents, and restaurants, went strictly vegan for three days for an annual festival.

Every year, the sole McDonald's on the island joined in and turned its menu completely vegan and every year, I respected that so much that I tried one of their veggie burgers. They were without a doubt the worst burgers I have ever eaten, vegetarian or non-vegetarian - not sure what the fuck they were made from, though there was definitely an absurd amount of sweetcorn in there - but I appreciated the effort.

Tbh, rarely go to either of the mac outlets but BK have certainly improved their veggie burger, had one last year that was barbecue or char grilled and it was heavenly.

Would have loved to visit HK.

 

[Dogsauce]

So, about Burger King..?

Chips are way better than McDonalds ones, but they’re still operating in Russia and funding their war through taxes.

 

[Spymaster]

French fries are by no means an exclusively McDonald's thing. Plenty of smaller outlets offer them ...

Pretty much every cafe and bistro in France, for starters.

 

[Spymaster]

Every year, the sole McDonald's on the island joined in and turned its menu completely vegan and every year, I respected that so much that I tried one of their veggie burgers. They were without a doubt the worst burgers I have ever eaten, vegetarian or non-vegetarian - not sure what the fuck they were made from, though there was definitely an absurd amount of sweetcorn in there - but I appreciated the effort.

Was that the one in breadcrumbs? I think that's the Vegetable Deluxe, which is more like a shaped vegetable rissole with lots of sweetcorn. Here they also do a McPlant burger, which is the pea protein fake meat type of thing that most are familiar with. They're alright. Same as most of the others.

 

[hash tag]

Chips are way better than McDonalds ones, but they’re still operating in Russia and funding their war through taxes.

You mean fries?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Inedible

The chicken burgers are better than the beef ones.
In McDonalds I only bother with their breakfast offerings. The coffee isn’t a complete rip off either which you can’t even say about Greggs nowadays.

 

[danny la rouge]

Pretty much every cafe and bistro in France, for starters.

Well, usually as a side. Snails or duck salad are more common as starters.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

If we’re talking other countries (and why not I guess?) I remember visiting Berlin where I saw some local malcontents put through Maccy Ds windows and simply wait for the cops to show up.
Rinse and repeat the next day.
It only happened here as part of a wider protest.

 

[Orang Utan]

You mean fries?

let people call them chips ffs

 

[Serge Forward]

If I ask for chips, I expect spud that's sliced into batton shapes then fried. I don't expect reconstituted adulterated mash shaped into twiglets then fried.

 

[Spymaster]

If I ask for chips, I expect spud that's sliced into batton shapes then fried.

That’s what fries are.

 

[Serge Forward]

You'd think... except they're not.

 

[Silas Loom]

If I ask for chips, I expect spud that's sliced into batton shapes then fried. I don't expect reconstituted adulterated mash shaped into twiglets then fried.

This is also my problem with Pringles.

 

[hash tag]

let people call them chips ffs

You've had your chips.

 

[Serge Forward]

This is also my problem with Pringles.

And don't forget the highly addictive stuff they put in them

 

[Spymaster]

You'd think... except they're not.

It's exactly what they are. This notion that they mash them into some kind of slurry then form them into chip shapes is ridiculous. Why would they piss about doing that when they can just cut the fucking spuds into the shape they want in the first place?

 

[Serge Forward]

I don't know. Why would they piss about with a chip?

We Broke Down the 19 Ingredients in McDonald's French Fries to Find Out What We're Eating

One of them is also found in silly putty.

spoonuniversity.com

 

[maomao]

It's exactly what they are. This notion that they mash them into some kind of slurry then form them into chip shapes is ridiculous. Why would they piss about doing that when they can just cut the fucking spuds into the shape they want in the first place?

Such a thing exists and looks lovely:

Crispy and Creamy Long Mashed Potato Fries - Much Butter

Long mashed potato fries is creative modification between mashed potato and french fries that went viral in some places. It's delicious and addicting!

muchbutter.com

MacDonald's' are cut from potato though. There's usually a bit of eye to prove it. They are sprayed and soaked in various other ingredients before cooking but so are oven chips etc.

 

[Spymaster]

I don't know.

The answer is, they don't.