Cruising Season 2013
Whenever we go to new place, we like to visit Mc Donald’s to see what specialty menu item they have for that region. For example, there’s the McBaguette in French Polynesia, McPatatas in Mexico, Portuguese sausage in Hawaii, Thai chicken wings in Hong Kong, etc. (If you look on Wikipedia, the long list of Mc Donald’s regional items is astonishing!).
Here in New Zealand we’ve had some really interesting stuff. Over the summer season there’s a Kiwiburger with beet and egg and a chicken sandwich called the Scorcher Peri-Peri (crispy chicken with spicy Portuguese peri-peri sauce) that’s really tasty. On the regular menu are lime shakes and Georgie Pies (meat pies with steak, ground beef, and cheese). The lime shakes are very good, but we haven’t been able to bring ourselves to try the Georgie Pies as we usually avoid meat-intensive items at Mc Donald’s.
The best thing we’ve had is the New York burger from the Taste of America series of burgers. The choices included a Texas BBQ burger with bacon, a California chicken burger with chili-lime mayo, and the New York burger with beef, a spicy mustard/mayo sauce, pickles, onions, lettuce and cheese. The really special thing about the NY burger, though, was the bagel bun with lots of seasonings, like an “everything” bagel. This burger was one of the best things we’ve had at any Mc Donald’s–ever! Sadly this temporary series wasn’t around long and I hope it comes back. –Cyndi
