I’m not a big fan of fast food.
However, I find it fascinating how an American chain can reflect so much about a culture’s palate which is why I do make it a point to check the menu at Mc Donald’s in every part of the globe we travel to.
In Manila, we’ve got Mc Spaghetti (a red, sweet-salty pasta) and Longganisa Breakfast Meal (native sausage) served with garlic-vinegar on the side.
When my friend visited India, she ordered a Mc Veggie (sesame seed bun with veggie-meat patty).
Here in Singapore, a packet of chili garlic comes with any of the food you order. With the nuggets and fries comes a choice packet of curry sauce (pretty good, I must say!). Also, the Singapore menu has Teppanyaki Chicken Mc Grill (a teppanyaki-marinade grilled chicken patty in a nice soft bun) and Mc Spicy, a hot chicken chop sandwich very similar to the Mc Chicken.
In Japan, this is the menu we came across: the iCon Sandwich.
From what I can remember, the Diavolo is marinaded in a spicy brown sauce, while the Cheese Fondue and Carbonara Sandwich were patties dunked in a creamy sauce and stuffed in soft bread. Curiosity got the better of the husband and he got himself the Cheese Fondue:
It was his happy meal of the day 
I do the same thing when I travel! It really is interesting to see the different McDonald’s menu options around the world!
I totally agree
I don’t necessarily have to eat in it, but I just like looking at the possibilities!
In the Chesapeake Bay area we had crab cake on a bun for a while. I think it got to expensive to make. There’s always home-made!
Crab Cake Bun in McDonald’s! Wowwww.
My uncle has been to McDonald’s in SG, Malaysia and Macau. I’ve been told that the menu is different, which I’m looking forward to when I go to SG in a couple of weeks
How awesome! Hope you get to try the different things on the menu
Thank you! Looking forward to it
Amazing to think how one chain has completely different meals to suit different countries, we don’t get any of those in the UK.
Great post and definitely raises some good points about culture.
Thanks so much! It’s just really fun to see how culture plays a role in developing a fast food chain’s menu (even if it means just having curry sauce for dipping fries)
A well done perspective shot!!! Cheers Nonoy Manga
Thank you, Nonoy Manga