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What McDonald’s Menu Items Look Like Around The World - YouTube

Channel: Food Insider

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Aliza Gulab: When traveling, you're more than likely

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to try delicious, authentic food

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found in the country that you're in,

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not fast-food chains.

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I mean, who travels across the country to try...

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McDonald's?

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But McDonald's is the second-biggest fast-food chain

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in the world, and it's all over.

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Its menu items actually differ depending on where you are,

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like the McFalafel in Sweden

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or the McSpicy Paneer in India.

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Let's take a look at what McDonald's menu items

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look like around the world.

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You can get a really good kick of heat

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with Thailand's Kaprao Crispy Chicken Rice.

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It's rice served with chicken curry.

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Customer: It's actually really good.

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It's, like, sweet and spicy,

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but honestly you wouldn't think it came from McDonald's.

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Aliza: And for dessert, try its Thai pie.

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It's stuffed with black sticky rice and young coconut

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that oozes when you bite into it.

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Canada's poutine is a can't-miss.

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It's fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.

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It first appeared in Quebec in the 1950s,

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and you can try it at some Canadian McDonald's.

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While the Big Mac may be one of McDonald's

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most popular beef burgers,

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that's not the case in India.

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About 95% of the world's Hindus live in India.

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Cows are sacred in Hinduism,

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so practicing Hindus don't eat them.

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As a substitution, the Maharaja Mac

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uses chicken and adds heat with jalapeños.

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It's also estimated that anywhere between 20% to 30%

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of India's population is vegetarian.

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More than any other country.

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And many people that do eat meat

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don't eat it often.

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The McSpicy Paneer and McAloo Tikki

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are two vegetarian sandwich options in India.

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The McSpicy Paneer is fried cheese with lettuce

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and spicy sauce.

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Paneer is the common cheese used throughout the

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Indian subcontinent.

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The McAloo Tikki is a fried potato and pea patty

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with veg sauce, ketchup, tomato, and onion.

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Like India, many Swedes enjoy the vegetarian lifestyle.

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Sweden's McDonald's offers items such as McFalafel

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with four or nine pieces of falafel bites.

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It also sells the McVegan, a soy vegan burger.

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One of our producers, Ju, tried it herself.

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Here's what she thought.

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Ju: It's mixed with tomato powder, onions, and peppers,

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so, like, what you're expecting from here

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is quite, like, a juicy soy-protein burger,

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but with quite a strong, like,

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vegetable taste to it as well.

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It's not really, really flavorsome.

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It just tastes like quite a good, standard

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veggie burger, like, made of soy protein.

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It certainly looks very, very impressive.

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Like, I really like the color of it.

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In Hong Kong, the company created

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the first McDonald's Next,

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a sophisticated and modern version of the restaurant

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with an open kitchen,

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hand-washing tables, and silverware.

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At this McDonald's,

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you can get gourmet burgers,

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rich desserts, and matcha drinks,

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like this soy milk matcha latte and Shake Shake fries,

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which are also available in other Asian countries.

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Taiwan has an extensive breakfast menu,

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and a lot of its breakfast sandwiches are made with toast,

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like this one, with pork, cheese, and cabbage.

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You can also get items like corn soup,

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and just like Shake Shake fries,

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some countries in Asia have Shake Shake Chicken, too.

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Switzerland's McDonald's offers a Quinoa Curry Burger.

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It's a quinoa veggie patty topped with lettuce,

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tomato, garlic, and curry sauce between a ciabatta bun.

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If you're familiar with American McDonald's,

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you know that there's only two flavors of McFlurries:

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Oreo and M&M.

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But Switzerland has Toblerone McFlurries.

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The country is known for great chocolate,

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and Toblerone was invented there,

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so it's only fair that they made

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their own version of a McFlurry.

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Our producer Graham tasted it.

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Graham: That's amazing. That's so rich and creamy

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and sweet. That's delicious.

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I mean, it tasted kind of like a chocolate milkshake.

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Very good.

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I love that. I love that.

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Saimin is common cuisine in Hawaii.

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The traditional noodle dish can be found at

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Hawaii's McDonald's.

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It serves the noodles in a broth

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with char siu,

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fish cake, nori, and egg.

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Spam is also a huge part of Hawaiian culture,

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and McDonald's offers a breakfast platter with Spam,

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Portuguese sausage, eggs, and rice.

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Pair it with a taro pie,

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made with the tropical root vegetable taro.

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South Africa's menu has a Boerie Burger.

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You can get it with one or two patties,

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and it's served with ketchup, mustard,

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and grilled onions.

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Boerie is special to South Africa.

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It is short for boerewors, which translates to

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"farmer's sausage" in Afrikaans.

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Meat pies have been a staple in New Zealand

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since early British settlement

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and can be found anywhere, from bakeries to gas stations

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and even in the country's McDonald's.

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The Georgie Pie is a square-shaped pastry

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filed with ground beef and cheese.

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Japan has a pretty extensive menu of burgers,

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and among them is the Teriyaki Burger,

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a beef patty with lettuce and teriyaki sauce.

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It also has an Ebi Filet-O,

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a breaded shrimp patty.

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And if you're thirsty,

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try the Melon McFloat.

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It's Fanta soda with vanilla soft serve.

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A lot of McDonald's make you pay extra for condiments,

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especially their dipping sauces,

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but in Mexico, they do it a little differently.

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Instead, it has a complimentary salsa bar.

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Use it on the special breakfast platter.

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It comes with sausage, scrambled eggs,

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and McMolletes, bread that comes with

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refried beans, white American cheese, and salsa.

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In Mexico's McDonald's, you can also try a pay de queso.

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It's a classic handheld pie crust

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filled with a sweet cream cheese.

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Rice is a staple food in Indonesia.

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The country produces over 60 million tons per year.

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Its McDonald's offers sticky-rice balls

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served with fried chicken, spices,

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and chili sauce.

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Wash it down with black currant fruit tea,

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which comes in this fun purple juice pouch.

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McDonald's in the United Kingdom

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might be the best place to stop

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if you'd like to try food from around the world.

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Yep, its limited-edition menu

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offers items like the Indian Chicken

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and the Canadian Stack.

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Ju: Got some chicken in there,

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lettuce, tomato, onions,

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and, of course, the naan on the outside.

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If you like garlic and you like chutney,

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