World News – US – McDonald’s brings McRib back to another gastronomic world

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Now these names are associated with plant-based burgers, which are now available at all levels of catering, from formal restaurants to fast food outlets.

But McDonald’s has yet to roll one out in the United States, after a test in Canada that was quietly halted earlier this year

Instead, on Friday the fast food giant stepped into its past once again, announcing plans to reintroduce a sandwich that has some cult following, but which could prove out of step with the latest food trends.

The McRib will return to McDonald’s stores nationwide on December 2 This is the first time since 2012 that the sandwich will be available through the US McDonald’s has rolled out regional promotions McRib in years

In case you’ve never tasted it, McRib is a seasoned, boneless slice of pork with a smoky barbecue sauce, topped with chopped onions and pickles

The McRib debuted at McDonald’s in 1982, and has been on and off its menu ever since. In Germany, it’s offered year-round

The McRib has a passionate following, including a website called McRib Locator which directs fans to various locations Friday a McRib was spotted in Chattanooga, ahead of the nationwide rollout

The McRib Locator blog reported earlier this week that the sandwich was actually delayed from an expected introduction in October and November He said while stores received McRib boxes, the components needed for the sandwich had not been shipped.

One problem could have been the availability of pork during the COVID-19 crisis, the blog theorized

In any event, the return of the McRib is a distraction from McDonald’s US absence so far away from the plant-based burger market

Competitors such as Burger King and White Castle have been offering them for months, while they are available in many fast casual chains All kinds of plant-based burgers abound in other global markets, from the Great -Brittany and Scandinavia to Asia

In September 2019, I traveled to St Thomas, Ontario, to try the McDonald’s PLT test, for plants, lettuce and tomato

The test in southwestern Ontario was supposed to serve a number of purposes: see if McDonald’s supply chain could meet demand, try out the production methods needed to serve the burger, and see if consumers would react

Beyond Meat had supplied the patties to McDonald’s Canada, where the sandwich cost $ 6 49 Canadian ($ 4.90 US), or in a combo with fries and a soda for $ 9 89 ($ 7 46)

Word of the test initially sent Beyond shares soaring as investors hoped the McDonald’s tie-up would bear fruit in a larger partnership

McDonald’s extended the test to 52 locations, but the burger was quietly taken off Canadian menus in April, with slightly more reviews than a tweet on its social media account

It certainly wasn’t a diet burger: the PLT had 460 calories and 25 grams of fat, along with 42 grams of carbohydrates, 17 grams of protein, and 920 milligrams of sodium

Compare this with the classic version of McRib According to Menâ ???? s Health, previous versions contained 480 calories and 22 grams of fat, along with 24 grams of protein, 45 grams of carbohydrate, and 890 mg of sodium

So McDonald’s could argue that McRib is healthier in some ways than P CanadienLT

But it’s still meat-based, which means people who want to incorporate more plant-based burgers into their diet will just have to wait for the McDonald’s product to hit its American mark. franchises

I’m a New York Times and NPR alumnus I created the CulinaryWoman newsletter and podcast E: culinaire @ gmailcom T: @culinarywoman I: @michelinemaynard Sorry,

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