The McRib is back?

[name not needed]

That's what I heard.

[wtmusic]

1. The only MacSandwich worth touching

much less eating

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Oh, joy...pressed shaped meat-like byproducts...

....drenched in bbq sauce.

[JohnKleeb]

3. To be honest

The McRib isn't all that great and I love ribs, btw did you check the response you got in ATA?

[name not needed]

5. Yes

Try again once Skinner is back.

[JohnKleeb]

6. ok just seeing

[SmileyBoy]

4. Mmmmmm, pressed pork soaked in BBQ sauce with sour onions.

:eyes:

[mwdem]

7. What the hell is that thing?

[Scrooge]

8. gross!

Sounds disgusting. Overly processed flesh loaded with bbq sauce.

[KDLarsen]

9. That thing..

.. is such a ripoff of the classic Krustyburger Ribwich - I'll bet it even comes with its own national tour across the US :D

[SmileyBoy]

10. Anyone ever watch the Ribwich episode of the Simpsons???

"It's not cow. Think smaller. And with more legs."

-Krusty insinuating to customers about what animal the Ribwich is made out of

[Kellanved]

11. was it ever gone?

I'm almost 100% sure that it was here(;-) ) all the time.

[name not needed]

13. It never went away.

But it was only available at certain times at certain places.

[JohnKleeb]

15. someone is going to mcdonald's soon then :D

[Kellanved]

16. well

It is a standard in local McDs.

[name not needed]

18. Lucky German bastard

:)

[Kellanved]

19. then you should try a Döner

:P

[name not needed]

20. What the hell is a Döner?

:shrug:

[Kellanved]

22. see, you don't even know how lucky we are

At least fast-food wise.

It is spit roasted veal and lamb, with tomatoes, red cabbage, lettuce, yogurt, pepper sauce and garlic served either in a roasted pita or a Tortilla (Dürüm); topped with hot pepper spice.


http://www.igougo.com/planning/journalEntryDining.asp?journalID=21420&entryID=14813&n=The+D%F6ner+Kebab+and+other+street+food+sensations

[name not needed]

24. Holy shit that sounds good.

[jmowreader]

31. The Doner Kebab enabled the American intelligence effort in Berlin

during the Cold War.

We ran ops 24 hours a day and the swing-shift people got off work at 11:30. When you get off work, of course you want to have dinner. But because the Army has a regulation that says a mess hall can't serve more than three meals a day, ours couldn't be open when we needed to eat. Fortunately, Ali's imbiss stand was right across the street from the main gate; we'd get the driver to let us out the back door of the bus so we could go across the street to Ali's, snag a doner, some pommes and a beer or a soda, and we'd be set to go.

This is one of the many ways the Air Force and the Navy are better than the Army--all Air Force bases and Navy bases have at least one mess hall that's open for a midnight meal, because people with meal cards, like police troops and duty officers, are at work then. You can't even get an exception to policy for this!

Ali's doner kebabs were spit-roasted lamb on Turkish flatbread with lettuce, salt and garlic-yogurt sauce.

[Kellanved]

32. great

So it even served the free world, one more reason to prefer it to McD's. :toast:

You should write this up, this sounds just like the type of cold-war story Berlin newspapers or magazines love to print.

[jmowreader]

35. I'd like to do a "spies in the Cold War" book

Unfortunately, it would be as much fun to read as an "accountants in the Cold War" book--my discipline didn't do much if any fieldwork, and books of derring-do are what sell. Tom Clancy didn't get rich writing about guys who sat at desks compiling lists.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. They all sell different stuff

When we were in Canada, the McDonald's there had French toast and Omelettes on the breakfast menu. And here at home, we have breakfast burritos and that awful McBiscuit with egg.

[Kellanved]

28. we are somewhere in between

McBiscuit ("EggMcMuffin") and Pancakes are both available here.

[name not needed]

29. Those pancakes do real pancakes no justice.

[Kellanved]

30. no kidding

I should have used quotation marks. But rest assured, I know the real thing; I even know where to find it in Berlin (although places stateside do have an edge) :hi: .

[THUNDER HANDS]

17. sadly, it used to be the fish

;)

[AngryOldDem]

12. Yep, it is...

Get 'em while you can.

[Left Is Write]

14. No, thank you.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

21. Not touching it.

I saw Supersize Me. Can't touch fast food now. Beyond disgusting.

[Mojambo]

23. Not for me

I have a friend that absolutely loathes McDonalds, but whenever they bring that sandwich back he goes there because he just loves them.

Ech!

[pinniped]

25. Damm globalizing bastards.

Die McDs!

[Ilsa]

27. The McPressed meat sandwich. I can't eat one.

I don't care how spicy and sweet the sauce is.

[donheld]

33. NOthing like it

barbequed :puke: on a bun

[ZoCrowes]

34. Woohooo

I love those heart attack sandwhiches