Originally Posted By beamerdog I've always wanted to try one of these. You know, the whole sweet/salty thing is really appealing. Of course it might contain 1/2 of my caloric intake for the day, lol.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss On my last trip to Tokyo, I had breakfast at McD's in Akihabara, 'cause I got there before the stores were open and had some time to kill. I don't remember what the heck I ate though.
Originally Posted By Mr X The menu is pretty basic, Russ. McMuffins, Hotcakes, and sometimes a kind of gross bagel thing (with gobs of mayonaise). And, of course, filet o fish is available for breakfast as well. Naturally. *rolls eyes* This is the first interesting thing to happen to the McD's breakfast menu here in Japan since I got here 8 years ago.
Originally Posted By mawnck 560 calories, 32 grams of fat, 47 grams of carbs, all in that itty bitty sandwich thing. That'll teach those Japanese to try and be skinnier than us!
Originally Posted By fkurucz I read an article the other day on the increasing child obesity problem in China. Accoding to the article its almost as bad there as it is in the US.
Originally Posted By Mr X I think the China thing is mostly cause parents spoil their one "allowable" kid. Mawnck...those stats don't scare ME.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<560 calories, 32 grams of fat, 47 grams of carbs, all in that itty bitty sandwich thing>> But that's for the sausage egg and cheese. Get the bacon one instead, and the fat goes down to 21 grams.
Originally Posted By Mr X By the way, McGriddle is a nice 6 syllable mouthful in Japanese. Pretty funny hearing them pronounce it. Ma-ku-gu-ri-do-ru
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden In all seriousness, the sausage mcgriddle might be one of the top 5 creations in the last 100 years.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I have never had a McGriddle of any kind. Doesn't sound appealing to me. But I am sure if i tried it, I'd probably like it, knowing how these foods go through so many taste tests before hitting the market.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss These days, my breakfast food of choice at McD's is the steak, egg and cheese bagel. ~~
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger I've had the McGriddle and I can describe it in one word: ick. I _like_ the McMuffin and numerous other stuff there, but wrapping the egg, cheese and sausage in that pre-sweetened pancake thingy made me think that there was something wrong with the bread they used.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I only like the McGriddle with sausage in it, no egg. The egg is blech!
