So, this week McDonald’s has brought back the McRib. Now for those of my readers that actually know me, you know that I can throw down some barbecue. People have raved about my homemade BBQ sauce and I have even barbecued for a wedding. There is a camp in California (Calvin Crest) where the program coordinator has been trying to perfect my sauce for the last 12 years. My mom, who is an expert, although would never admit it, is starting to use my techniques in her Q. She won’t admit it, but that is a fact.
Which brings me to the point of this blog. The McRib is back. The sauce is lacking, it has a tangyness that is weak, the pickles and onions are lackluster at best and the bun can be a tad pit rubbery, and I LOVE IT!
Maybe because it is hyped up, or maybe because it is offered for a limited time only, or maybe because it is laced with cocaine, I don’t know, but I get excited every year for it. Why? I don’t know. It is NOT quality food. For many of you, it is the Shamrock shake, also offered for limited time only, but people go crazy over that shake. It is the exact same shake as the rest of them, but with mint flavor and green food coloring. I don’t get it. I am confident that McDonald’s has a deal with the devil, an employed shaman, or crack dealers that add tiny bits of cocaine to their food items. The latter would at least explain how kids get hooked on the stuff and why I get excited over the McRib. Nonetheless, I will be getting another one today. Who’s with me?
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I wonder if limited time only is everything. I love turkey. Do you love turkey? If you don’t it might mean that the person who is cooking it for you makes it dry. I don’t like dry turkey, but good juicy turkey is the best. After Thanksgiving, who doesn’t eat turkey everyday for at least a week. However, the year after Thanksgiving, who eats turkey? No one. Turkey needs a new agent, or maybe it has the same agent as the McRib where Limited Time Only is everything. I’m just sayin …
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B-Woods,
The other day I made the unfortunate mistake of following “Eat This, Not That” on Twitter. A sad finding from them yesterday was this, The McRib has only 40 fewer calories and 6 grams of fat less than the DOUBLE DOWN from KFC. CRAZY. So if you’re going to do one, might as well do the other.
I would venture to say that the McRib is a far better heart attack.
Tyler
I used to love the McRib! Though I don’t think I would eat one today. Enjoy!
Well you don’t have to worry about reaching 50 if you keep eating that junk. After owning a BBQ restaurant….there is no way in heck that I would eat that thing.
Horrible sandwich. Have tried it a few times and have never finished one. I don’t know that they are allowed to even sell it in St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, or the entire state of Texas. The Shamrock Shake use to be a favorite of mine, but it doesn’t taste the same any more. Perhaps it’s the yogurt they use. Nothing seems to taste the same anymore, without all those yummy transfats and MSG. There is still, to me, nothing that compares to a good, old Big Mac. The 4 stack Big Mac they served in Taiwan was amazing. And surprisingly, I still miss the McLean Deluxe. It was actually a good burger. Please don’t confuse it with the McDLT of the same era. That was a loser. But any mention of seasonal items must include the Nachos Navidad at Taco John’s. If you are ever near one (South Dakota for sure) they are a must. Tater tots with all the fixin’s on them. Yum, yum!
I do remember the McLean Deluxe. That WAS a good burger.