The Metropolis

McDonald's "English Pub Burger" is an insult to our native cuisine

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 7 July, 2011 13:02

Here’s the advert

If someone asks you if you fancy an English Pub burger, the correct response is Yes! This sandwich is smashing, made with 1/3 lb of 100 percent Angus beef, hickory-smoked bacon, white cheddar and American cheese, grilled onions, tangy steak sauce and and smokey Dijon mustard sauce all housed on an artisan roll. It’s so tasty you’ll be gobsmacked!
In England…
Fancy means feel like or would like
Smashing means excellent or awesome
Gobsmacked means astonished or astounded

So to recap: the “English Pub Burger” uses Angus beef (from Scotland, originally), hickory smoking (a technique beloved of the American deep south), American cheese (from America), and Dijon mustard (originated in France). The grilled onions we’ll let them have.

Shame on McDonalds for traducing our culinary heritage in this way. A true English pub burger must be made from 100% intensively farmed smartprice beef, microwaved bacon, a single cheese slice, topped with ketchup from a brand you’ve never heard of but which certainly isn’t Heinz, all housed on a deliciously soggy bun. I won’t accept anything else, and neither should you. It’s our culture, for goodness sake.

[Via Seattlepi] H/T @youngandfoodish

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