Take a run-of-the-mill Dollar Menu McDouble then add two slices of crappy bacon to it for 99 cents extra. Apparently, that’s what passes for a new menu idea at McDonalds now. Clearly, they should take some lessons from their Japanese Burger King counterparts.
Plus, can’t you just add bacon to a McDouble anyway?
Whatever the case, the burger is currently being tested at markets around the U.S. No world yet on when or if it will roll out nationwide.
(via GrubGrade)
An Australian woman is livid after finding a penis drawn at the bottom of her fast food burger box.
“It literally made me sick,” she said. “If they have drawn that in there, what else have they done to my burger?”
Naturally, an investigation is being launched at the Hungry Jack’s restaurant where the incident occurred. Though it would be funny if there was an order mixup because another customer specifically instructed that a penis be drawn inside their hamburger box. Maybe there’s another customer out there that was just as irate that their burger box was penis-free.
(The Chronicle via Tosh.O)
In order to draw artistic parallels between the ancient Egyptians’ quest for immortality through mummification and the inexplicable inability for McDonald’s food to decompose, a guy named Ben sculpted this eerily realistic and thoroughly disgusting mummy out of McDonald’s hamburgers and resin. The ultimate goal is to create a McDonald’s-themed art show which will feature his two mummies, as well as preserved hamburgers in commercial plastic cases, McDonald’s food skulls and large scale paintings. To that end, Ben has launched a Kickstarter campaign with a $2,500 goal.
Check out an additional pic after the break.
The worst thing though is that time I bought a big bag of pizza-flavored Combos and dropped them on the sidewalk. A lot of the Combos were all broken up and crumbly afterwards. Damn Combo breaker.
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Just yesterday we were saying how Burger King Japan is currently offering tremendous Whopper bacon deal—15 extra pieces for only $1.25. It was inevitable that someone would overdo it, and that someone is Japanese website RocketNews.
They went ahead and added 1050 strips of bacon to their Whopper at a cost of ¥7000 or $86.85 then attempted to consume it. Unfortunately, the person they chose wasn’t remotely up to the challenge.
Check out the video of this whopper of a food challenge after the break.
Japan out America-ing America with a new limited time promotion that enables customers to add a ridiculous 15 extra strips of bacon to their Whopper for 100 Yen (or around $1.25). That’s 500% extra bacon—and you don’t need to fumble around with a calculator and chubby fingers to grasp the awesomeness of that math.
(via Japan Probe)
Burger King is following the lead of other heath conscious eateries like Denny’s and Jack in the Box with a new Bacon Sundae. Currently, the product is being tested in Nashville, TN so there is no telling when or if the product will ever roll out nationally. Not that it really matters—bacon is saturating the market right now. I mean, we live in an age where you can actually buy bacon-flavored lube.
(via Eater)
The nationwide launch of Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos was an inevitability, but it looks like we can expect the new flavor to roll out to Taco Bell locations across the country as early as this summer.
Taco Bell teased the information in response to a Tweet from Tyler Oakley that read:
I’m protesting @TacoBell until they address the absence of a Cool Ranch Doritos Taco. RT to join me – together we can demand justice.
Taco Bell’s responded thusly:
@tyleroakley We’re coming out with a cool, new taco this summer. #HintHint
The Huffington Post also got confirmation from a Taco Bell spokesperson that the Cool Ranch flavor would launch “later this year”. So, this is really happening people. Prepare your taste buds (and stock up on TP).
(via HuffPo)
This is a clever Burger King ad from the Netherlands featuring hamburger eye makeup. With one sultry look you’ll be starving.
(via Buzzfeed)
Burger King is trying hard to recover from its horrendous “King” years, which reduced their sales and knocked them out of the number two sales spot for hamburger chains.
the latest efforts resulted in a new menu with healthier options and snackable items aimed at moms, families and seniors – including chicken strips with 100% white meat, new salads, smoothies, frappes and snack wraps. The chain’s iconic Whopper will also receive a makeover, with thicker cheese and a return to cardboard box packaging.
Steve Wiborg, executive vice president and president of North American operations, stated that “this is the biggest change in scope in the history of the brand,” as well as “the chain’s largest investment in a one-year time frame”. Will the changes work? Only time will tell…
Hit the jump to check out a USA Today video outlining some of the new products.
