Fastfood you can't have in the USA (pics)

[$5 submissions]

I'm a vegetarian and those McVeggie and Paneer sandwiches look awesome! Anyway, here is a list of 10 fast food items you can't get in the US. Maybe if enough people get excited about these, we'd see them appear stateside.

Source: http://www.thestreet.com/story/11273...cant-have.html

The Meat Monster (Burger King, Japan)


When most people want to put something on their burgers, they usually think of toppings like cheese, bacon, onions and tomatoes. The geniuses at Burger King put all of that on, then decided to throw on a chicken breast for good measure.

The result is the Meat Monster, a sandwich available at Burger King in Japan only. Perhaps the beast of a burger was meant to appeal to Japan's love of kaiju (monster) movies; in any case, we know it appeals to us. Bring this one stateside, Burger King.

McVeggie (McDonald's, India)



McDonald's has never been a preferred destination for vegetarians. While the fries no longer contain beef flavoring (the company discontinued the practice in 2001 in response to a lawsuit), meat-free customers still don't have too many choices beyond a few token salads.

Things are a bit different in India, though. Hinduism is the dominant religion there, which forbids consumption of beef and pork, and vegetarianism is widespread. The result is the rare spectacle of a McDonald's with no hamburgers. In addition to the standard Filet-O-Fish, you also get the Chicken Maharaja Mac and the McVeggie, the latter of which uses bread, potato, peas, carrots and Indian spices.

McZüri (McDonald's, Switzerland)



Starting this month, McDonald's Switzerland has starting rolling out experimental new items that cater to local tastes. While the McGrillschnägg ? a sausage made from Swiss pork ? certainly looks appetizing, the standout star for us is the McZüri, made from 100% Swiss veal. Yes, we said veal. The patty is accompanied by mushrooms and caramelized onions. Apparently McDonald's is a bit more upscale in Europe.

Paneer Tikka Sub (Subway, India)


Subway's menu isn't as beef-intensive as McDonald's meat-centric offerings, so its 223 Indian locations aren't as unrecognizable as McDonald's Indian restaurants. But there's definitely some local flavor there in addition to the usual lineup for sandwiches, including chicken tandoori and tikka subs. And there are plenty of options for vegetarian customers, including the paneer tikka, which the site describes as "cottage cheese slices marinated with barbeque seasoning and roasted to a light crispness."

Krushers (KFC, Germany)


In the U.S., KFC has focused on chicken products and generally stayed away from doing anything too creative in the dessert space, but in other countries it's a much different story. KFC locations in Australia, Germany, South Africa and other countries offer a line of dessert drinks known as Krushers, which come in such flavors as mango, strawberry, Kit Kat and Triple Choc Crunch. The drinks are mixed with large chunks of fruit or candy (including sliced-up strawberries and Oreo cookies). To slurp up the chunks, the drinks come with extra-wide straws.

Bubur Ayam McD (McDonald's, Malaysia)



Apparently bubur ayam ? which translates to "chicken broth," according to Google ? is a traditional Malaysian dish. And according to the English-language McDonald's Malaysia website, the Bubur Ayam McD consists of "juicy chicken strips in mouth-watering porridge, garnished with spring onions, sliced ginger, fried shallots and diced chilies ... just like mum's cooking!" We're guessing that this dish won't be coming to the U.S. anytime soon, but we'd still be curious to try it.

Trio Supremo (Burger King, Brazil)


Burger King is now owned by a Brazilian company, 3G Capital, so we expect the Brazilian locations to have top-notch cuisine. And Burger King Brazil has indeed come up big with the Trio Supremo, which comes with chicken nuggets, onion rings and French fries smothered in cheddar cheese and bacon bits.(I want to try this!!) The whole thing amounts to 1,072 calories and 58 grams of fat. As far as we're concerned, America is up to the challenge of this one.

[BIGTYMER]

Those Krushers look good.

[MaxCandy]

i am hungry now

[Captain Kawaii]

BK is perpetually failing in Japanese market... I wonder how the other countries like the special products geared to them...

When i was on a train in Japan recently my wife and I could not help but laugh at the "McCrap" posters everywhere, some sort of mispell for the McWrap...or was it? lol

At the moment there is a special going on in Japan for all you can eat whoppers in 30 minutes for 10 bucks or so...

Can you imagine if they ran a promotion like that in US...the mayhem, the puking... lol

[adultchatpay]

Gotta grab some burgs!

[drmadcat]

id eat all that

[porno jew]

MMMMMMMM Bubur Ayam ................

[PromoterX]

Heart Krushers...

Nice one KFC.

[pimpware]

Perhaps the beast of a burger was meant to appeal to Japan's love of kaiju (monster) movies; in any case, we know it appeals to us. Bring this one stateside, Burger King.

All wrong, it's called monster because ... radiation + chicken breast = Meat Monster

[Chosen]

Fastfood sucks

[seeandsee]

And in Serbia we had Mac where you had to buy beer

[nico-t]

Originally Posted by seeandsee

And in Serbia we had Mac where you had to buy beer

you HAD to buy beer? Nice!

[Phoenix]

mcdonalds has a shrimp burger in korea as well...i wanted to try it..but after eating Korean for so long...when you get a chance to go to mcdonalds..you get a bigmac...and dont mess around..lol

[loreen]

Originally Posted by BIGTYMER

Those Krushers look good.

They're not as good as they sound

[Overload]

hmm, i'd still prefer wendy's old fashioned but the last one i had was in 2003 ... and there aint no wendy's here in germany ... waaaaaah

[Jarmusch]

Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Maybe if enough people get excited about these, we'd see them appear stateside.

Yes, what the US needs is more fast food choices.

[alexchechs]

When we were in Costa Rica we went by a Burger King and they had a Wopper that actually had a disk of breaded ad fried cheese on it. That was a trip. They also sold rotisserie chicken on their menu.

[spazlabz]

one thing I know for sure is that it does not matter what is on the menu, my local mickey d's would over salt it and make it taste terrible

[seeandsee]

Originally Posted by nico-t

you HAD to buy beer? Nice!

yes because bigmac sucks, and beer is your only good choice

[SomeCreep]

Ugh, that all looks pretty disgusting.

[Si]

The Indian ones sound nice to me. The veggie one and the Tikka subs, fuck I love Indian food!

[96ukssob]

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

Yes, what the US needs is more fast food choices.

America... we aint fat enough yet!

[_Richard_]

forgot the mclobster

[alias]

I'll take that Mc Veal.

[$5 submissions]

Just goes to show you: there's no money for the fastfood joints in thoroughly wholesome foods

[rowan]

Originally Posted by BIGTYMER

Those Krushers look good.

I've had a sip of a couple, it's very strange sucking gritty thickshake into your mouth and having to crunch on it.

[D Ghost]

Now I'm hungry

[thickcash_amo]

I would go to Mcdonalds/burger king/wendys once in a while if they sold beer

[uno]

Originally Posted by alexchechs

When we were in Costa Rica we went by a Burger King and they had a Wopper that actually had a disk of breaded ad fried cheese on it. That was a trip. They also sold rotisserie chicken on their menu.

TGIFs has a burger like that and the breaded/fried cheese is provolone.