My Mega Mac Experience

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    After several failed attempts to try the new Mega Mac burger, I was finally able to purchase one for lunch yesterday. When I arrived at the McDonald’s around 11:30, there were already long lines, and everyone seemed to be ordering Mega Macs. Since demand for the Mega Mac has exceeded McDonald’s Japan’s expectations, they are facing a supply shortage and have limited sales of the Mega Mac to 30 a day at the store closest to my apartment. However, luck was on my side and I was soon racing back to my apartment with a Mega Mac meal in my bike basket.

    The Mega Mac came in a container that looked about the same size as the Big Mac’s container [it may have been a few milimeters taller]. It looks pretty big when compared to the pathetically small-sized drinks that come with a normal sized meal at Japanese McDonald’s restaurants.

    When I opened the container, I noticed that it wasn’t as neatly constructed as its advertisment pictures. It also seemed a bit shorter than I was expecting.

    It looks a bit better from this angle. Perhaps it’s just the cool website in the background.

    After a few bites, I had confirmed the obvious: that it tasted very much like a Big Mac. It did have a slightly beefier taste, and possibly more special sauce than a normal Big Mac. If I was eating the same burger in America, where burgers are poorly prepared with not-so-fresh ingredients by employees who hate their jobs and their customers, I’d probably be grossed out by the Mega Mac. However, here in Japan, where every McDonald’s burger is made fresh as soon as your order them, it tasted pretty good. If I’m ever really hungry and in need of a Big Mac fix, I might just order a Mega Mac [if they're not already sold out]. For a graphic closeup of a Mega Mac with a few bites taken out of it, please click to read more.

    So, any of you readers enjoyed a Mega Mac yet?

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