List of McDonald's products

McDonald's original restaurant in San Bernardino, California served only hamburgers, milkshakes, and french fries. While still based on hamburgers, today's menu includes numerous other items that have been added through the years. Below are listed both the basic items sold in the company's home market, and local variations in the nearly 100 countries where McDonald's does business.

Items at most U.S. McDonald's outlets

A McDonald's Cheeseburger

The range of foods offered depends on the time of day. Lunch items such as hamburgers and fries are generally not served during breakfast time, from store open (or about 4:00 AM in 24-hour stores) to 10:30am on weekdays or 11:00am on weekends. In some 24-hour McDonald's restaurants (such as airports and service plazas), some lunch items are already available cooked to order (as in a buffet). Most breakfast items are not served at any time except breakfast, but there are some exceptions; hotcakes, Cinna Melts (replaced cinnamon rolls), and bacon are always available upon request at most McDonald's restaurants. Food prices vary by region and country . This food list is taken from the official McDonald’s website.

Sandwich menu

All meat-patty based sandwiches are grilled, with seasonings, consisting primarily of salt and black pepper.

• Hamburger: 1.6 oz. (45 g) ground beef patty, with 1/8oz ketchup, mustard, a single dill pickle, rehydrated onions, on a toasted bun. This is also known as a Junior Burger, in some areas. At one time early in McDonald’s history, the pickle was removed from the sandwich .
• Cheeseburger: Same as the hamburger, above, except with a slice of processed cheese.
• Double Cheeseburger: Same as the cheeseburger, but with another pickle slice, beef patty, and slice of cheese. Was originally offered as a promotional item, and was added to the regular menu in the late 1980s.
• Bacon Double Cheeseburger: Same as the Double Cheeseburger, but with one slice of bacon broken into three pieces and placed between the condiments and the cheese.
• Triple Cheeseburger: Same as the double cheeseburger, but with another pickle slice, beef patty, and slice of cheese. This is not always available in all McDonald's restaurants.
• Double Hamburger: This sandwich is the to hamburger what the double cheeseburger is to the original cheeseburger; more beef, and another dill pickle slice. It can be found on the "Dollar Menu" in American markets.
• Big Mac: Introduced in 1968 as a response to the flagship burger at Big Boy restaurants. Two 1.6 oz beef patties, special Big Mac sauce (similar to Thousand Island dressing), rehydrated onions, two pickles, shredded lettuce, and cheese, on a toasted bun, with an additional middle bun (called a "club layer") separating both beef patties.
• Grilled Cheese: Arguably the least known of McDonald's basic sandwiches, the grilled cheese consists of two toasted Big Mac "clubs" with two slices of processed cheese in between.
• Quarter Pounder with cheese: 4.0 oz. (114 g) ground beef patty with ketchup, mustard, diced onions, two pickle slices, and two slices of cheese. In some markets unfamiliar with Imperial measurements (such as France), it is known as a Royal Cheese, as famously explained in the film Pulp Fiction, or variants thereof, such as McRoyale.
• Double Quarter Pounder with cheese: Same as the Quarter Pounder, but with another large beef patty.
• Pounder: Same as Quarter Pounder, but with four beef patties. Can be found at various McDonald's around Australia at a cost of $7.95.
• McChicken: A mildly spicy chicken sandwich, made from 100% white meat, mayonnaise, and shredded lettuce, on a toasted bun. It was introduced in 1980, then later removed, but then later reintroduced. In some markets it is not spicy, and in others a cajun spiced version is also offered. It still remains one of the biggest sellers, just behind the Big Mac .
• Big N' Tasty with cheese: A quarter pound beef patty with ketchup, mayonnaise, diced onions, two pickles, leaf lettuce, and a tomato slice, on a toasted bun. Devised to resemble Burger King's Whopper sandwich . It is also known as the Big Xtra in Canada and Germany; the McXtra in Quebec, Canada; the Big Tasty (without the 'N') in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Poland and in Brazil; the Quarter Pounder Deluxe in South Africa; and the McNifica in Mexico.
• Filet-O-Fish: A whitefish fillet with tartar sauce and a 1/2-slice of cheese, on a steamed bun. It was introduced in Cincinnati in 1963 when it was discovered that many Catholics choose to eat at Frisch's Big Boy on Friday, as it had a fish sandwich .
• Double Filet-O-Fish: The same as the Filet-O-Fish, except with an extra fillet and a whole piece of cheese, not available at some locations.
• Premium chicken sandwiches: The Classic is the continuation of the Crispy Chicken and Chicken McGrill sandwiches, with mayonnaise, leaf lettuce, and a tomato slice. The Ranch BLT contains ranch sauce instead of mayonnaise and includes bacon. The Club is similar to the Classic with added bacon and a piece of Swiss cheese. All are served on a honey-wheat roll, with either a grilled or crispy chicken breast, at the customer's direction. The Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich, released promotionally in 2006, was a Classic with a piece of spicy crispy chicken; as of July 2006, this is being quickly phased out.
• Snack Wrap: 100% white meat chicken breast (crispy or grilled) with lettuce, shredded cheddar jack cheese, and ranch dressing, honey mustard, or Chipotle BBQ sauce, all inside a flour tortilla. Officially launched on July 1, 2006.
• Southern Style Chicken Sandwich: Breaded white meat chicken on a bun with pickles (very similar to the basic Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich); released in early July, 2006. Available in only most southern markets.

The McRib

• Chicken Fajita: Chicken, cheese, red and green bell peppers, and diced onions in a flour tortilla. Comes with Picante sauce packets on request, which are available in mild and spicy. Available in only a few markets.
• McRib: A sandwich featuring boneless pork smothered in barbecue sauce, diced onions, and pickles. Created in 1981, but later pulled from menu. Released on annual basis for one to two months (a strategy parodied on The Simpsons, with the "Krusty Burger Ribwich"). The sandwich is presently on some European menus, for example Germany.
• Big West: A sandwich featuring a beef patty, cheddar cheese, a leaf of romaine lettuce, a slice of tomato, slivered onions, and topped with Bull's-Eye barbecue sauce. Currently a promotional item in Canadian locations.

Other menu items

• French fries: Fried in vegetable oil, prior to 1990 however, they were fried in a mixture of vegetable oil and beef fat. After switching to vegetable oil, the U.S. fries continued to be flavored with beef extract, which McDonald's did not make public. When this was discovered in 2002 the company was successfully sued by Hindus and other vegetarians. Japan still fries them in the original manner. As late as 2006 McDonald's continued to use trans-fats for brand-identity reasons .
• Premium Salads: First introduced in 2004, the Premium Salads all are a mixture of iceberg lettuce and a special lettuce assortment (romaine, etc.), with four cherry tomatoes. Each salad has different toppings. The Caesar Salad has Parmesan cheese, and bacon bits; the Bacon Ranch salad has Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese with bacon bits; and the discontinued Cobb Salad had bacon bits, egg, and bleu cheese. The Asian Salad, released in April 2006, has replaced the Cobb Salad in most locations. The Asian Salad contains the Premium Spring Salad Mix, eight Del Monte mandarin oranges, and an Asian vegetable mix (red peppers, edamame, and snow peas). All of the Premium Salads can be topped with warm Grilled or Crispy chicken. The Asian Salad's chicken breast is drizzled with an Orange Glaze sauce. In the spring of 2007, the Southwest Salad came out with a chicken breast, either crispy or grilled, chili-lime tortilla strips, cilantro-lime glaze, and a special vegetable mix consisting of black beans, oven-roasted tomatoes, poblano peppers, and fire-roasted corn, served with a fresh lime wedge and a peppery, sour cream-based "Southwest" Newman's Own salad dressing. The Fruit and Walnut Salad was introduced in 2005 and is a mix of apples, grapes, and walnuts served with a small cup of yogurt. See McSalad Shakers in Former menu items section below. All McDonald's salads were first introduced in 1985.
• Chicken McNuggets: Introduced in 1983, these are small chicken chunks served with a dipping sauce. Available in 4, 6, 10, or 20 pieces (some markets even offer 50 pieces, generally this size is on sale during Super Bowl weekend). Within a Happy Meal, Chicken McNuggets are available in 4 or 6 pieces, then they were later referred to as a Mighty Kids Meal. Up until 2004, they were a combination of white and dark meat, now they are made with only white meat.
• Chicken Selects: Premium chicken breast strips served with a dipping sauce (Spicy Buffalo, Ranch, Honey Mustard, and Chipotle BBQ). Sold in 3-, 5-, and 10-piece sizes. Similar to items from the KFC menu.

Dollar menu

The Dollar Menu includes several items which sell for one U.S. dollar each (items may vary at some stores and some locations charge sales tax):

• Double Cheeseburger
• Double Hamburger
• McChicken
• Sundae (hot fudge or caramel, varying in some places. In most places they offer both)
• Side Salad
• 2 Pies (Apple mostly, but some joints offer cherry)
• Apple Dippers
• Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait
• Small French Fries
• Ice Cream Cone
• Chicken Biscuit
• Sausage Biscuit
• Sausage McGriddle
• Small Drink

The menu typically takes on a different name in non-U.S. markets with prices set to reflect the value of one U.S. dollar. For example, Canadian locations have a "Value Picks Menu" with items selling for $1.39 CAD, and many European markets feature a "Euro Saver Menu". In Sweden, which does not have the Euro, there is a "SEK 10 Menu". In the UK it is "Pound Saver Menu", with items all sold for 99p, excluding the double cheeseburger and chicken snack wrap (a warm tortilla wrap with Hellman's extra light mayonnaise, lettuce and one chicken select) which are priced at £1.19. In some American locations, a limited time offer of 6 pc. Chicken McNuggets were offered on the Dollar menu.

The UK Poundsaver menu includes

• Double cheeseburger
• Medium fries
• Garden side salad
• Chocolate or blueberry muffin
• McFlurry's and Sundaes
• Medium size cold drink (not including milkshakes)
• Chicken snack wrap

Children's items

• Happy Meal: A child's meal, consisting of an entree (Hamburger, Cheeseburger, 4-piece Nuggets, or Grilled Cheese), fries or Apple Dippers (as of 2005), drink (soft drink, milk, chocolate milk, or apple juice), and a promotional toy. Introduced in 1979.
• Mighty Kids Meal: A larger version of a Happy Meal, consisting of an entree (Double Hamburger, Double Cheeseburger, or 6-piece Nuggets), fries or Apple Dippers (as of 2005), drink (soft drink, milk, chocolate milk, or apple juice), and a promotional toy. Introduced in 2001, in response to the "Burger King’s Big Kids Meal".

Breakfast menu

• McMuffin sandwiches: English muffin with sausage or Canadian bacon, with an optional choice of cheese and/or egg. Introduced in 1973.
• Biscuit sandwiches: Biscuit with sausage or bacon, with an optional choice of cheese and/or egg.
• Bagel sandwiches: Bagel with sausage or bacon, with an optional choice of cheese and/or egg (regional).
• McGriddle sandwiches: Maple syrup-filled griddle cakes with sausage or Canadian bacon, with an optional choice of cheese and/or egg.
• Sausage Burrito: Breakfast burrito containing egg, sausage, peppers, cheese, and onions. Picante sauce (available in mild and spicy), is offered specifically for this burrito.
• Hotcake platter: Three buttermilk pancakes with butter and syrup on the side, with an optional sausage.
• Big Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage patty, biscuit, and hash brown.
• Deluxe Breakfast: Three buttermilk pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage patty, biscuit, and hash brown.
• Hash browns: Fried potato cakes or patties
• Cinnamon Melt: The new replacement for the Cinnamon Rolls.
• Biscuits & Gravy It's a biscuit cut into two, placed upside down in a box, with two scoops of Gravy put on top of each. (regional)
• Cheese Danish (available at select locations)
• Southern Style Chicken Biscuit: Breaded white meat chicken on a biscuit (very similar to Chick-Fil-A's chicken biscuit); released in early July, 2006. Available in only most southern markets.
• Eggs, sausage, bacon, English muffins, biscuits, and bagels, may be ordered à la carte. Butter and jam are available for muffins, biscuits, and bagels.
• Blueberry hotcakes Sold seasonally specifically in the New England area.

Beverages

(Varies regionally):

• Coca-Cola (also bottled)
• Diet Coke (also bottled)
• Barq's Root Beer
• Sprite (Sprite Z in the UK)
• Dr Pepper (also available in bottled) or Pibb Xtra
• Diet Dr Pepper
• Fanta Orange
• Fanta Strawberry
• Premium Coffee (replaced regular Coffee)
• Hot Chocolate (available at some locations)
• Pepsi (Only served in restaurants which fall under an overall contract with Pepsi. One known example of this is the University of Maryland, College Park student union. Pepsi has an exclusive contract on the campus which prohibits the McDonald's from serving Coca-Cola products. Another example is at the Mall of America.
• Latte (introduced in May, 2007 to compete with rivals such as Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts, however it is only offered from 11 AM to 2 PM, and 5 PM and 7 PM)
• Dasani Bottled Water
• Mountain Dew (bottled only)
• Powerade (Mountain Blast)

Desserts menu

• Triple Thick Milkshake: Permanent flavors are Vanilla, Strawberry, and Chocolate; regional or seasonal flavors include Eggnog (available around Christmas time), Banana, Strawberry Banana, Mango Raspberry, Arctic Orange (sherbet), Shamrock (a minty shake, rare), Chocolate Mint, and Rolo (available only in Canada and the UK).
• Sundae: Cup of soft ice cream with topping of hot fudge, strawberry, or caramel. Granulated peanut topping offered in some locations.
• McFlurry: Soft serve ice cream blended with various confectionery from brand companies (Oreos, M&M's and regionally, Butterfingers, Heath, Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, Take 5 and Milo in Australia)
• Fruit and Yogurt Parfait: A layered mix of strawberries, blueberries, vanilla yogurt, and optional granola topping. (Some McDonald's now have granola as a put-on-yourself deal.)
• Baked Pie, though they resemble turnovers more than actual pies. Apple are available year-round; seasonal flavors have included cherry, pumpkin (available around Thanksgiving time), and Holiday Custard (available around Christmas time), though the standby variety is still apple. Previously fried, pies are now oven baked at most McDonald's locations.
• Cookies: "Freshly" baked cookies, by Nestlé that come in white chocolate chips in a chocolate cookie, traditional chocolate chips, and oatmeal raisin. (Available in certain areas)
• McDonaldland Cookies: Another long-lived often-ignored item like the grilled cheese, these cookies strongly resemble animal crackers in size, shape, texture, and flavor, but not nutritional content. These cookies are made with shortening, and are thus more "buttery" than animal crackers, with substantially more fat.
• Smoothies: Mango and strawberry.
• Ice Cream Cones: A waffle cone filled with ice cream. Sometimes you can buy it dipped in chocolate or with a Cadbury's chocolate flake (UK).
• Pineapple Empanada: A pie-like pastry with pineapple. Introduced in April 2006 and rolled out nationally in January 2007.

Regional U.S. items

42nd Street (Manhattan) McDonald's.

• Crabcake: exclusive to the Maryland and Delaware shores.
• Lobster Roll: exclusive to New England (see McLobster below).
• Tillamook Ice Cream: generally an Oregon exclusive, though some locations in Washington State have been known to serve them, as well as in Alaska (ironically, the McDonald's in Tillamook doesn't offer Tillamook ice cream)
• Dippin Dots: Sold in at least one McDonald's in Anchorage, Alaska, along with locations in Southeastern Washington state and Northeastern Oregon.
• Blue Bell Ice Cream: Sold in at least one McDonald's in Bastrop, Texas.
• Touchdown Burger: a Wisconsin exclusive. Also seasonal in southeastern Michigan.
• Johnsonville Brats: available in Wisconsin and southeastern/western Michigan, as well as northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Also briefly available in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1990's. A toasted hot dog bun with a Johnsonville Bratwurst, topped with spicy mustard and slivered onions. Available seasonally and in a 2 Brat Extra Value Meal.
• Green Chile: a New Mexico exclusive.
• Texas Homestyle Burger: a Texas exclusive, although it was available for a time as the Southwest Homestyle Burger in New Mexico. This burger featured a quarter pound beef patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and a generous portion of spicy mustard.
• McKinley Mac: an Alaskan exclusive, named after Mount McKinley. This burger features all the normal components of a Big Mac, but uses quarter pounder patties instead.
• Cajun McChicken Sandwich: occasionally produced in Southern regions, it is a standard McChicken sandwich with Cajun spices mixed into the breading on the chicken portion.
• Southern Style Chicken Sandwich: most recent sandwich produced at participating Southern United States McDonald's locations, and is similar to the Chick-fil-A sandwich (pickles, steam-buttered bun, pressure-cooked crispy chicken patty).
• Many restaurants located inside Wal-Mart Supercenters also offer giant pretzels in various flavors (salt, plain, and cinnamon sugar), pickles, popcorn, and/or cotton candy.
• Hawaii franchises offer saimin on their regular menu. Spam or Portuguese sausage with eggs and white rice is offered on their breakfast menus. Pineapple and taro pies have also been occasionally offered on the regular menu, and pineapple is also sometimes available as an additional topping on burgers. Haupia pie was recently introduced in Hawaii locations for a limited time. In Waikiki McDonald's restaurants, small trays of pineapple are available on the side.
• Angus third pounders are currently being offered in California as a test item, and will be released nationwide in September.

Promotional Items

• The McJordan Special: Quarter Pound BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger complete with 2 onion rings on it. The McJordan was introduced during the Michael Jordan marketing campaigns for McDonald's in the early 90's.
• Minty Mudbath Shake: For Shrek the Third. This is essentially a Shamrock Shake with a hint of chocolate.
• Swamp Sludge McFlurry: A McFlurry with brownie chunks and green M&M's.
• McDouble Cruncher: Double cheeseburger with bacon, BBQ sauce, and fried onion.

Former menu items

• Hulaburger: A Ray Kroc invention, it featured a slice of pineapple instead of meat. Originally intended for Roman Catholics who were not allowed to eat meat on Fridays. It flopped when it was test-marketed in 1963.
• Beefsteak Sandwich, test-marketed in New York and other East Coast markets in 1980 as part of a McDonald's "Dinner Menu", offered only after 4:00PM. The Beefsteak Sandwich was essentially an elongated hamburger served on a short French roll, similar to a sub or hero roll. Packets of steak sauce were available for the sandwich.
• Onion Nuggets, introduced at the same time as the Beefsteak Sandwich as the side item for the Dinner Menu. Onion Nuggets were chopped onions shaped into small solid pieces, dipped in batter and deep-fried.
• Cheddar Melt, briefly sold in the late 1980s and again in 2004 or 2005, it consisted of a Quarter Pounder with cheddar cheese, caramelized onions fried in teriyaki sauce and served on a whole wheat bun. Offered again in March and early April 2007.
• Mega Mac: A standard Big Mac sandwich with four pieces of meat instead of two. This is a Double Big Mac which, is still available in Canada and Japan.
• QLT (Quarter pounder, Lettuce, and Tomato) was McDonald's first of several attempts at producing a larger sandwich with lettuce and tomato on it (with a larger price tag to match). It was not successful and was pulled after a few months.
• Quarter Pounder Plus was a second attempt (after the QLT) to add lettuce and tomato to a Quarter Pounder. Despite significant promotion, complete with a jingle of its own for television ads, it too was not successful and was withdrawn after a few months.
• McDLT, a Quarter Pounder-type sandwich served in a foam clamshell container with the hot meat in one side and the cool components (lettuce, tomato, and cheese) on the other (introduced in 1985). The item was fairly popular, but was removed from the menu when environmental concerns prompted the removal of foam containers for the most part. The item now exists as the Big & Tasty.
• McLean Deluxe: A lower-calorie Quarter Pounder-type sandwich (introduced in 1991). This item was otherwise identical to the Big & Tasty and the McDLT.
• Triple Ripple: A mixed cone with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate, topped with a plastic top.
• Arch Deluxe: A failed attempt to produce a "luxury" hamburger, promoted by a high-profile advertising campaign (introduced in 1996). It featured a quarter pound beef patty on a potato roll, with leaf lettuce, tomato, purple onions, cheese, and a dijon-type mustard sauce; peppered bacon was also offered for an extra charge.
• Big Xtra: (U.S. version; for International variants on the Big Xtra, see Big N' Tasty) A three-eighths pound hamburger patty with optional American cheese, served with ketchup, mayonnaise, onions, three pickles, leaf lettuce, and a tomato slice on a sesame seed bun. Discontinued in 2001 in favor of the Big N' Tasty. Still available in Canada as the Big Xtra.
• Torta: In 2000, the company released their own version of tortas, a Mexican sandwich, in southern California on a trial basis.
• Chili cheeseburger: The standard McDonald's cheeseburger, but with a no-bean chili sauce in place of mustard or ketchup. Tested in 2002, in southern California.
• McSalad Shaker: a garden, chef or caesar salad served in a large clear plastic cup, fresh lettuce commonly flavored with diced egg and tomato pieces, topped with shredded cheese and julienne sliced ham and turkey, and a choice of dressing (introduced in 2000). It is still produced in other countries.
• McStuffin: a pocket sandwich available with various fillings.
• Fiesta Salad: Garden Salad with taco meat, tortilla chips, American cheese, and sour cream.
• Crispy Chicken: A breaded, fried chicken breast served on a sesame-seed bun with mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato. This sandwich was discontinued when the premium chicken sandwiches were introduced in July 2005, but is still available in Canada
• Chicken McGrill: Same as the Crispy Chicken, but with a marinated, grilled chicken breast. Both the Crispy and Grilled Chicken are derivatives of the failed Arch Deluxe sandwiches. Also replaced with a premium chicken sandwich in July 2005, but is still available in Canada.
• McGrilled Chicken Classic: A sandwich featuring a grilled chicken breast portion that was produced before being replaced by the Grilled Chicken Deluxe/Chicken McGrill.
• Fish Filet Deluxe: Another Deluxe Sandwich that failed (see Arch Deluxe), it replaced the Filet-O-Fish. The fish portion was enlarged, a whole piece of cheese was used instead of a half piece, lettuce was added, and this was all placed on the potato roll used for the other Deluxe sandwiches. After the Deluxe Line failed, the Filet-O-Fish was brought back.
• McCrispy Chicken: Served on a sesame seed bun, this sandwich featured mayonnaise, leaf lettuce and a sliced tomato and a crispy chicken patty.
• Fried Roast Beef Sandwich: An early sandwich that caused a disaster in the company.
• McHero: Mayonnaise, shredded lettuce, tomato, slivered onions, pepper jack cheese and American cheese with three pieces of 10:1 meat on a hero style bun, was on the menu in the early 90's, but was recently brought back annually starting in 2004 in franchises in the Cleveland/Akron metro area as the Cavaliers Triple Double. It was also offered there in the summer of 2002 as the Thome Triple in reference to then Cleveland Indians player Jim Thome. It was also marketed in the summer of 1995 in conjunction with the movie Batman Forever.
• Philly Cheesesteak Slices of steak and Swiss cheese with onions. Served only in 2004, at Australian and American McDonald’s
• Pizza: McDonald's has also attempted pizza at various times, with an apple-pie-like McPizza and more conventional McDonald's Pizza. A line of personal sized pizzas were sold in the early 90s. In Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia (c. 1992-1995) the pizza originally began as a family sized pizza that was brought out to the table by an employee and placed on a raised rack in the centre of the table. Later it was scaled down to a personal sized pizza when the larger version did not sell well.
• Hot Dogs: CEO Ray Kroc famously prohibited the company from selling hot dogs, regardless of potential demand, as he regarded them as unhygienic in his 1977 autobiography; however, UK Stores did sell Hot Dogs during the late nineties on the McChoice menu (later PoundSaver). Also, at least one American restaurant offered Oscar Mayer hot dogs at some time, and McDonald's locations at SkyDome in Toronto offered hot dogs until 1999. Additionally, a McDonald's inside a Wal-Mart in Brownsville, Texas, sold Hot Dogs for a short while before disappearing from the menu after the Wal-Mart relocated.
• Monster Mac: Essentially a double Big Mac, with four patties. Used to be offered during Halloween. In Germany, it came with 8 patties.
• Grilled Chicken Flatbread Sandwich: Grilled chicken strips, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, pepper jack cheese, and a creamy herb sauce served wrapped in a heated flatbread. Served briefly in June 2002, and brought back in December 2002-January 2003. It was so popular in it's original run that locations were running out of the flatbread, forcing McDonald's to briefly stop promoting the item.

General international variations

McDonald's on Nanjing Road in Shanghai

McDonald's worldwide menu is broadly similar to that of the United States; for this reason The Economist magazine devised the Big Mac index, as the Big Mac is a product available around the world made to the same specifications.

Even so, there are some variations due to differing tastes and cultural issues, among them:

• In predominantly Muslim countries like Malaysia, pork is not served due to Muslim dietary laws; the hamburger is called the beef burger, avoiding the word "ham" (although the name refers only to the German city of Hamburg). Additionally, in North African Morocco as well as other Muslim countries, all meat is slaughtered in the halal method and labeled as such.

• In Israel, kosher dietary laws forbid the mixture of meat and dairy products; because of this, cheeseburgers are not popular. McDonald's runs kosher restaurants in Jerusalem and in Buenos Aires, Argentina and offers a "Passover Bun" (just in Israel) for the eight-day period in which practicing Jews abstain from leavened bread.

• "Veggie burgers" are offered wherever there is a significant demand, including India and much of Western Europe, but McDonald's rarely certifies its products as vegetarian. Indeed, McDonald's was subject to a high-profile lawsuit and eventually forced to apologize for using small amounts of beef tallow in the preparation of fries marketed as cooked in 100% vegetable oil.

Soft drinks offered, also vary from country to country, with local brands available on tap alongside Coca-Cola Company brands. For example, Irn-Bru in Scotland and Guaraná Antarctica in Brazil, are more popular in those countries than the leading international brands (Recent studies show Irn-Bru has less market share than Coca-Cola). Similar popularity has led to the sale of Farmer's Union Iced Coffee in South Australian stores. For a time, British outlets offered "McDonald's Cola" rather than Coca-Cola, for legal reasons. Also, in Peru McDonald's was heavily criticized for not stocking Inca Kola, and thus never had a chance for the top spot of fast-food restaurants in that nation (Bembos, a local chain, is number one there): McDonald's now serves Inca Kola alongside Coca-Cola, but it is still second in market share. In some countries McDonald's is expanding some of its restaurants to include "McCafé" counters, which sell brewed and specialty coffees, frappés, and a range of cakes, biscuits (cookies), and sandwiches in addition to the regular McDonald's menu; the first such McCafé was installed at an existing McDonald's in central Melbourne, Australia in 1993. In Portugal, "McCafés" serve coffee in china cups, since the country has the custom of after meal coffee (Bica or Cimbalino), which is not traditionally served in plastic cups.

McDonald's restaurants often serve dishes based on local specialties for which there is a great demand, and which can be integrated into the company's product line. Among them are:

McFeast

The McFeast is a specially created hamburger. Its ingredients include two 1/4 lb. beef patties, lettuce, slices of tomato, and mayonnaise, but no pickle slices. It has been sold in various countries throughout the world in different decades, with some variation in additional ingredients. In Australia, it was phased out when the McOz was introduced. In New Zealand, it was replaced with the MegaFeast (now also retired). The McFeast, in addition to its regular variant, is also available with rye buns. It is currently on the menu in Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Ireland and South Africa.

Deli Choices

In select United States stores, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and New Zealand, the selection is greatly extended with a range of healthier options under the menus "Salads Plus" (which offers salads, lean-beef burgers, yogurts and more) and "Deli Choices" (submarine style sandwiches made fresh to order).

In certain parts of Asia

Fish McDippers is sold on the menu. It is pieces of breaded fish with dipping sauces. When the item was introduced, it had special dipping sauces such as Thai sweet chili sauce and wasabi. These two dipping sauces have since been discontinued.

Variations by country

Australia

• Double Beef and Bacon: Two regular hamburger patties served with ketchup, mustard, onions, cheese and bacon on a bun. Originally created as a promotional burger in Australia, it was retained on the menu permanently since all ingredients necessary were used in other permanent burgers.
• Pasta Zoo Happy Meal: Available in Australia and New Zealand, the meal includes 10 pasta pieces (filled with cheese and vegetables) with Zoo Goo (Italian pasta sauce), pair of small plastic tongs, a toy, and a milk drink with a 'Sipaah' flavored straw (chocolate or strawberry). It is aimed to be a healthier alternative to the current Cheeseburger or McNuggets Happy Meal. This was added to the menu on January 17, 2007.
• Fried chicken: In the 80's a number of Australia McDonald's outlets in New South Wales and Queensland had offered fried chicken but was phased out by the early 1990s.
• 'Deli Choices': Released in Australia in October 2004. Choices include 'Breakfast':Bacon and Egg, and for a limited time Deluxe Breaky Roll which includes bacon, sausage, egg and Swiss cheese with spicy tomato sauce Lunch: Chicken Tandoori, barbecue Roast Beef, Turkey and Cranberry, Chicken Caesar and Thai Chicken.
• McOz: Similar to a Quarter Pounder and features beetroot, tomato, lettuce and fresh onions: popular additions to hamburgers in Australia. It originally had grilled onions until a change in production.
• Lean Beef Burger: The Lean Beef Burger is a burger that is a healthier option to McDonald's regular menu. The burger was released in Australia in December 2004.
• Massive McMuffin: A breakfast sandwich with bacon, 2 sausages, egg, cheese, and ketchup.(only sold in some areas)
• Roasted Chicken: From 2002 until 2004, McDonalds Australia also sold Roast Chicken.
• My Dinner Now Menu: Lemon grass chicken on penne pasta, Orange and lime chicken on rice, beef rengdang on penne pasta and beef bolognese. (available only in selected areas)
• Chicken Deluxe burger: premium chicken patty (same as used on chicken Caesar), McChicken Sauce, lettuce, tomato slice and same bun as cheeseburgers.(not sold at all stores)
• Double/Triple Cheeseburgers (not sold at all stores)
• Son of Mac (limited time): Smaller version of the Big Mac with one patty. Priced at $1.95 AUD.
• Nameit Burger: Released July 2007, this burger contains homestyle beef, grilled red onion, dijon mustard, tasty cheese, tomato and tatsoi salad is part of a competition in which the public are to name the burger.

All menu items can be modified to the customer's delight. e.g add bacon to a burger (80c) extra cheese (50c) without pickles, meat/cheese only etc. Items such as double McChickens or Pounders (a Quarter Pounder with 4 bits of meat & cheese) can be made if requested.

Belgium

The "Croque McDo" consists of 2 molten slices of Emmental cheese and a slice of ham toasted between 2 hamburger buns and is the McDonald's approach to the more traditional Croque-monsieur snack found in France/Belgium or tosti in The Netherlands.

Brazil

"McCalabresa" sandwich has been recently launched. It is made up of a sausage patty and seasoned with vinaigrette sauce. Inspired in a popular street food (sanduíche de calabresa). The "Cheddar McMelt" (a version of the patty melt sandwich) is also available on the Brazilian McDonald's menu. This popular item consists of a whole wheat bun, a hamburger patty, diced onions, and warm, melted cheddar cheese.

Canada

The McDonald's menu at Canadian restaurants is similar to that of American restaurants. It contains the traditional food items, deli sandwiches, salads, breakfast items, desserts and a "Value Picks" menu.

McDonald's restaurants across Canada have a "Value Picks" menu of sandwiches, desserts and more for $1.39 CAD each. Started in Mid 2006, the Value Picks menu has replaced the McDeal campaign, where a sandwich of the day was available for $1.79.

In some locations in the Maritime Provinces of Canada McDonald's offers a lobster roll called a McLobster (McHomard in French). In the province Quebec, McDonald's also offers poutine which is fries with gravy and cheese. In Toronto, Montreal, New Brunswick and Halifax, McDonald's has sold pizza called the McPizza in the early 1990s.

Most Canadian locations also feature Toasted Deli Sandwiches: Sandwiches featuring deli meats and vegetables on french or whole wheat rolls. Choices include:

• Chicken Caesar - Crispy or grilled chicken with bacon and lettuce, topped with caesar dressing.
• BLT/Turkey BLT - Smoked bacon, lettuce, and tomato with mayonnaise. Available with or without turkey.
• Oven Roasted Turkey - Oven roasted turkey, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise.
• Assorted Cold Cuts - Salami, ham, and pepperoni with lettuce, tomato, slivered onions, mustard, and mayonnaise.
• Philly Cheese Steak - Shaved, seasoned steak with green peppers and onions, topped with processed cheese sauce.
• Black Forest Ham & Swiss - Black forest ham and Swiss cheese with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.(This sandwich was discontinued in some regions and replaced with the "Southwest Chicken"
• Southwest Chicken - Crispy or grilled chicken with lettuce, tomato, pepperjack cheese, and a spicy southwest sauce.

Chile

In Chile, customers can add avocado paste to any sandwich, less the McPalta (Chilean Spanish for: McAvocado) whose basis is the avocado paste along with lomito or pork. Cheese empanadas are also sold at all McDonald's locations in Chile under the same category as fries.

China

Chinese New Year set meal, Grilled Chicken Burger and twisted French fries on the a tray with year prediction in twelve zodiac animals of Chinese astrology. Red packets are also included in the meal.

In China, the Chicken McNuggets come with the traditional BBQ, Sweet & Sour, and Honey Mustard sauces, but there's also a Chili Garlic Sauce (very popular in China). In Mainland China there are specific McDonald's restaurants and counters for ice cream, beverages, and desserts (otherwise rare in China). They also include crispy chicken wings on their menu which comes in 2, 4, and 6 pieces.

Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, there is fried chicken available.

Finland

In Finland, one can get a hamburger served on a bun made of rye instead of wheat. Hamburger is called McRuis (en. McRye).

El Maco is a burger with barbecue sauce. The El Maco meal comes with a barbecue spice mixture and a paper bag in which the fries and the spice mixture are poured. By shaking the paper bag the fries get a barbecue seasoning.

France

The film Pulp Fiction famously references the "Royale with Cheese" (Royal Cheese in reality) in substitution for the Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

Germany

In Germany, the McFarmer burger is sometimes served, it contains an all pork patty instead of beef. This was also served in France and Norway at one time.

Greece

A favorite local sandwich in Greece is the Greek Mac, consisting of two burger patties wrapped in a pita with yogurt sauce, tomato slices, iceberg lettuce and onions. The sandwich is also offered in Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Spain, Cyprus, Serbia (seasonal) and Portugal.

Guatemala

You can buy special French Fries called McPatatas.

Hong Kong

McDonald's in IFC Mall, Central, Hong Kong

McDonald's sells chicken and pork burgers, fried chicken wings and nuggets. In some restaurants, a separate counter sells ice cream and desserts to pedestrians. Soft Serve Ice Cream can be ordered with either red beans or green beans. Some restaurants have a section for the McCafé. Apart from the general menu, it also promotes some other foods seasonally or longer, like spicy french fries, the Shogun Burger (a pork bun served with Japanese Teriyaki sauce and cabbage), Grilled Chicken Burger, twisted macaroni breakfasts, salads, soups, pineapple or red bean sundae, pineapple pies, taco flatbreads with pork, beef or chicken, rice fan-tastic (a burger-like entree with rice patties in place of buns) and many others. Hong Kong hosts some of the world's busiest McDonald's with many operating round the clock. It also sells many toys or dolls, like Hello Kitty, Snoopy, and Disney figures in addition to set meals, which are very popular. In Chinese New Year, red packets (lai see) are included in set meals. During the local Bun Festival, McDonald's restaurant on the island of Cheung Chau sells local-style buns instead of hamburgers. In Kowloon Park, there is also a small counter named Snack Station selling ice cream, as well as a counter that sells McDonald's drinks in the swimming pool.

India

Beef and pork products are not served to cater to Indian religious sensitivities. Chicken (that too, only Halal) along with fish are the only meat products used.

The Big Mac is replaced by the Maharaja Mac, which was originally a mutton burger, but is now a chicken burger.

In India, vegetarian and meat dishes are prepared in separate areas of the restaurant in respect for vegetarians, and cooks preparing vegetarian dishes wear distinctive green aprons.

Mexican-style wraps (for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians vis a vis the Paneer-Salsa wrap and the Chicken-Mexican wrap), and Curry pans (in the Shahi-Paneer and Chicken-Tikka offerings) are also offered.

Other items on the Indian Menu include chicken products such as the McChicken Burger and Chicken McGrill (a burger with a thin chicken patty, thin slices of both onions and tomatoes, filled with green chutney replacing the usual layer of mayonnaise) which also is a favorite among the local crowd.

The vegetarian burger menu consists of the McAloo Tikki Burger, again a favorite, not just because of its taste, but also because of it being the cheapest vegetarian burger on the menu.

Indonesia, the Philippines and the Fiji Islands

McDonald's sells fried chicken, which is by far more popular than the hamburgers. Fried chicken is also offered in Malaysia but it is not more popular than hamburgers, perhaps because of competition from Kentucky Fried Chicken and local fried chicken outlets. McRice is also offered, a small mound of steamed, plain rice. McSoup is a chicken flavored soup with bits of reconstituted croutons and vegetables.

Israel

• McShawarma (shawarma served in flatbread) and McKebab (kebab served on flatbread). This was made famous in an advertisement [1] based on the McRoyale scene in Pulp Fiction.
• Potato Wedges: Potato quarters that have been fried.

Japan

Regular Menu Items

• Teriyaki McBurger: Ground pork sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce, and teriyaki sauce.
• Ebi-Chiki Set: 2 shrimp nuggets and 3 chicken nuggets.
• Ebi Filet-O: Shrimp burger with special sauce and lettuce.
• French Fries can be purchased in barbecue, seaweed, and Italian basil flavors.

Seasonal Menu Items

• Ume Nuggets: Chicken McNuggets with sour ume sauce for dipping.
• Chicken Katsu Burger: Breaded chicken sandwich flavored with soy sauce and ginger.
• Salsa Burger: Breaded chicken sandwich with salsa,
• Korokke Burger: Sandwich with breaded mashed potatoes, shredded cabbage, and katsu sauce. Served with or without cheese.
• Tamago Double Mac: Hamburger with 2 beef patties, pepper sauce, bacon, and a poached egg. Served with or without cheese.
• Green Tea-flavored milkshakes
• Macaroni and Cheese Burger

Former menu items

• Bacon and Potato Pie: Side-dish made like an Apple Pie, but filled with mashed potatoes and bacon.
• Fish McDippers: Breaded fish pieces similar in size to Chicken McNuggets, and sold with tartar sauce for dipping.

South Korea

Has the Bulgogi Burger (pork patty in bulgogi marinade, as of 5/07), McBingsoo(Korean Shaved Ice), as well as the Shrimp burger similar to Ebi-Filet-O in Japan. Also interesting is that there is a deposit levy charged on cups (100 Won) which is refunded on return of cup to any McDonald's location for recycling or reuse.

Malaysia

There is a special menu named Prosperity Burger only for Chinese New year festive season. There is also the Ayam Goreng McD which literally translated means McD's Fried Chicken, a crispy two piece fried chicken meal. The McSpicy available in Singapore is also available in Malaysia, marketed under the name Chicken McDeluxe. During the 2006 football season, spicy McNuggets were also introduced for a short period of time along with spicy Ayam Goreng McD. Another long time favourite is Bubur Ayam McD which literally translates to Chicken Porridge or Congee. Bubur Ikan McD which is Fish porridge/congee was also served for a short time.

Morocco

The McArabia is sold in the Middle East. In 2005, the McSahara was briefly sold. Moroccan McDonald's also sell "deluxe potatoes" which can be substituted for French fries and are thick-cut spicy potatoes. In late 2006, the Chicken Mystic, L'Ptit plaisirs (small pleasures), and 280 gram Recette Moutarde (Mustard burger) were all released.

Netherlands Antilles

The restaurants in Curacao offer fried chicken (2pc. or 4pc. alone or in a Value Meal; Mighty Wings alone or in a Value Meal). Most American promotions are carried. The Double Big Mac and Double Quarter Pounder have never been available.

New Zealand

New Zealand's Kiwiburger was a local burger based on what are commonly called 'Jumbo burgers' from local fish and chip outlets. It featured a beef patty, tomato, beetroot and a fried egg. The Kiwiburger remained on the menu until 2004 when it was replaced with "The Boss' - which features 2 quarter pounder beef patties, but is without beetroot and egg. Due to popular demand, the Kiwiburger was returned to the McDonalds menu in May, 2007

The McFeast burger was retired and replaced with the Megafeast during the 1990s, launched by Rugby star Jonah Lomu. The burger (now also retired) featured similar ingredients to Burger King's Whopper, including tomato and mayonnaise.

New Zealand was the second country in the world to introduce the McCafe to many of its restaurants. Dunedin's George Street restaurant was the first in the world to launch an Internet Mc Cafe, which offered internet usage in the restaurant with just over 20 computers, which has now become a large success for the restaurant and company.

From May 2007 Frozen Coke had been served in select restaurants. In April 2007 Large ravioli bits began being srved as part of the Happy meal menu

Beef

• Big Mac
• The Boss
• Kiwiburger
• Quarter Pounder
• Cheeseburger (some restaurants offer a double-cheeseburger)
• Hamburger

Chicken

• Mc Chicken
• Chicken Royale
• Chicken McCheese

Fish

• Filet 'o' Fish

Limited Edition Burgers

• BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger
• Baby Mac (a hamburger-sized Big Mac)
• Big Ocean (fish variant of the Chicken Royale)

Former menu items

• McFeast
• MegaFeast
• Crispy Chicken

Pakistan

There is a Spicy McChicken burger that has chutney in it. There is also a McChutney Burger, a meatball sandwich called the McKofta, and strawberry custard pie. A pineapple-flavored sundae, pineapple pie, and a mango-flavored milkshake are seasonal menu items. Also, McArabia was recently introduced, with a chicken patty rolled up in Pita bread.

Switzerland

McDonald's serves mini calzone, a kind of stuffed pizza.

Peru

McDonald's offers "ají" (a spicy sauce made from peppers) for customers to dip their fries in or add to their hamburgers.

Philippines

McDonald's sells items that cater to local tastes. Some of the following:

• McSpaghetti - spaghetti noodles served in sweet tomato-based sauce, hotdogs and grated pasteurized cheese
• Burger McDo - ground beef burger served with special sauce in a sesame seed bun
• McRice Burger - ground beef burger, or chicken fillet served with special sauce in fried rice cakes
• Twister Fries - breaded twister-shaped French fries fried in vegetable oil. Only served in a limited time
• Chicken McDo - also available in spicy variant, these are fried chicken served with rice and chicken gravy

McDonald's also combine some of its items to form combos, also to compete with Jollibee.

Poland

In Poland, there was a sandwich offered for a brief while called the "McKielbasa" ("Kielbasa" means "sausage") It was not very popular and soon withdrawn from the menu.

As of April 2007, McKielbasa is back, but served only once a week. Other regionalized burgers include WieśMac ("wieś" means "village" in Polish) .

In Poland McDonald's offers Pikantny Kurczakburger (Chicken Burger) with chicken meat, salat and hot sauce.

Puerto Rico

McDonald's in Puerto Rico has a similar menu to that of McDonald's in the US, but with tostones as an additional side option

Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore

McDonald's has introduced fan kao (literally "baked rice"), a burger-like entree with rice patties in place of buns. It is modeled on the eponymous product of McDonald's Japanese rival, MOS Burger.

Russia

In Russia and other European countries, McDonald's offers "Country Style Potatoes," similar to Russian fried/boiled prepared potatoes.

Singapore

McDonald's offers the McSpicy (formerly known as the McSpicy Double), a McChicken but with a thick thigh chop prepared with a special spicy zest. The McArabia is also offered as the Grilled Chicken Foldover. Milkshakes are available only at dessert kiosks at selected outlets. Dessert kiosks also sell waffle cone ice cream with three flavors, Chocolate, Vanilla and Twist. You can now also buy Rice Fantastics available in beef or chicken which are rice patties filled with stringy beef or chicken with lettuce to compete with Japanese rice burger company Mos Burger.

Until 2002, McDonald's Singapore offered Chicken McCrispy, which are a box meal of two pieces of chicken. But since then, McDonald's has changed their menu towards providing more finger foods e.g. fish McDippers, chicken McNuggets, chicken McWings.

Slovenia

A Greek Mac (essentially, a kebap like pita), El Mexico, and Greek Salad are offered in a special menu, while the Royal Cheese serves as a replacement for the Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese and a McCountry (pork fillet) are on the regular menu.

Spain

Chilled gazpacho is served in sealed plastic cups.

Taiwan

Several sandwich options are available with a bun that is similar to a rice cake.

Thailand

McDonald's serves the Samurai Pork Burger, flavored with teriyaki sauce. Chili sauce is available along with catsup.

The Netherlands

McDonald's sells the McKroket, a deep-fried roll containing beef ragout, similar (except for the shape) to the Dutch kroket sold in snack bars.

Turkey

McDonald's offers the Turkish drink laina and McTurco, a type of Turkish Kebab with either chicken or lamb.

A new kind of square hamburger that fits to Turkish taste is MaxBurger. Its fabulous ad can be seen here in English.

United Kingdom

"McDonald's Cola" was served instead of Coca-Cola until the early 1990s. Root beer was also available at UK McDonald's until the early 1990s when it was replaced with Diet Coke. Irn-Bru is additionally available in restaurants in Scotland. British McDonald's also serve donuts coated with Cadbury's milk chocolate as well as “Oatso Simple”, a porridge introduced to the UK in 2005.

February 14th 2007 saw the launch of Chicken Selects (strips of real chicken breast in a mildly spicy breadcrumb coat) served in portions of either 3 or 5 pieces along with sour cream, smokey BBQ or sweet chilli sauces. Also the chicken snack wrap; a warm tortilla with Hellmans extra light mayonnaise, lettuce and one chicken select. We also saw the reintroduction of Strawberry and Toffee sundaes to the menu.

Recent promotional items include(d)

• The Bigger Mac (in time with the 2006 Football World Cup)
• Double Quarter Pounder (See above)
• Bacon Quarter Pounder (a quarter pound beef burger served on a sesame seed bun with ketchup, mustard, a slice of cheddar cheese, cracked black pepper and cheese sauce and 3 rashers of streaky bacon)
• Apple pie sundae (Caramel sauce drizzled over soft serve ice cream served with a miniature sized hot apple pie placed into the top)
• Mozzarella Dippers
• Big BBQ
• BBQ Chicken Premiere with Bacon

United States (State of Hawaii)

• Spam musubi

United States (State of Alaska)

• McKinley Mac

See also

• Happy Meal
• Mighty Kids Meal
• McDonald's Menu Song