I’ve eaten some pretty awful stuff at McDonald’s over the last few months; McDonald’s in South Korea has single-handedly made up for all of it. It was actually kind of bizarre how good everything was.
First up: the Bulgogi Burger (bulgogi is a Korean dish featuring grilled, thinly-sliced beef or pork that’s been marinated in a special sauce). The first thing that stands out here is the burger itself; it’s made of pork instead of beef, and had a pleasantly tender texture that’s kind of like a McRib patty, but better. The patty is completely covered in the sweet, tangy bulgogi sauce, and topped with lettuce and mayo. It was actually quite good.
The next thing I tried was the Supreme Shrimp Burger. The patty here is kind of odd — it has whole pieces of shrimp, bound together by… more shrimp? I think? Ground shrimp? The whole thing is breaded and fried, and it was way better than I was expecting it to be. The shrimp itself had a really great texture; I was expecting it to be dry and rubbery, but it was actually quite well cooked. The exterior is nice and crispy, and it’s topped with lettuce, tomato, and a slightly sweet sauce with a bit of a kick. This wasn’t just good for McDonald’s — it was legitimately delicious.
The last thing I tried was the Double Chocolate Waffle Fries. This one is straight-up bizarre, and I was fully expecting it to be gross. Basically, you get a plate of plain chips (they call these waffle fries, but they’re thin and crispy throughout — they’re chips), along with a packet containing white and milk chocolate sauces that you pour all over the chips.
I’d like to note that the design of this packet is kind of ingenious — you just fold it in half, snapping it open, and then you dispense the sauce by squeezing the two halves together.
This was so much better than I thought it was going to be. The chips were fresh, crispy, and barely salty at all, so they were a surprisingly good vehicle for the chocolate. And the chocolate sauce was actually pretty tasty — it reminded me a lot of Nutella, only without the hazelnut flavour. If you’ve ever had chips dipped in chocolate, then you have a pretty good idea of what to expect here. It’s weirdly delicious.
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