An acquired taste? McDonald's China offers burger featuring Spam and crushed Oreos

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An acquired taste? McDonald's China offers burger featuring Spam and crushed Oreos

Just when we thought we couldn't possibly be shocked by yet another wild fast food chain restaurant offering, a limited time offer from McDonald's China has proved us wrong. This week, diners were invited to gobble up Spam and Oreo burgers.

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(CNN) — Just when we thought we couldn't possibly be shocked by yet another bizarre fast food chain restaurant offering -- remember Domino's bubble tea pizza? -- McDonald's China has proved us wrong.

For one day only this week, diners were invited to gobble up Spam and Oreo burgers.
The latest food mashup offered by the chain featured two extra-thick slices of Spam -- canned, cooked pork made by Hormel Foods Corporation -- topped with Oreo crumbs and the brand's classic burger sauce.

The announcement on McDonald's China's website described the taste of the Oreo and Spam burger as "tender and juicy," "full of meatiness" and with "a hint of sweet aftertaste" that amounts to "an unimaginable double surprise."

"Luncheon meat is a trending food among youngsters nowadays," Abbie Xie, communications manager of McDonald's in China, told CNN Travel. "It has a very strong meaty and satisfying texture.

"The flavorful and crispy Oreo, on the other hand, is a snack youngsters are familiar with. By creatively combining the two foods, it doesn't only showcase the collision of tastes and textures, it is also quite topical socially."

 

[Zsari]

Junk food just got junkier.

 

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Only in China

 

[Shehr Abbasi]

I didn't know them Chinese enjoy eating some good old McDonald's freedom burger.

USA -- 14146 locations for 328 million people = 23,186 people per location
Pakistan -- 471 locations for 212 million people = 450,106 people per location
China -- 2700 locations for 1.39 billion people = 514,815 people per location
India -- 300 locations for 1.30 billion people = 4,333,333 people per location

 

[CHN Bamboo]

This kind of food runs counter to the trend of China's food industry. *Nowadays, the popular snacks and drinks in China are generally low in sugar or even without sugar.
Oreo is a typical junk food with too much sugar, which is no longer popular in China a long time ago. Although children still like Oreo, it is difficult to make it into the best-seller list. Basically, in all kinds of major promotions, Oreos and luncheon meat are not sold much.

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[FairAndUnbiased]

as a healthy cooking enthusiast that thing burns my eyes just looking at it.