The McRib is back! (Picture: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Merry McRibmas and many McRib returns to all those McDonald’s fans that have been eagerly awaiting this day.
The cult item, made with pork, barbecue sauce, pickles and onions, is finally back on the menu at UK restaurants after almost a decade away.
And while many were ready and waiting outside their local Maccies from 11am this morning, it seems a few have already spotted an issue with the sandwich’s triumphant return.
Eagle-eyed customers have claimed there’s a slight change that’s been made to the iconic sandwich, and it’s all to do with the way that it’s prepared.
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A viral TikTok video shared by @madaboutmaccies showed how the McRib used to be made before it was axed, with the pork patty being submerged into a pot of sauce, before being served up on the bun.
However, this is no longer the process that staff follow when making up a McRib order. Instead of dunking the pork into the sauce, a squeezy bottle is used to apply the sauce to the toasted bun, before putting onions, meat, and pickles on top, as shown by @formbymcdonalds.
People online were quick to say McDonald’s had ‘messed up’ the McRib by making this change and that it looked ‘dry’ as a result.
A user on TikTok known as @V33333 said: ‘The meat used to be dipped not dry!’ While @1Geob99 agreed, commenting: ‘Last time they was here like 10 years ago, the meat was in the sauce tray, not just sauce on the bun. Looks dry now.’
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@get_ya_knits_out was also not happy with the new process, claiming it’s ‘wrong’. They posted: ‘You’re doing it wrong. Normally the meat gets dipped in the sauce.’
And @user7454199182001 claimed they were ‘absolutely gutted’ that it looked different, adding: ‘Disappointed that’s not how I remember the McRib. Absolutely loved it, absolutely gutted now, was looking forward to trying again.’
Others claimed that it was ‘not a proper McRib’ as the patty needed to be ‘drowned’ in the sauce, with some suggesting McDonald’s had ‘ruined’ the sandwich so people didn’t ‘ask for it again’.
A spokesperson for McDonald’s confirmed to Metro that …read more
Source:: Metro
