China: Sausage N’ Egg Twisty Pasta
In Hong Kong, you can start your day with a delicious noodle bowl. The Sausage N’ Egg Twisty Pasta dish includes pasta, fresh grade-A eggs, sausage and hot chicken or tonkotsu broth with other greens. You won’t see these McDonald’s items on any menu, though.
Canada: Plain Bagel with Nutella
If you need to satisfy your sweet tooth first thing in the morning, you’ll want to pick up a bagel with Nutella from McDonald’s in Canada. You can choose from a plain, multigrain, cinnamon and raisin, sesame or everything bagel. Did you know that Costco recently released their own version of Nutella?
Italy: Brioche
In Italy, you can pick up a brioche filled with chocolate, cream, jam or just plain from the local McDonald’s. Find out here if your go-to order is one of the best selling McDonald’s menu items ever.
Mexico: McMolletes
A mollete is an open-faced sandwich. In Mexico, the McDonald’s version is topped with cheese, refried beans, pico de gallo and a delicious Mexican sauce on the side. If you’re always on a go, check out these healthy breakfast recipes you can take with you.
Turkey: Breakfast platter
This breakfast platter from the McDonald’s menu in Turkey looks pretty tasty and healthy. It comes with an English muffin, eggs, cucumber slices, butter and jam, cherry tomatoes, brined olives and feta cheese cubes. The Mediterranean diet is a great food plan to follow; here’s how you can start following it.
New Zealand: Big Brekkie Beef Burger
You better be really hungry if you order one of these. The Big Brekkie Beef Burger is a classic hamburger topped with an egg, cheese, a hash brown, BBQ sauce and bacon. There’s one McDonald’s in the world that has a global menu, and this brave soul tried everything on it.
United Arab Emirates: Halloumi Muffin
Halloumi is a white hardened cheese made from a mixture of goat and sheep milk. In the UAE you can get halloumi on an English muffin with lettuce, tomato and olive paste. You can try these international menu items at your local McDonald’s for a limited time.
Spain: Toast with olive oil and tomatoes
In Spain, you can order crisp toast with natural tomatoes and virgin olive oil from McDonald’s. Learn how the ‘McDonald’s of the Philippines’ is slowly taking over America.
India: Veg McMuffin
This vegetarian-friendly McDonald’s breakfast includes an English muffin with cheese and a veggie patty made out of corn and spinach. McDonald’s first-ever vegan burger is now a permanent menu item.
United Kingdom: Bacon Roll
In the United Kingdom, if you start your day at McDonald’s, you can pick up a Bacon Roll. This London classic consists of a bread roll topped with bacon and your choice of tomato ketchup or brown sauce. If you’re making bacon at home, be sure to avoid making these common mistakes.
Poland: Kajzerka
They have pretty unique breakfast sandwiches at the McDonald’s in Poland. The kajzerka is a multigrain bun with an egg, cheese, grilled mushrooms, fresh arugula and a special sandwich sauce. These 9 countries have banned McDonald’s.
Austria: Viennese breakfast
If you prefer a savory breakfast, you can pick up oven-fresh bread rolls with ham and cheese. If you want something sweeter you can choose bread with jam and butter. We’re hoping these international desserts come to the US soon!
Germany: McToast and Ham
It doesn’t look very appetizing, but it will probably taste good. This breakfast sandwich contains cheddar cheese and thinly sliced pieces of ham. If you can’t get enough of this flavor profile, check out these 30 delicious ham and cheese recipes.
Russia: Breakfast rolls
These rolls off of McDonald’s menu in Russia contain cottage cheese, raisins and dried apricots. This is the secret ingredient that makes McDonald’s apple pie so dang delicious.
Costa Rico: McPinto Deluxe
The McPinto Deluxe breakfast platter lives up to its deluxe name. It includes scrambled eggs, black beans and rice, sausage, tortillas, fried plantains and cremosa natilla (a vanilla-flavored sweet custard). The franchise has expanded all over the world, but McDonald’s had a humble beginning. This is what it looked like when it first opened in 1955.
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