McVeggie

The McVeggie is a vegetable-based Veggie hamburger sold by the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's. It was introduced in 2012 in India when being opened its first vegetarian-only restaurant in the country.

McVeggie
McVeggie in India
†Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.

Description

The burger contains batter & breaded patty which is made of peas, corn, carrots, green beans, onions, potatoes, rice and spices, with eggless mayonnaise and also lettuce, which was served in a sesame toasted bun, to make it into a vegetarian-based burger.[1]

History

During the widespread of Vegetarianism in India on 2012, McDonald's open a first vegetarian-only restaurant and serve McVeggie.[2] They also serve in Hongkong,[3] Germany in February 2010,[4] South Australia on May 2019,[5] Finland[6] and Sweden in 2017,[7] Belgium and Greece,[8] Malaysia,[9] Portugal in 2016,[10] Switzerland,[11] and also in New Zealand as of December 2019.[12]

Reception

The McVeggie has received mixed reviews. While the notorious trend for the meat eaters to be more “flexitarian” diet was success. According to New Zealand Vegetarian Society, the offer of a McVeggie wasn’t quite vegetarian and which it represented a “missed opportunity”,[1] and the company at their website ended up with them claiming "Not vegetarian due to our cooking method".[13] when the New Zealand Vegetarian Society shared a post on Facebook about the McVeggie for people's opinion,[13] Multiple user complain on social media and claimed it misleading, and expressing their annoyance that they are unable to consume the burger as it was contaminated with meat,[12] While some people said that they feel the burger is a tiny step in the right direction, some of them described it as “disappointing”, and some also said that “They have made completely the wrong call, the world is moving towards plant-based eating and this is so off the mark, it’s almost funny,”.[14]

References
  1. Graham-McLay, Charlotte (December 5, 2019). "McDonald's NZ launches 'not quite vegetarian' McVeggie burger" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2020-01-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Tyler, Jessica. "21 of the most surprising McDonald's menu items you still can't get in America". Business Insider.
  4. "Veggie burger, coffee to fuel McDonald's in Germany". February 9, 2010 – via www.reuters.com.
  5. "Macca's unleashes long-awaited burger". NewsComAu. May 1, 2019.
  6. "Flexitarians rejoice, the McVeggie is here - McDonald's". www.voxy.co.nz.
  7. "McDonald's launches the McVegan burger - but only in some countries". The Independent. December 14, 2017.
  8. "McDonald's items you can get in other countries, but literally no where else". UK. August 9, 2019.
  9. "McDonald's Malaysia Drive-Thru Challenge - Hot-screensaver". web.archive.org. August 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. Schlossberg, Mallory (July 2, 2015). "26 crazy McDonald's items from around the world". Business Insider Australia.
  12. Business, Amy Woodyatt, CNN. "In New Zealand, McDonald's new McVeggie burger is not strictly vegetarian". CNN.
  13. Taylor, Emma. "McDonald's in New Zealand has launched a McVeggie burger that isn't suitable for all vegetarians". Insider.
  14. "McDonald's launches McVeggie burger that 'may not be suitable for vegetarians'". The Independent. December 6, 2019.
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