Israeli McDonald's Takes Supersizing Very Seriously With 'Big' Burgers, Nixes McFalafel

McDonald's Israel has debuted two half-pound (actually, .55 pound) steak burgers. Meanwhile, the vegetarian McFalafel has left the menu, despite having been introduced just about six months ago.

The "Big America" series includes the Big New York steak burger (lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onion and Royal Sauce) and the Big Texas steak burger (barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and fried onion). The burgers' name go along with McDonald's frequent decision to name food items after cities, regardless of if the foods have anything to do with the locations.

Comments

[Hani Almadhoun]

04:39 PM on 07/13/2011

Maybe this is a secret plot by Hamas to kill Israelis with heart attacks not rocket ones.

[petey64]

07:05 PM on 07/12/2011

I think it's safe to say that McDonald's is consistently gross all over the world

[The Cleaner]

04:00 PM on 07/12/2011

I hear they have a new new burger coming out next week called the Palestinian Burger. It comes with no meat, cheese, sauce, lettuce, pickles or a bun.

[Karl Wilder]

01:42 PM on 07/12/2011

Why does Huffington Post give so much space to McDonald's? From the costume to the obese making menu items it seems there is another promo piece for this garbage food dealer every few days.

[nightfly4257]

08:33 PM on 07/11/2011

Is the beef kosher?

[CarlyHope]

10:56 AM on 07/12/2011

yes

[kingjohn1956]

07:49 PM on 07/11/2011

Try a Mcdonalds burger side by side with one from Burger King. There is an obvious difference in favor of the king. The flame broiled burger wins hands down.

[mamapower]

05:29 AM on 07/12/2011

Amen!!!

[gevan]

05:32 PM on 07/11/2011

Israelis think Texas is a city?

(I guess there is a Texas City, but I doubt anyone who doesn't live within 100 miles could locate it on a map)

[adamben]

10:46 AM on 07/12/2011

new york is a state. texas is a state. see the similarities?

[gevan]

04:46 PM on 07/12/2011

The article claimed an Israeli proclivity of naming food after cities. As a former student in Delaware, Ohio I find this amusing. Ain't furriners funny?

[Thomas Overbeck]

08:51 PM on 07/12/2011

Texas City is a 40,000-person city located some 35 miles outside of Houston. A lot of chemical plants call it home, hence the nickname "Toxic City".

[gevan]

10:22 PM on 07/12/2011

Hope the Israelis aren't eating toxic burgers.

[MajorKong]

05:02 PM on 07/11/2011

Too bad I can't get cheese on it.

[Alice Radley]

10:43 PM on 07/11/2011

Bingo. There no cheeseburgers in Israeli .. unless you make them at home.

[Ty LaRue]

04:04 PM on 07/11/2011

I guess those come with a super size diabetic Georgia Sweet Tea and Miami Sizzling Stoke Fries
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