http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/24/news/mcdonalds_mcrib/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2

Quote :

" McDonald's McRib, the BBQ-sauce-drenched sandwich with a cult following, is back -- for a limited time. The boneless-pork sandwich will be available at the fast food chain's approximately 14,000 U.S. locations through November 14th"

Last year, the McRib came back after some 16 year hiatus due to swine shortages from the last time the McRib ended up on the menu. Apparently the pig population must have boomed in recent years.

Enjoy the meal, McFatties.

[Edited on October 24, 2011 at 11:42 PM. Reason : .]

10/24/2011 11:40:58 PM

i think the real question is

do McRibs come with Monopoly pieces

10/24/2011 11:43:38 PM

10/24/2011 11:44:40 PM

16 year hiatus? Wtf are you talking about? Its available 1-2 times a year EVERY year

10/24/2011 11:58:08 PM

Quote :

"The McRib -- which does not, in fact, contain ribs -- returned from a 16-year hiatus for several weeks in the fall of last year. It's stint on the market lead to a 4.8% U.S. sales increase in November 2010 for McDonald's overall, compared to the same month a year earlier."

It has had regional availability by different franchises.

10/25/2011 12:13:41 AM

reese's mcflurry available too

10/25/2011 12:15:49 AM

Ecto Cooler now available

10/25/2011 12:18:50 AM

Quote :

"Asked why the McRib is available only sporadically despite its strong sales, Proud compared it to the Shamrock Shake, a green-hued milkshake available around St. Patrick's Day, and said it "was never designed to be a permanent menu item.""

10/25/2011 12:21:18 AM

gross

"Let's see if people will eat shit on bread"
-Sam Kinison

10/25/2011 1:41:45 AM

The McRib is vaguely shaped like a rack of ribs in the same way that people who eat it are vaguely shaped like people.

10/25/2011 2:10:27 AM

lol at Jaybee criticizing a fast food item

[Edited on October 25, 2011 at 3:38 AM. Reason : although i guess he is the expert]

10/25/2011 3:38:27 AM

Simpsons did it?

10/25/2011 7:05:15 AM

Quote :

"Global Swine Fatty Population Control: McRib is BACK!"

fixed it for ya

10/25/2011 7:20:11 AM

Fountain dining hall used to have a McRib-esque meat sponge from time to time. The "ribs" were molded in such a way that you could take one, turn another upside-down, and they would interlock perfectly like meat legos.

So that's what I learned in college.

10/25/2011 7:33:47 AM

what i want to know is when will the McDLT come back?

11/11/2011 7:55:05 PM

Quote :

"The McRib is vaguely shaped like a rack of ribs in the same way that people who eat it are vaguely shaped like people. "

lol

11/11/2011 8:00:58 PM

has anyone actually tried this? from all firsthand accounts i've heard it actually tastes pretty good

11/11/2011 9:30:12 PM

I've actually planned to try it for the first time tomorrow with my brother. I'll report my verdict...

11/11/2011 11:01:23 PM

i had one for the first time last year. it was actually pretty good.

11/11/2011 11:23:41 PM

never tried it but preformed meat scares me. this looks tastier than most.

11/11/2011 11:38:57 PM

Quote :

"The McRib is vaguely shaped like a rack of ribs in the same way that people who eat it are vaguely shaped like people. "

wait
i am gigantic
nevermind

11/11/2011 11:40:39 PM

Quote :

"The patty is composed of restructured meat products such as tripe, heart, and stomach and blended with salt and water to extract salt-soluble proteins, which act as a "glue" that helps bind the reshaped meat together."

11/12/2011 12:03:04 AM

and what do you think is in a

11/12/2011 12:24:52 AM

11/12/2011 4:53:43 PM

McRibs are goddamn disgusting, filthy pieces of shit. However, McDonalds should be commended for their masterful manipulation of stupid fat fucks everywhere into purchasing their product.

A tip of a cap to you good sirs.

[Edited on November 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM. Reason : ]

11/12/2011 4:59:55 PM

^ Have not hit the East Coast yet.

11/12/2011 5:00:57 PM

i'll give mcdonald's a gold medal simply based on the fact their fries are fucking delicious

11/12/2011 5:27:47 PM

I wonder if they shrink wrap those baby pigs while they are alive. To preserve freshness.

11/12/2011 5:30:37 PM

you know, that is pretty much exactly what i expect to find right next to the guac in the refrigerated section

11/12/2011 5:48:59 PM

suprisingly the bun has the strangest ingredients

Quote :

"McRib Pork Patty: Pork, water, salt, dextrose, BHA and BHT and propyl gallate and citric acid (preservatives). McRib Bun: Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: yellow corn meal, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, canola oil, soybean oil, dextrose, sugar, calcium sulfate, cultured wheat flour, wheat gluten, ammonium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium chloride, cellulose gum, diastatic malt, calcium carbonate, soy flour, deactivated dry yeast, dough conditioners (may contain one or more of the following: ascorbic acid, enzymes, sodium stearoyl lactylate, azodicarbonamide, calcium peroxide, guar gum, distilled monoglycerides, DATEM, mono- and diglycerides, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, calcium stearoyl lactylate), calcium propionate and sodium propionate (preservatives), soy lecithin. CONTAINS: WHEAT AND SOY. McRib Sauce: Water, high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, molasses, natural smoke flavor (plant source), food starch-modified, salt, spices, sugar, soybean oil, xanthan gum, onion and garlic powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), caramel color, beet powder, corn oil. Pickle Slices: Cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors (plant source), polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color). Slivered Onions. "

11/12/2011 5:57:33 PM

Those aren't baby pigs. They are Ham Pressed into the shape of a baby pig.

http://www.geekologie.com/2011/11/thanksgivingless-pork-pressed-into-shape.php

11/12/2011 6:20:02 PM

Quote :

"I've actually planned to try it for the first time tomorrow with my brother. I'll report my verdict..."

Broke down and went to Bojangles instead. Don't regret it for an instant!

11/12/2011 8:02:41 PM

this thread makes me feel good about my decision to never buy fake plastic sliced bread ever again and instead get the fresh shit baked the same day from the bakery or made from home in the dayum breadmaker

yeh it's an extra $38 a year or whatever but damn well worth it. bread is like the staple to life bro. and amuricah decided to basically fuck with the ingredients 100% until its unrecognizable.

there's nothing like a 100% fresh homemade loaf.

and don't even get me started on this shitty meat topic. and bojangles. i used to like it a couple times a month. but uugghh. blacklisted forever. cookout was blacklisted last year when i got foodpoisoning all night after eating there.

shitty food and nonstop greasy fast food -> the reason we are full of fatasses here in Merica.

[Edited on November 12, 2011 at 11:35 PM. Reason : m]

11/12/2011 11:33:55 PM

Quote :

"McRib Sauce: Water, high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, molasses, natural smoke flavor (plant source), food starch-modified, salt, spices, sugar, soybean oil, xanthan gum, onion and garlic powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), caramel color, beet powder, corn oil."

McRib Sauce = sugar water

At least the natural smoke flavor is vegetarian.

11/12/2011 11:49:46 PM

you could show me an ingredients list a mile long, full of nasty shit i dont recognize.

even that would not sway me from eating some tasty, tasty bojangle's

11/13/2011 12:13:04 AM

Im 10 deep on this run of the mcribs

11/13/2011 12:20:28 AM

^

11/13/2011 12:26:25 AM

I have never had a mcrib

11/13/2011 2:47:47 AM

Being in your 20s and never having tried a McRib is downright un-American.

11/13/2011 8:15:38 AM

Every time they bring them back I get one, and only one. It's like I have fucking McRib Amnesia about how disgusting they are. "MAYBE THEY'RE BETTER THIS TIME!!!!"

11/13/2011 10:32:20 AM

I've never had a McRib

but I enjoy burgers with BBQ sauce

11/13/2011 10:59:14 AM

I've always thought they were pretty good but I rarely get them when they are around.

Mostly because I don't go to mcdonalds at all.

11/13/2011 11:12:08 AM