Post by y4j1981 on Oct 24, 2022 15:27:09 GMT -5
www.today.com/food/news/mcrib-returns-mcdonalds-farewell-tour-rcna53705
The McRib is back (again) for what McDonald’s is calling its ‘Farewell Tour'
It's the fast-food version of Cher, folks.
A farewell tour is bittersweet. While it’s the signifier of a long and successful career, it’s also what is supposed to be a final goodbye to an icon we hold dear. Serena Williams, Elton John and more all have gone on farewell tours (or are still going on them) recently and another iconic great is now set to join them in the annals of history — but this time, it’s a sandwich.
Before the year is up, customers around the Hamburglar-sphere will say goodbye to the fabled, the notorious and the illustrious McRib, according to McDonald’s. Customers will have less than a month before the McRib Farewell Tour, as the chain is calling it, comes to a close.
The 520 calorie sandwich, replete with seasoned boneless pork dipped in Tangy BBQ Sauce and topped with chopped onions and pickles is famous for being a favorite limited-time treat for the fast-food giant, even as detractors call the sandwich names or debate what the patty actually is made of.
(According to sources, by the way, it’s made out of “restructured boneless pork patty," which is a stomach-turning way of saying ground pork molded into its distinctive rib-but-not shape.)
“Get one while you can because this is the McRib Farewell Tour,” reads the McDonald’s website, sounding very official with its capitalization choices. “Enjoy our famous pork sandwich as if it’s your last!”
The chain also said that while the joyful gelatinous saucy sensation itself will be available beginning Oct. 31 in the McDonald’s app, for delivery or for pick-up in-store, the sandwich is saying “goodbye” on Nov. 20. This means if you were hoping for a McRib-flavored Thanksgiving this year, you’re going to have to buy in bulk in advance and buy a freezer bag or 20.
This isn’t the first time the McRib has been back, of course — in fact, it’s returned in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 before its fabled final run this year. However, in the past, McDonald’s never said it would be the very last time the porky dish would be available like it is now.
It's the fast-food version of Cher, folks.
A farewell tour is bittersweet. While it’s the signifier of a long and successful career, it’s also what is supposed to be a final goodbye to an icon we hold dear. Serena Williams, Elton John and more all have gone on farewell tours (or are still going on them) recently and another iconic great is now set to join them in the annals of history — but this time, it’s a sandwich.
Before the year is up, customers around the Hamburglar-sphere will say goodbye to the fabled, the notorious and the illustrious McRib, according to McDonald’s. Customers will have less than a month before the McRib Farewell Tour, as the chain is calling it, comes to a close.
The 520 calorie sandwich, replete with seasoned boneless pork dipped in Tangy BBQ Sauce and topped with chopped onions and pickles is famous for being a favorite limited-time treat for the fast-food giant, even as detractors call the sandwich names or debate what the patty actually is made of.
(According to sources, by the way, it’s made out of “restructured boneless pork patty," which is a stomach-turning way of saying ground pork molded into its distinctive rib-but-not shape.)
“Get one while you can because this is the McRib Farewell Tour,” reads the McDonald’s website, sounding very official with its capitalization choices. “Enjoy our famous pork sandwich as if it’s your last!”
The chain also said that while the joyful gelatinous saucy sensation itself will be available beginning Oct. 31 in the McDonald’s app, for delivery or for pick-up in-store, the sandwich is saying “goodbye” on Nov. 20. This means if you were hoping for a McRib-flavored Thanksgiving this year, you’re going to have to buy in bulk in advance and buy a freezer bag or 20.
This isn’t the first time the McRib has been back, of course — in fact, it’s returned in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 before its fabled final run this year. However, in the past, McDonald’s never said it would be the very last time the porky dish would be available like it is now.
