AlekH wrote:Lose the cheese, hit it with some hot sauce and I'd eat it.
And color me surprised that McDonalds hasn't unleashed a relatively tasty crispy fried veggie patty, seems like a no brainer.
AlekH wrote:Lose the cheese, hit it with some hot sauce and I'd eat it.
And color me surprised that McDonalds hasn't unleashed a relatively tasty crispy fried veggie patty, seems like a no brainer.
David Hammond wrote:AlekH wrote:Lose the cheese, hit it with some hot sauce and I'd eat it.
And color me surprised that McDonalds hasn't unleashed a relatively tasty crispy fried veggie patty, seems like a no brainer.
Not sure how many remember, but years ago McDonald's came out with a "healthy alternative." It was called the MacLean, a low-fat burger and no one wanted it. McDonald's discontinued it and the thinking was that people don't go to McDonald's for "health food." That was some years ago, though, and maybe now the time is right.
spinynorman99 wrote:There's no question that people don't go there to eat healthy and adding a veggie burger isn't going to appeal to anyone.
kenji wrote:spinynorman99 wrote:There's no question that people don't go there to eat healthy and adding a veggie burger isn't going to appeal to anyone.
If I'm at a McDonalds it would be at lunchtime. I've got to disagree. I people watch and I always see a lot of folks with a McD's salads for their lunch meal. I've had a few too. Nice price point, good presentation, fresh ingredients.
ronnie_suburban wrote:Also interesting (at least to me) that the veggie sliders are actually more caloric than the standard sliders.
Rene G wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Also interesting (at least to me) that the veggie sliders are actually more caloric than the standard sliders.
True, but the veggie patties are significantly bigger. Using information from White Castle's website and subtracting the contribution of the bun, the 30 gram beef patty has 70 calories while the 43 gram veggie patty has 80 calories. Of the beef patty's 70 calories, 55 come from fat (that's 79%); of the veggie patty's 80 calories, 35 are from fat (44%). While not a prime example of healthy food, the veggie slider itself isn't as high in calories as some articles suggest. It's when the ranch dressing or other sauces are added that calorie counts climb.
stevez wrote:Rene G wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Also interesting (at least to me) that the veggie sliders are actually more caloric than the standard sliders.
True, but the veggie patties are significantly bigger. Using information from White Castle's website and subtracting the contribution of the bun, the 30 gram beef patty has 70 calories while the 43 gram veggie patty has 80 calories. Of the beef patty's 70 calories, 55 come from fat (that's 79%); of the veggie patty's 80 calories, 35 are from fat (44%). While not a prime example of healthy food, the veggie slider itself isn't as high in calories as some articles suggest. It's when the ranch dressing or other sauces are added that calorie counts climb.
All true, but who would eat one of those veggie sliders without the bun and goo?
stevez wrote:
All true, but who would eat one of those veggie sliders without the bun and goo?
stevez wrote:
All true, but who would eat one of those veggie sliders without the bun and goo?
Da Beef wrote:Recently in Louisville I used the ever reliable google to find a place in the area that serves a good fried "baloney" sandwich. They're a favorite of Old Louisville and can still be found at a few old school spots around town. But the place that kept getting mentioned more than the rest was White Castle. Available on their breakfast menu these are a regional offering and I guess pretty popular with the locals. WC still breaks eggs and cooks them to order on the flattop which shouldn't be impressive, but in the fast food world it is. As good as I imagined.
Fried Bologna Slider
Sauganaut wrote:Da Beef wrote:Recently in Louisville I used the ever reliable google to find a place in the area that serves a good fried "baloney" sandwich. They're a favorite of Old Louisville and can still be found at a few old school spots around town. But the place that kept getting mentioned more than the rest was White Castle. Available on their breakfast menu these are a regional offering and I guess pretty popular with the locals. WC still breaks eggs and cooks them to order on the flattop which shouldn't be impressive, but in the fast food world it is. As good as I imagined.
Fried Bologna Slider
That looks excellent. I think McDonald's cracks eggs for their Egg Mcmuffin.
David Hammond wrote:Sauganaut wrote:Da Beef wrote:Recently in Louisville I used the ever reliable google to find a place in the area that serves a good fried "baloney" sandwich. They're a favorite of Old Louisville and can still be found at a few old school spots around town. But the place that kept getting mentioned more than the rest was White Castle. Available on their breakfast menu these are a regional offering and I guess pretty popular with the locals. WC still breaks eggs and cooks them to order on the flattop which shouldn't be impressive, but in the fast food world it is. As good as I imagined.
Fried Bologna Slider
That looks excellent. I think McDonald's cracks eggs for their Egg Mcmuffin.
I like fried bologna so would definitely try this...but, I can't help but notice that in the photo, the cheese looks very unmelted looking (as in not even a little) and the meat looks not at all browned (is it even possible to brown meat on a WC grill?).
McDonald's does, indeed, use fresh cracked eggs for their sandwiches.
David "I'm lovin' it, I really am" Hammond
riddlemay wrote:On the (relatively off-topic) topic of "people don't go to McDonald's for health food," this is true, except sometimes the people who go with the people who go to McDonald's are looking for something healthyish. This is often the case with my wife, when we stop at the golden arches on a road trip. I could see her getting a veggie burger there.
Da Beef wrote:
Fried Bologna Slider
David Hammond wrote:One would not expect crunchiness with a WC burger, but at a good hamburger place -- like Bud Willman's in Manitowoc, WI, that I visited last Thursday on Da Beef's wise rec -- there are crispy, crunchy clusters along the edges of the patties created when the beef balls are splatted against the griddle.
Binko wrote:We obviously have different definitions of "mushy." They're delicate, but have a clear firmness/resistance when you bite into them if you look at them objectively.
David Hammond wrote:Binko wrote:We obviously have different definitions of "mushy." They're delicate, but have a clear firmness/resistance when you bite into them if you look at them objectively.
We have not only different definitions of "mushy," but also different definitions of "clear," "firmness/resistance," and "objectively."
Binko wrote:David Hammond wrote:Binko wrote:We obviously have different definitions of "mushy." They're delicate, but have a clear firmness/resistance when you bite into them if you look at them objectively.
We have not only different definitions of "mushy," but also different definitions of "clear," "firmness/resistance," and "objectively."
Indeed.