The Big Mac

In the words of the great late Warren Zevon, "Enjoy every sandwich".

And that is exactly what I am doing -- enjoying all kinds of food, mainly cheap, in my Food series, and enjoying (and rating) McDonald's offerings specifically in this one. 

The Bic Mac today... this one was taken hostage at a McDonald's drive-by window, driven out of town and executed... consumed for lunch in the country last October.

Actually, as was pointed out elsewhere, the Big Mac is a unique burger in terms of its structure -- it has not just two buns as per usual but all three with a middle bun separating the two meat putties. At the moment I can't think of any other burger with this kind of structure, not that I am an expert or anything. 

With sesame seeds.

Yummy?

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Park Cafe Beef Burger

On Saturday 20.09.2014 I had "Grand Beef" burger from McDonald's for lunch; on Sunday though the burger came from a summer-style open-air cafe in a small park not far from my place in Moscow. 

Sat drinking tea and coffee waiting for the burger.

The burger is made specially for you (if you believe what they say) -- the meat patty is fried for the whole of seven minutes. But you don't see the process, it could still be microwaved. 

The burger has arrived and looks pretty nice. It is tall but well put together, won't fall apart easily. Also the turquoise plates look cheerful in a bright September sun.

The burger.

"Grand Beef" McDonalds Burger

On Saturday I had the eponymous (i.e. as in title of this post) burger for lunch in my car after taking it from what is known here in Moscow as a McAvto, a drive-through (-by) outlet. 

Like this one for instance, although on Saturday it wasn't at night, as I said it was my lunch.

Curiously, the burger in question is called in Russian Гранд Биф... which in literal translation is Grand Beef. However I wasn't able to find a McDonald's burger called Grand Beef in any other market. The closest match is probably Grand Angus but unlike the Grand Angus the "Grand Beef" has no cheese in it and some other small ingredients are different, nor does it mention any Angus beef. Here in Russia it is still advertised as a new product or maybe it is just seasonal.

Anyway, whatever it is, I had it for lunch on Saturday.

The paper bag it was in. The bag states that McDonald's uses 50% of its used cooking oils to make biodiesel.

It says literally, Grand Beef - Classic Burger on the box.

It is large but flat - similar to Big Tasty, one beef patty.

Cut lettuce spills over.

My curbside lunch on Saturday 20, 2014 under a bright and warm September sun.

So bright that it interfered with my photography again... something always interferes with it.

What is in it.

Under the top bun is some yellow ketchup -- tastes sour sweet or maybe even curry-like. Two tomato slices and some bacon bits, lettuce.