I wondered about this and had to look it up. a "regular" patty at McDonald's is 1.6 ounces. That's basically a rounded tablespoon of meat, also called a "rip off" or "Where's the beef?" in normal person speech.
Welcome to Canada. Never expected to see you travel here. I never get bored to see what people think of what it's like north of the border. Hope you have all the fun possible
we used to have snack wraps, which seem to be the exact same as that mcwrap you had but with ranch dressing and shredded cheese. i used to get them allllll the time as a kid, it’s a bummer they stopped!
It is Swedish but you have the spelling wrong. It’s skör, not skor as in shoe. Skör means brittle in this context, like the toffee brittle in the candy bar.
Next time you are in British Columbia, give White Spot or Triple O's a try, if you haven’t before. Their milkshakes and Monty Mushroom Burgers are great!
As a McDonald's employee, it is pretty common for customizing those double sandwiches or a Chicken Mac. Some even do the 1/2 LB Mac, where they make it with Quarter Beef instead (we have to charge the Double Quarter Pounder price for it).
the only thing about Mc Donalds is that they do not offer bunless burgers. If you go to the USA at Wendyes for example, they offer their burgers in lettuce wraps instead of bread. Of course i could always ask for the burgers and not eat the buns. But i appreciate that Mc Donalds do customize their sandwiches.
That seems to be a big problem in the US. Here in Canada they're almost always working. I'd usually rather go for a Dairy Queen Blizzard though. Same idea as the McFlurry but better ice cream and with more topping options, although a bit more expensive.
I feel like candy bars is a more American thing to say. As a Canuck, I don't think I ever called them candy bars, and never heard of it until I moved to the US.
I thought about that as well, candy bars are definitely an American term, while I believe Canada was influenced by Britain originally for confections, especially Cadbury for chocolate bars! 🍫
At one time in new England we had the MC lobster as well for a limited. Not sure if it is like the MC rid as far as it's a limited time thing that they we'll bring back at some point? I think I will stick with a lobster roll from a small mom and pa establishment were I no for certain the lobster is not only fresh, but their is no way its pollock trying to pass itself as 100% fresh lobster. If I want pollock I will just order the MC fillet o fish.
@@ooinvsaoo I would imagine the reason you find it in maritime locations like Nova Scotia and Maine is because it's a more common and affordable food being the areas that lobster are caught. Locals will know what real lobster tastes like since they were raised with it, I doubt they could get away with subbing it. Also, Canada has stricter food labeling laws, it would have to specifically say "imitation lobster".
@@clarissathompson They would have to do that in the US too. We do actually have food labeling laws here, it's not the wild west that everyone seems to think it is.
The chicken Big Mac was created to give non-beef-eating customers (for religious and/or health concerns) the 'Big Mac experience' without changing anything else. Very smart move, McDonald's Canada 👍
if you havent noticed, you have a wooden fork because we banned single use plastics. no more plastic bags in grocery stores and in most places no more plastic straws or utensils unless they havent run out of previous stock
I've never tried the McDonald's poutine, but I can't imagine it being very good given their fries. A good poutine restaurant will double fry their fries and they should be crispy, and definitely not shoestring. Before you leave, make sure to pick up some Miss Vickie's chips especially the Spicy Dill Pickle, Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar, and All Dressed.😋
@@luminatrixfanfiction - Poutine IS NOT just chips and gravy. Poutine is fries with gravy and cheese curds, so NO, Australia did not invent poutine. If anything, Australia plagiarized chips and gravy from the English.
3:15 I've had some phenomenal poutines with still (rather) crispy fries. They need to use the right kind of fries, not put too much gravy and you have to eat it fresh. McDonalds' poutine is definitely not that. The Costco poutine (at least my local one and a while ago) has some that is nicely crispy, but I think they changed fries recently and I don't know if every Costco would use the same ingredients anyways.
Interesting how similar McDonald's here in Michigan is to Canada 😊 aside from a couple of items, such as the donuts and the poutine, most of the items you tried are available here as well, including bagels and various bagel sandwiches. Must be the proximity to our Northern neighbors
I was thinking the same. I seem to remember Skor McFlurries, but that was so long ago in MI. I feel like Canada still retained items that got discontinued here.
Most burgers here in McDonald's cost almost $9. That's basically artisan burger price. And minimum wage you're likely to make at McDonald's is $2/h. I'm from a country in Europe.
Are you all loaded? “How much can a banana cost? $10?” They get paid $15/hr here, and you can live off of that. I don’t know how you do it in Europe. Maybe you should pay your fast food employees better
Dunkin Donuts hasn't existed in Canada for some years now. The last ones were in Montreal. I lived in Canada between 2008-2011, and I used to frequent one that ended up being shut down and turned into a new building. When I lived there, there were at least a few more. One was in a metro station, Lionel Groulx, till it converted into something else. I think the last was in a mall.
I dated a Canadian (from just outside Toronto) and by far, my favourite Canadian snack was Fudgeos! They are very similar to our Oreo but with a darker chocolate flavor, very rich and luxurious lol. Of course poutine is a staple but my ex wasn’t super into poutine 😝 probably why we didn’t work out.
Oreos are a triumph of advertising over taste. They are sour cookies with a lump of sugar in between. Fudgeos are a chocolate biscuit with chocolate ganache filling. My favourites are still Whippets though.
Are cheese curds not supposed to be battered and fried? Those looked like a melty cheese ball by itself. I am a lover of mozzarella cheese sticks but I pull off all the breading and enjoy the stringy melty cheese. Now I am wondering if I'm not a fan of curds due to the breading.
Here in Australia, we have the double burgers, Big Mac, Mcchicken and quarter pounder, fillet of fish, and we have the chicken wrap happy meal, the chicken Big Mac, we have potato cakes (thin slices of potato dipped in batter and fried in oil),great video Emmy, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
We’ve had the chicken snack wraps at McDonald’s before but they stopped making them. That was a favorite of mine I would get the crispy chicken with honey mustard. And we also have the double fish fillet sandwich as well here in Hawaii as well as the double quarter pounder. And don’t forget those fried apple pies 😊
Harvey's poutine is better than McDonald's, in my opinion. Haven't tried Wendy's poutine, but I'm curious how that tastes, since their fries are a bit thicker. Dairy Queen has a few different items here than in the US as well. There was a Coffee Crisp Blizzard earlier this year, but it was a limited time only deal.
I had no idea Dairy Queen was in Canada! You probably don't have tacos though. They're a staple in Texas and some of the best tacos as well. Way better than Taco Bell or similar places.
Crazy that the size of that bigmac is how big they used to be originally. They're so small now. Also we can't even get the yogurt with kids meals anymore
Double Big Mac and Chicken Big Mac were both limited-time items in Australia. However, Double Filet-O-Fish is a available permanently. You just need to order the extra filet, and you get double cheese.
I’m not sure if they still do, but when I worked at McDonalds back in the 80s, the “middle bread” in a Big Mac was called the “club” I’m guessing it’s a term borrowed from a club sandwich, which has a middle bread layer.
I'm glad you enjoyed yourself in Toronto. I get a kid's cheese burger every Saturday which is our shopping day. I always have to tell them "Not the meal. Just the burger. And 2 peppers." They always throw about 10 sachets of peppers in the bag. Lol. Anyway, a kid's cheese burger with 2 peppers is the perfect snack when you're pushing 70. Cheers from Ottawa :-)
Next time you come to canada you have to come to quebec in the spring. You'll be able to taste real poutine as well as enjoy maple syrup season or in french "le temps des sucres" in a "Cabane a sucre". I'd be happy to refer you to good places around Montreal ;).
Filet of Fish is my favorite sandwich, during Lent I eat at McD every Friday-But I am ot a fan of the double, as you said the ratio is off. However, since the double is often a better deal I will get it and eat it open face style with extra sauce (enough for each side of the bun and one filet..
Love the double Big Mac and Big Mac in-between steamed buns. It's the only burgers we can choose to have steamed buns or normal bun burgers here in New Zealand. The bite just melts in the mouth 😋😋😋
I am an American who JUST moved to Canada, and i didn’t even know about these items! Also!! Their Mcchickens are different. They are made with a thicker sesame seed bun
I'm from Quebec and I liked the "it's not bad" because otherwise I would have been pissed. A little. ahahah 😂 But more seriously if you don't like fries drenched in sauce because they can't be super crispy... you will "meh" every poutine you taste 🥲 I personnally know absolutely nobody who hates poutine here, it's cultural ahha
I wish I saw your video when I lived in Canada (or before). 😁 If you ever have a chance try the west coast. Vancouver is really lovely! 🍁 Enjoy the plastic spoons while you can have them! Here in Europe they're using wooden cutlery. Might be eco friendly but it's not nice. (like your fork, but they also use it to serve icecream etc). It seems they forbade disposable plastic cups and plates in the EU as well.
@@jennifergraham3752 omg! I named one of them! Lol! My friend was a volunteer there and I visit with her one day and one of the goats had kids, her name was Happy and so all of her kids were named based on hers, there was Smiley, Laughter, Giggles, etc. Though they had one little cutie without a name yet so I suggested naming her my Mum’s middle name, Joy. They made her new name tag and put it on her when I was still there, I was so proud! Lol!❤️🐐
Loved seeing you try our McDonald's food! McD's has my favorite fast food poutine because their fries are the best. But had much better overall poutines in my life for sure.
McDonald’s is not what I would call real poutine. Would suggest if you travel to 🇨🇦 again, to try one at a diner or family restaurant type of place, or in Quebec. The fries are thicker and the gravy doesn’t make the fries soggy. We used to only have Dunkin in Quebec but they pulled out of the province. As you can tell, we Canucks are very serious about our poutine! Love your channel and enjoyed this video! 😃😎
About Dunkin Donuts, we used to have them but because of Tim Hortons popularity Dunkin Donut decided to stop expending in Canada and they all vanished one by one, the last 3 dunkin donuts were in Quebec but they closed few years ago. I loved Dunkin Donut back in the days, especially since i grew up in the 90s and they were very popular at the time. A Tim Hortons taste test would be great if you've never tried it.
Tim Horton’s have almost disappeared from SE lower Michigan over the last few years. Even ones combined with Cold Stone Creamery. Still have Dunkin. Often combined with Baskin Robbins.
In theory the chicken big mac is a good idea. But i find with the new big mac buns and the rubbery mcchicken pattys just slide out of the bun and it's just a huge mess. Plus the mac sauce doesn't mix well idk. Not a fan...
So happy you’re enjoying Canada Emmy! As a Maritimer I can assure that you are definitely in Central Canada, not Eastern Canada 😊 Were there any foods that your family tried that they loved or maybe didn’t love so much?
Toronto is not considered Eastern Canada geographically, more Central, even though it is in Eastern time zone. Eastern Canada is Quebec & the smaller Atlantic provinces.
The thing I loved about Canadian McDonalds was vinegar packets for french fries. That same toy was in the US as well. They are starting to get away from plastic toys.
I did a huge Car trip with my grandmum, back in 2006 so she could visit all her childhood friends who had married Americans and Canadians during WW2. Flew in via JFK, spent a week all over long island and Manhattan, then drove up to Boston, flew to Quebec city, spent a few days there and another few in Montreal then finally visited a week of Ottawa and Toronto then flying home. Such an epic month and one of my best holidays still.
I hope one day you can come back to Southern Ontario for the yearly Oktoberfest festival to do some taste tests 🥰 lots of kids & food events too! Kitchener does it big so maybe one day you can experience it!
As I understand Canada doesn't allow high fructose corn syrup and many other toxins that we have in US foods and drinks and that supposedly makes many of their foods and drinks taste better too as well as making them less toxic.
FYI Poutine is big across all of Canada it's not just an Eastern thing. Eastern Canadians may tell you that because they only care about the east but it is very much in the west as well.
One thing I could not deal with that wooden fork because I can’t even deal with those wooden spoon that come with the ice cream when I was a kid I just something about that wood touching my mouth I can’t stand it.
I like the double FIlet o fish Not the best fish burger but good anyway I would not of guessed these double big mac and double fish were Canada only thingd
They briefly sold double filet o fish in my part of the US a few years ago. I agree, the magical thing about file o fish is the perfect proportions. The double ruined it.
These definitely aren’t things only found in Canada. Australia has the double Big Mac, wraps in Happy Meals, and has had the chicken Big Mac in the past.
When Emmy started by saying she's trying the mcflurry and has had it in the US, my brain immidately replied with ohh is it because the ice cream machine is always broken in the states?! LOL xox love your content, I have a restaurant in toronto I wish I could have had you over for lunch!
FYI Smartie colours are muted because Nestle replaced all artificial colourings and flavourings in 2009 (Canada). The blue Smarties were MIA until 2010 when they finally sourced a natural blue colouring.
