# Do McDonald's in England sell Egg McMuffins? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 18, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892 "2022-08-18T13:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/61 "2022-12-14T14:16:25Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Rashers of British bacon are sliced more thinly than Canadian back bacon and generally have more fat. So far as I can tell, they also always come in the shape of a pork chop, whereas slices of Canadian back bacon are round. Bacon in Britain (as opposed to ‘British bacon’ which doesn’t mean anything to someone British) comes in all manner of different thicknesses, smoked and unsmoked, back and streaky. The type which looks round rather than chop-shaped we would call ‘bacon medallions’ and tends to be eaten by those trying to pretend they are on a diet. [This link to Sainsburys](https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/meat-fish/bacon?storeId=10151&langId=44&krypto=iGEb3dCx2bfMIcX%2FdL%2F%2Fqhnyh9LI2q%2BJBzi7zu0vLoXONiiZNfhS5H1%2FT%2FKlTMFsH9gdbEcdo6Au%2F7l7E8F0Tbc%2BJVWLwNBel%2Fmb0o6zPuuLVy3r8FcfGR1XYXR5WlhN&ddkey=https%3Agb%2Fgroceries%2Fmeat-fish%2Fbacon#langId=44&storeId=10151&catalogId=10241&categoryId=13363&parent_category_rn=13343&top_category=13343&pageSize=60&orderBy=FAVOURITES_ONLY%7CSEQUENCING%7CTOP_SELLERS&searchTerm=&beginIndex=0) gives a good picture of the vast array of bacon available at the average large UK supermarket. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/62 "2022-12-14T14:20:22Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Believe it or not, Americans actually call American cheese, American cheese. Yes, but, when I was in Texas for the first time, I found out that Texans don’t call “Texas Toast” “Texas Toast”, so one can’t automatically assume anything. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/63 "2022-12-14T16:22:08Z")
When I lived in the Dallas area, I regularly saw thick-sliced bread at grocery stores labelled as “Texas Toast” type bread. Haven’t seen that since I left Texas 15 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/64 "2022-12-14T16:25:27Z")
Well, that’s what a Texan told me. He went on to say that, when someone like me uses the phrase, I am immediately seen to be an out of state person who doesn’t know any better. Shame on him! LOL ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/65 "2022-12-14T17:05:26Z")
Lived in the Dallas area until a couple of years ago. “Texas Toast” refers to very thickly sliced and heavily buttered … well, toast. But it doesn’t fit in a standard toaster … that is, yanno, just plain toast. But the term is used in Tx. Don’t know if your acquaintance was misinformed, or pulling your leg, or perhaps its a regionalism. TX is a big country, after all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/66 "2022-12-14T17:13:24Z")
I’ve seen “Texas toast” in supermarkets outside Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/67 "2022-12-14T17:18:08Z")
You can definitely buy Texas Toast in the freezer section in Texas. HEB had their store brand and they also sell Pepperidge Farms brand. [https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-garlic-texas-toast/509024](https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-garlic-texas-toast/509024) ETA, my first hand experience is in the Austin area, which is of course full of not-real-Texans. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/68 "2022-12-14T17:29:13Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I’d bet a few lira that Turkish taffy isn’t a thing in Turkey.\* > > It does vaguely have Turkish roots though. > > “The bars were packaged in wrappers that showed smiling men in fezzes pouring batter into a huge vat. Of course, in Turkey, the fez had been outlawed by Kemal Ataturk in the 1920’s, but back in the 50’s the design drew no complaints.” > > [Bomono's Turkish Taffy - OldTimeCandy.com](http://oldtimecandy.com/collections/walk-the-candy-aisle-bonomo-s-turkish-taffy) > > \*they stopped making it in the U.S. years ago. Probably the champion candy for pulling out fillings (second place: Mary Jane). I think I lost two of them before I stopped eating it. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/69 "2022-12-14T18:58:12Z")
I loved Turkish Taffy, but I never chewed it. I just sucked on it and let it dissolve in my mouth. Sad to hear it’s no longer made. ☹ We have loaves of “Texas Toast” here in Canada. Like “American Cheese” and “Swiss Cheese,” the name of the product doesn’t necessarily tell you where it’s made. Aside from the slices being thicker, how does “Texas Toast” differ from run-of-the-mill white bread? Do Texans have a special way of toasting their bread? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/70 "2022-12-15T09:40:49Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Aside from the slices being thicker, how does “Texas Toast” differ from run-of-the-mill white bread? Do Texans have a special way of toasting their bread? Cattle brands ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/71 "2022-12-15T13:24:18Z")
Isn’t it normally slathered in butter and grilled on the cooktop, as opposed to just thrown in a toaster? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892/72 "2022-12-15T13:53:22Z")
As it is too thickly cut to fit into a standard toaster that would be the typical way to toast it. It can be grilled or toasted in the oven as well but a flattop/griddle is the more common (Says the guy who lived in Texas from birth to age 22 and goes back a few times each year.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892.md?page=3)