Only three more days before the McRib reenters our lives. 
I can’t hardly wait. It’s not the best barbecue but Mcribs have sustained me since college. Lots of great gastronomical memories.
I rarely eat pork barbecue because I prefer beef. I make an exception for the McRib.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.delish.com/food-news/amp29351591/mcrib-back-mcdonalds-2019/
How often do you order a McRib while they’re available?
It’s twice a week for me until they stop selling them.
I wouldn’t order them that often if they were on the menu permanently.
I definitely make sure to visit at least once when the McRib is back in town.
My mom loves the McRib and I always make sure to call her and let her know it’s back.
I don’t know if my tastes and/or taster have changed of if they changed the formulation but the last time they came around, I could barely eat them. I used to love them, knocking down three of them after a shift was nothing. Last year though, I swear, the texture of the “pork” degraded from “cat food” to “used cat food”.
I’ll try one but I’m not optimistic.
The sauce though, I’m still a fan. I know it’s just corn syrup and industrial by-products. So what? I’ve still got friends behind the counter. I’ll buy the sauce by the gallon if I can. If it’s “not for sale”, well, options exist.
Yeah, I’m of the I think I used to like them mindset, but I’m not sure if it was the “limited time only” availability and advertising of them that made me crave them. Some time about ten or fifteen years ago, after yet another year of “why in the fuck did I buy this McRib?” I’ve just stopped buying them at all. I like McDonald’s; I just don’t like the McRib.
I don’t think I’ve had one since the late 90s but I am finding myself more tempted than usual this year.
For years, mostly in my 20s, I would go to McDonald’s around this time of year for my annual [del]McDisappointment[/del] McRib. Eventually I learned not to bother.
Bleeeck. Beck will be at the Sonic:)
(Acey, have you tried a corndog yet?)
I suppose most people do this a few times a week:
I happened to be helping a colleague with her computer when her coworkers offered to grab her something for lunch while she was stuck. When they returned, they gave her a McRib.
I gotta say I was thoroughly unimpressed by the content of that box. Four inches of bread, half an inch of meat-like substance covered in sauce?
Even she didn’t appear to be enthusiastic about eating it. She seemed to be consuming the thing simply because it was given to her free.
Anyway, it’s available early on the left coast, here. Enjoy!
–G!
McDonalds:
Billions sold
Millions eaten
Hundreds of thousands digested
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like most fast food, it’s not “bad.” it’s just, you know, meh. The biggest knock against the McRib is that McD’s BBQ sauce is way too damn sweet.
I got two corndogs from Sonic for lunch Tues. I like the breading. Sonic uses a good quality wiener for their conys and corndogs.
We used to cook corndogs at home. Haven’t done it in a long time. It’s cheaper when you have several kids to feed.
Alton Brown did corndogs from scratch. Way, way too much trouble and mess.
I bought some frozen ones. Not as good as Sonics, but ok.
My SIL, the fine dining chef goes berserk over the McRib, every year. He’ll eat as many as he can while they’re available.
I don’t know if it’s a nationwide event or not but every now and then, our local Sonic will do 50 cent corndogs.
Yeah, they see me coming…and fear me. (My God - he wants more mustard?!)
I like a dab of mustard on my McRib. Helps cut the sweetness.
These days are like a gift from the PTB.
They’re expensive, too. Aren’t they nearly $5?
I tried a McRib a couple years ago on account of all the hype. I have no interest in repeating the experience.
If you like the sauce, try Top Secret Recipes for a clone. I can’t tell you if it’s a match or not, but the reviews seem positive.
Sounds like my boxer shorts.