# McRib **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328 "2010-11-03T14:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/41 "2010-11-03T22:57:51Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I like 'em. I got one today thanks to this thread for reminding me. I get it extra wet with fries and a large Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper is the only way to fly with that sandwich. Whoa. McD’s has Pepsi products?! Since when? You’re in Ohio, right? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/42 "2010-11-03T23:15:00Z")
[This](http://www.foodfacts.info/mcrib/004-mcrib-sans.jpg) is what it looks like, for the uninitiated. Those are not bones. I find it quite terrible. I also find myself going out of my way to order one whenever I happen to see the commercial again. Then I find myself in the bathroom, regretting my decision. Then I see the commercial again three years later. ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/43 "2010-11-03T23:19:04Z")
Wow. This thread brought back memories and made me go to McD’s for the first time in over two decades. Like others, I remember them as a child and had that memory still firmly planted in my culinary nodule in my brain. Tasting one now, it is sticky sweet and exceptionally mediocre. But it did bring back some fond memories so I will give it points for that. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/44 "2010-11-03T23:34:33Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Whoa. McD’s has Pepsi products?! Since when? You’re in Ohio, right? No, they have Coke products. Dr Pepper is not owned by either company. Its some kind of merger with 7-Up (which to me is soooo much better than Sprite or Sierra Mist and I wish was more prevalent). ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/45 "2010-11-03T23:50:43Z")
In the United States, Dr Pepper Snapple Group does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors, so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Prior to the initial Cadbury Schweppes investment-turned-buyout, 30% of Dr Pepper/Seven Up products were produced and distributed by Pepsi bottlers, and another 30% by Coca-Cola bottlers. The remaining 40% was produced and distributed by independent bottlers (mainly consisting of pre-Dr Pepper/Seven Up-merger regional bottlers) and the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. Its parent company for distribution is Coca-Cola. Presently, Dr Pepper Snapple relies on its own bottling group to bottle and distribute its products in 30+ states. Coca-Cola and Pepsi have essentially stopped bottling and distributing CSAB products in favor of in-house alternatives, although regional exceptions can be found > **[Dr Pepper | Distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper#Distribution)** > > In the United States, Keurig Dr Pepper does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors, so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Prior to the initial Cadbury Schweppes investment-turned-buyout, 30% of Dr Pepper/Seven Up products were produced and distributed by Pepsi bottlers, and another 30% by Coca-Cola bottlers. The remaining 40% were produced and distributed by independent bottlers (mainly consisting of Dr Pepper/Seven Up premerger regiona... ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/46 "2010-11-03T23:53:28Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > Think smaller. Think more legs. In the South, they’re sold as McRibbits. ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/47 "2010-11-04T01:10:30Z")
I just had one yesterday for lunch. I eagerly await them every year. I find them immensely delicious, but I always ask for extra sauce because if it doesn’t have enough sauce, it’s quite blah. I want one right now, dammit! Maybe Friday I’ll go get another one… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/48 "2010-11-04T01:59:47Z")
Wait, that thing was 500 calories? Whoa. I ate two of those bad boys for lunch. I usually only eat 250 calories for lunch. I mean, I knew I was pigging out, but I had no idea I had eaten 1000 calories. They are so tiny! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/49 "2010-11-04T03:04:12Z")
Had one for dinner. Smaller than I remember but tasty. The pickles and onions work and it had a ton of sauce (great for dippin’ fries!) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/50 "2010-11-04T03:23:23Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Smaller than I remember They are definitely smaller than from a decade ago. I think that many fast food companies, while riding the “upsizing” wave are actually skimping in some areas to accommodate rising costs. Thus certain items get smaller and they hope nobody notices. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/51 "2010-11-04T03:27:56Z")
I actually _like_ McDonalds, but I can’t stand the McRib. Way too sweet and it gives me stomach cramps for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/52 "2010-11-04T06:15:40Z")
After a couple year stint at McDonald’s, the McRib was the only thing I left my job swearing never to eat. I know fast food gets a bum rap for freshness and all that but it’s usually not that bad and the turnover is usually enough (or set toss-out times) that your food won’t be all that old. But those McRibs… they’d spend all day just sitting in a small vat of lukewarm florescent orange sauce, just waiting for some poor soul to order them. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/53 "2010-11-04T06:21:34Z")
In Japan the McPork is basically the same thing and it’s very good. The sauce is terikyaki and not BBQ though. In any case, it’s hard to beat for a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/54 "2010-11-04T06:33:49Z")
If you can’t understand and appreciate the McRib, then you certainly won’t understand [Padma Lakshmi licking the Sauce off of my pro-genitives](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ozc-h-29M0). ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/55 "2010-11-04T06:45:30Z")
What I wanna know is why is McDonald’s using such an obviously cheap and dirty, pilfering, unethical, gimmick and semantic trick on their menu to dupe people out of 20 cents with their very popular Double Cheeseburgers/McDouble menu items? Ever notice that there is a Double Cheeseburger on the menu, and right below it is the McDouble on the value menu? If you order a “Double Cheeseburger” you are charged a $1.20 and if you order a “McDouble” you are charged at the $1.00 price. And what exactly is their difference, a slice of cheese?? This is obviously a dirty Republican ploy… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/56 "2010-11-04T06:53:42Z")
You guys do know it’s really a pressed pork patty, right? And, yeah, it’s not that great. It could be made into something great, but the barbecue completely overpowers it. Also, even when they were larger, somethign about the sauce made it feel like you weren’t eating as much of a sandwhich. That’s probably why Chronos was able to eat two. (I feel the same way about the McGriddle.) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/57 "2010-11-04T08:54:47Z")
Bring back the Mc Cheddar, but this time make it a McAngus! The McRib bun is really fresh and something special… I suppose a perfect warm hoagie roll with the balanced sauce and fresh onions and pickle is about 70% of the sandwich key… very similar to the classic Indiana pork tenderloin toppings… good base. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/58 "2010-11-04T09:50:46Z")
Man, bet they could make a mean deepfried and breaded McPork sandwich like their Southern Chicken. Breaded serasoned Pork patty, Mustard, Sliced Onions, and pickle, on a bun. Maybe introduce it in Germany as the McSchnitzel. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/59 "2010-11-04T11:24:45Z")
I had one a couple days ago for the first time in…I dunno, maybe five or six years? not as good as I remember, sadly. For once, it was too much sauce (I know, I know, I must be crazy.) I mean…I had no way of getting it out of it’s little box without getting both my hands drenched…and since I got it to go to eat in the car, this was problematic. There were also too many onions. I like raw onions on things, but only a few…this thing was overflowing with them. But I will say this…that girl in the McRib commercial is _tres hot._ ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/60 "2010-11-04T14:38:09Z")
I have a few of these every time they come around, I love the things. If there’s a better injection molded pork slurry product on the market I’d certainly like to know where I can find it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328.md?page=4)