The new McDonalds meal debuted today. 10 piece McNuggets, medium fries and a medium drink. Big whoop. But they also debuted two new dipping sauces! Both “inspired” by McDonalds South Korean menu. Say what??!?
Sauce #1 is Sweet Chili sauce. Asian, but rather ordinary.
Sauce #2 is Cajun. Yep, who knew Acadia was in Korea? That aside, this sauce is worth it. Seems to be a kicked-up, cajuned-up take on their already excellent Honey Mustard sauce. Thicker and with a nice little kick, much more than I would expect from McDs.
I’d say it is because an American restaurant is copying excuse me is inspired by a Korean version of an American sauce that was imported from a culture expelled from France who borrowed from the Spanish and West African cuisines. If McD really wanted Cajun sauce, they don’t have to go to Korea. The promotion reeks of hopping on the Kpop bandwagon.
I think you’re confused - they’re not saying the Cajun sauce is representative of Korean cuisine.
They’re saying it’s representative of what Koreans like at McD.
If they really liked beetroot on their burgers, it would just mean Australian-style burgers were popular in Korea, not that they were making a “Korean version” of an Australian burger.
My son just came running to me wanting me to get this for him when it becomes available. Evidently the name link to K-pop is all it took for this chicken nugget meal that he would pass it by every time before to be his favorite meal that he has to get.
I guess we are all a bit guilt of that at times, so I gave him a pass on it.
I tried the Cajun today. Was not impressed. It wasn’t bad, it just tasted like a less good version of their hot mustard. And the sauce tastes nothing remotely related to “Cajun”.
Don’t think for a second that McDonald’s wouldn’t have launched a Backstreet Boys Meal in 1998 if that kind of cross-promotion had existed at the time.
