McSpicy
 McDonald's meal in India, which includes a McSpicy | |||||||||||
| Nutritional value per 1 sandwich | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 522 kcal (2,180 kJ) | ||||||||||
50 g | |||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 3 g | ||||||||||
25 g | |||||||||||
| Saturated | 5.1 g | ||||||||||
24 g | |||||||||||
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Values may be different outside Singapore. | |||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2] Source: McDonald's Singapore McSpicy | |||||||||||
McSpicy is the name used by the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's for burgers in various markets. In Singapore, a chicken burger called the McSpicy is the chain's top-selling burger.[3]
Chicken leg burger
The McSpicy burger is sold in Singapore,[4][5] Hong Kong,[6][7] Sri Lanka[8] the Philippines[9] and Indonesia[10] contains a spiced fried-chicken cutlet made of leg meat, accompanied by lettuce and mayonnaise.[4] The burger was introduced in Singapore in 1999.[11]
In October 2020, the burger was introduced as a permanent menu item in Australia after initially being brought in temporarily earlier in the year.[12][13] The burger has also been sold in McDonald's global headquarters restaurant in Chicago, on a rotating basis.[14][15]
A McSpicy chicken burger is sold in India as part of a range of products using the McSpicy name.[16]
A McSpicy Deluxe, with cheese and tomato, was sold in Singapore,[17] while a burger of the same name is sold in Vietnam with tomato.[18]
Other uses of the McSpicy name
The Lamb McSpicy was launched in the UK in May 1999 for a promotional period.[19] In 2021, McDonalds UK launched a burger called the McSpicy, but made with chicken breast in a crispy coating, lettuce and a creamy sauce.[20]
In South Korea the McSpicy Shanghai Burger was developed specifically for the Korean market;[21] it is also made with chicken breast.[22]
In India, McDonald's launched the McSpicy Chicken Burger, McSpicy Paneer Burger, McSpicy Chicken Wrap and McSpicy Paneer Wrap in 2011.[16] The McSpicy Chicken Burger is made from chicken thigh.[23] After its introduction, the McSpicy Paneer Burger was so popular that restaurants sold out every week.[24] In May 2020, McDonald's India added a fried chicken product to its menu using the McSpicy name: McSpicy Fried Chicken.[25]
In Malaysia, it goes by the name of Spicy Chicken McDeluxe,[26] with cornmeal bun in place of the toasted sesame seed bun.
In May 2017, a vegetarian McSpice burger was introduced in Norway; without the cheese it is vegan-friendly.[27]
References
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "40 years of lovin' it". Straits Times. 2019. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "McSpicy". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McDonald's Red Hot Spicy Peppers Burger Taste Test: Nice Or Not?". TODAYonline.
- ^ "A-la-carte". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Australia McDonald's Brought McSpicy Back to Their Menu & Aussies Are Lovin' It". Goody Feed. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
It was introduced in 1999, and only three countries were lucky enough to get it – Singapore, Hong Kong, and USA.
- ^ "Menu". www.mcdelivery.lk. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Get Ready: McDonald's Is Bringing Back the McSpicy". SPOT.PH.
- ^ "McSpicy". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Made for Singapore since 1999". Facebook McDonald's Singapore. July 26, 2017.
- ^ "McDonald's are trialling a 'Parmi Burger' in SA, and the rest of Oz wants in". 5 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Australia McDonald's Brought McSpicy Back to Their Menu & Aussies Are Lovin' It". Goody Feed. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Global Favorites are Back at McDonald's Headquarters". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McDonald's serves menu items from around the world at HQ restaurant". USA Today.
- ^ a b "McSpicy Chicken". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "The Snackdown review: McDonald's McSpicy Deluxe". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McSpicy™ Deluxe". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Burnett parodies curry houses for McDonald's". Campaign. May 28, 1999. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Dan Haygarth (16 July 2021). "'I tried the new McDonald's McSpicy burger and it did not live up to its name'". Cambridge News. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Shrimp burger - McDonald's latest million seller". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McDonald's Korea launches Ricotta Cheese Shanghai Burger to celebrate Rio Games". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McDonald's new range of Spicy Delight creates social media wave". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "A Brilliant Lesson In Globalization From McDonald's". Business Insider. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McDonald's India adds new McSpicy Fried Chicken on its menu". May 8, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "McDonald's Malaysia - Spicy Chicken McDeluxe".
- ^ "McDonald's Norway release vegan-friendly burger". May 10, 2017.