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If I find myself in a McD's, yes. The only reason I would ever enter a McDs or similar fast food chain outlet is if I'm traveling and need to take a leak and that fast food outlet is the nearest location. Having something edible to order (as opposed to just a drink that I'll toss in the trash) is better than nothing.
The worst place to be veg*n and traveling, within the Western world anyway, is the North American heartland away from the coasts - on both sides of the 49th parallel.
I KNOW! Traveling is really the only time I "need" fast food. I will say this - the bathrooms are generally clean.
On major interstate highways, they come in handy. However, when it comes to the dubious hierarchy of fast food chains, McDonalds is way down there, even among many people who consume meat.
There really is something to the idea that fast food is addictive, and when it is introduced to children at a young age, they seem to develop an insatiable craving for it.
That's why I think they target lower income and working class neighborhoods and towns - to get people "hooked" early.
My hometown did not allow any place with neon signs (unless they were historic to the buildings. The enforcement against FF restaurants was not just McDonalds - it was across the board.We had a number of thriving "Mom and Pop" places that sold hamburgers, among other things, and they did it to protect the interest of small business owners.
One village over, there was a Howard Johnson's and a Wetsons, an old burger chain.
I was an omnivore when I went away to college. One night, a couple of students had a craving for "Mickey Dee's". I seriously had no idea what they were talking about. It was there that I tried my first - and last McDonalds burger. It was pretty awful.
But, I'm still happy that they've entered the 21st Century.
Yes as mentioned previously McDonald's fries aren't vegan as their "natural beef flavoring" contains hydrolyzed milk (but still no actual beef in it). Their fries are cooked up in vegetable oils.
I'm not that strict of a vegan where consumption of such fries would turn me off, and it doesn't bother me either if the same cooking surface was used for meat.
The McDonald's in India doesn't use any beef flavoring and only vegetable oil to cook up fries, so I suppose theirs are vegan, and it depends on each country and venue what they do.
Yes as mentioned previously McDonald's fries aren't vegan as their "natural beef flavoring" contains hydrolyzed milk (but still no actual beef in it). Their fries are cooked up in vegetable oils.
I'm not that strict of a vegan where consumption of such fries would turn me off, and it doesn't bother me either if the same cooking surface was used for meat.
The McDonald's in India doesn't use any beef flavoring and only vegetable oil to cook up fries, so I suppose theirs are vegan, and it depends on each country and venue what they do.
Not appetizing. I'm not sure why French Fries are supposed to taste like beef.
I thought to be vegan it couldn't be cooked on same flattop/dish/pot/etc as meat had been cooked? Is this true?
Vegans arent going to go for a product thats been cooked on the same stove a regular burger has been cooked on,they will also balk at the same cooking utensils being used on their vegan concoctions.. got a friend whos daughter is vegan an as a result she has to have an entire second set of cookware to accommodate her vegan daughter.
Not appetizing. I'm not sure why French Fries are supposed to taste like beef.
It's not a matter of "supposed to." People find the added flavor appealing. Aren't the dozens of meat substitutes created in the same spirit? Vegan chicken, wings, sausage, etc.
It's not a matter of "supposed to." People find the added flavor appealing. Aren't the dozens of meat substitutes created in the same spirit? Vegan chicken, wings, sausage, etc.
People generally don't actually love the taste of the meat itself...they love seasoning!
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If I find myself in a McD's, yes. The only reason I would ever enter a McDs or similar fast food chain outlet is if I'm traveling and need to take a leak and that fast food outlet is the nearest location. Having something edible to order (as opposed to just a drink that I'll toss in the trash) is better than nothing.
The worst place to be veg*n and traveling, within the Western world anyway, is the North American heartland away from the coasts - on both sides of the 49th parallel.
That cracked me up. I just did that yesterday on a route I travel regularly. I stop at a large, busy McD's just to pee on the way up every time.
I was pleasantly surprised to find some good vegetarian choices in a local cafe where I travel to in The Middle of Nowhere north of the 49th. They also sell veg dishes frozen to take home. But in a lot of small-town places in which I've eaten up here, my choices are very limited. In New Jersey, it's almost a given that there will be a non-meat-based soup available in a coffee shop or diner.
McDonalds already serve Vegetarian Burgers in the UK, as well as Porridge Oats and pancakes and syrup as part of the breakfast menu and of course many of the deserts are also vegetarian.
I am sure a Vegan Burger will also be very welcome.
McDonalds already serve Vegetarian Burgers in the UK, as well as Porridge Oats and pancakes and syrup as part of the breakfast menu and of course many of the deserts are also vegetarian.
I am sure a Vegan Burger will also be very welcome.
Hmm, they make it from Chickpeas. Kind of like a humus burger I guess. I assumed it would be Tofu. Can vegans eat Tofu?
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What a weird thing to say.
