McVeggie
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The McVeggie is a veggie burger sold by the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's. It was introduced in 2012 in India when McDonald's opened its first vegetarian-only restaurant in the country.
Description
The vegetarian-based burger contains a battered and breaded patty which is made of peas, corn, carrots, green beans, onions, potatoes, rice and spices, served in a sesame toasted bun with eggless mayonnaise and lettuce.[3]
History
During the widespread of vegetarianism in India in 2012, McDonald's opened its first vegetarian-only restaurant and served McVeggie.[4] They also serve it in Hong Kong,[5] Germany in February 2010,[6] South Australia in May 2019,[7] Finland[8] and Sweden in 2017,[9] Belgium and Greece,[10] Malaysia,[11] Portugal in 2016,[12] Switzerland,[13] and in New Zealand as of December 2019.[14]
In Sweden and Portugal, McVeggie was replaced by the McPlant in 2022.[15]
Reception
The McVeggie has received mixed reviews. While the trend meat eaters to eat more "
See also
References
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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- ^ a b Graham-McLay, Charlotte (December 5, 2019). "McDonald's NZ launches 'not quite vegetarian' McVeggie burger". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
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- ^ "Veggie burger, coffee to fuel McDonald's in Germany". Reuters. February 9, 2010 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Khalil, Shireen (May 1, 2019). "Macca's unleashes long-awaited burger". News.com.au.
- ^ "Flexitarians rejoice, the McVeggie is here - McDonald's". www.voxy.co.nz. 27 December 2023.
- ^ "McDonald's launches the McVegan burger - but only in some countries". The Independent. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12.
- ^ "McDonald's items you can get in other countries, but literally no where else". UK. August 9, 2019.
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- ^ "McDonald's Institucional". Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ Schlossberg, Mallory (July 2, 2015). "26 crazy McDonald's items from around the world". Business Insider Australia.
- ^ a b Business, Amy Woodyatt, CNN. "In New Zealand, McDonald's new McVeggie burger is not strictly vegetarian". CNN.
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- ^ a b Taylor, Emma. "McDonald's in New Zealand has launched a McVeggie burger that isn't suitable for all vegetarians". Insider.
- ^ "McDonald's launches McVeggie burger that 'may not be suitable for vegetarians'". The Independent. December 6, 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12.