I tried 5 most bizarre items at Finnish McDonald's, including McVegan - Insider - INSIDER

I tried 5 most bizarre items at Finnish McDonald's, including McVegan - Insider - INSIDER

- September 20, 2020

I got straight down to ordering what sounded most interesting: A Rye Feast, Chicken Pizza Mac, Nordic Chicken Salad, McVegan, and Falafel Bites.

Finnish McDonald's — Rachel's order.

It turns out you can customize any burger with a rye or gluten-free bun, which is cool. Order placed, I waited to collect my feast — you can have table service, but I didn't want staff to judge me for having five meals to myself.

Finnish McDonald's — Waiting to pick up the order.

After a longer than expected wait, my order was ready and I found a spot to sit down. It was a lot of food.

Finnish McDonald's — A five-dish Finnish McDonald's feast.

First up, the much-hyped McVegan burger (€3/$3.50).

Finnish McDonald's — The McVegan burger.

Truth be told, all I tasted was mayo and the whole thing was incredibly mushy. It was better when I scraped some of the mayo off, and actually the vegan patty on its own was tasty — but it was overwhelmed by the bun and sauces. Not worth finishing.

Finnish McDonald's — It was mushy.

Next up, the Chicken Pizza Mac (€2/$2.36): A chicken burger with tomato sauce and mozzarella. This doesn't look like much, but it was absolutely delicious and I demolished it.

Finnish McDonald's — The Chicken Pizza Mac.

The chicken was tender, I loved the tomato sauce and the cheesy bread. It reminded me of a chicken parmigiana, only in a bun. The cheese could have been better melted and it was very squished, but otherwise, I loved it.

Finnish McDonald's — It came in a cheesy bun.

On to the Rye Feast burger (€4.25/$5). Now, I really like rye bread but I wasn't convinced it went well with a beef burger. Perhaps it would have been better with one of the chicken burgers. It was also twice the price of the Chicken Pizza Mac.

Finnish McDonald's — The Rye Feast.

It was very flat and didn't look particularly enticing, but it wasn't bad. It just tasted like a McDonald's burger, in a rye bun.

Finnish McDonald's — Rachel eating the Rye Feast,

My fourth dish was the Nordic Chicken Salad (€8.95/$10.60 with a soft drink), consisting of chicken, cabbage, lentils, and kale.

Finnish McDonald's — The Nordic Chicken Salad.

No one goes to McDonald's for salad, do they? It was crisp and fresh, but it mainly tasted like mustard. I didn't finish it and wouldn't order it again.

Finnish McDonald's — The salad was crisp but not particularly tasty.

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