Fast And Cheap
I haven't been to Burger King in years. Some time in the 90s they changed their fries so they were much worse and that was that. I've checked and a Whopper is 670 calories. I suppose one can't hurt. (According to the same source, a Big Mac is 540 calories. I wouldn't have guessed that.)
posted by LAGuy @ 12:12 AM
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Some franchisees just refuse to get with the program. "So you think I'll charge 88 cents for my Whoppers? Just for that, for one day I'm going to charge $8.88!!!"
Well its a matter of taste- I actually like Bk fries but find I can't eat too many of them without feeling full (maybe this is a good thing?) I also like McD's fries but the 2 kinds of fries almost seem like two different foods. I would say the same thing about the burgers- both have distinctive tastes- the BK burgers (whatever char broil taste they have) taste more like burgers on the grill but McD's have their own very distinctive taste and aroma - not really comparable to most beef but a tasty snack nonetheless.
I think BK, McD and Wendy's have really succeeded in having distinguishable products. If I just wanted to have fries, i would have to go to McDonalds. I have heard they spray the fries with meat flavor crystals, so that may be the secret. But Bk's are fine. I never liked Wendy's, but they improved them about a year ago, and they are better, But Wendy's let's me get a baked potato instead, so I still go there, because their burgers, for me, are most reminiscent of the FGBs (Flat Grey Burgers) I remember from youth at greasy spoons.
BK's burger is certainly the closest to home cooked on the grill. McDonald's has a distinctive flavor, often too much pepper for my taste.
P.S. Liked my first In & Out burger a few months ago, but their key, I'm convinced, is the toasted bun.
It's funny you would say that about Wendy's fries, since I heard they had new fries so I tried them once just to see, and thought they ruined them, just like BK did many years ago.
Well, I still generally avoid Wendy's fries, but I still think they are kind of pasty (if that makes sense). I suppose my main complaint is they are thicker - I like fries that are more like a potato chip. But that's me.
I don't like fries that still have potato skin on them. I eat fries for taste, not "authenticity".
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