[Ed: 365Foods is pleased to welcome Sarah for her first solo guest blog. Having grown up in a household where meat and potatoes were King, Sarah is gradually learning to cook and is a foodie-in-training - in fact, she just purcahsed a stand mixer and is thrilled to be making her own bread!]
Ah, National Fast Food Day. I love National Fast Food Day. I love fast food. I especially love McDonald’s. Despite all the studies, documentaries, statistics and nutritional information out there, I still love McDonald’s. For National Fast Food day I hopped over to the closest McD’s to me in Vancouver’s downtown core, the Waterfront Food Court. There I waited in line in gleeful anticipation [Ed.: which looks like this] of my longstanding order: two cheeseburgers and a small fries. Standing there, smelling that specific McDonald’s smell, I thought back to when a trip into town for my family meant lunch at McDonald’s (my mother would be horrified if she read this, I’ll clarify to say we only went into town every few months). I played every sport imaginable in high school partly because we’d have to bus into town for all of our games and that meant a trip to McDonald’s on the way home for dinner. The only burger I’ve ever ordered there is a cheeseburger and I have no plans to branch out. That would mean giving up an opportunity to get a cheeseburger and why would I do that?
Back to the meal at hand. I received my two cheeseburgers and small fries with the requisite one packet of ketchup and one packet of pepper. Unwrap cheeseburger #1 and devour in four bites. Unwrap and repeat with cheeseburger #2.
Next, use one of the cheeseburger wrappers for the fries. Empty wee bag of fries (have they gotten smaller?) and open the ketchup. Tear open the pepper and sprinkle on ketchup. Trust me, it’s good. Pause for picture.
The entire meal lasted approximately 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Not very healthy, no ambience and, in hindsight, very little meat but still … sometimes a McDonald’s happy meal [Ed.: Did you get a toy??] is really all you want or need.
Happy National Fast Food Day!
Sarah
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November 16, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Brandscaping
Love it!!
I didn’t know it was national fast food day – but check my blog for why mcdonalds made me mcawesome!
http://Www.brandscaping.ca
j
November 16, 2009 at 9:49 AM
365foods
Yep – I confess to loving the McD’s cheeseburger too. Though on the rare occasion when I do go to McD’s, I always order mine with extra pickles. McD’s has great pickles.
B.
November 16, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Janelle
When I found out I had a fragrance allergy, I didn’t think it would limit what I could eat. Yep, Rotten Ronnie’s puts fragrance in their food (big surprise) but about twice a year I put up with a stuffy nose and perhaps a headache to partake in my dirty little secret – I LOVE McD’s cheeseburgers. So yummy,, so saltly. Loved the post Sarah.
November 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Sage
Ooooh, I ALWAYS make pepper-ketchup! And I’m with B on the pickles too. Thanks Sarah!
November 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Starry
Kindred spirits all of you!!
November 17, 2009 at 9:23 AM
365foods
My fast food cravings manifest themselves as breakfast food. Bacon and Egg McMuffins, or the Tim Hortons equivalent…mmmm greasy morning goodness.
Deanna
November 17, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Sage
Yeah, D, I eat a few to many B.E.L.T.s for my own good. Just helpin’ the Canadian economy, I tell ya!