The Big Mac Turns 40, Ponders Life
We live in a food world where fast food is destined (maybe) to fall by the wayside unless it continues to evolve--and to be fair, McDonald's and company are doing plenty to keep up with the health food movement.
So where does the Big Mac--which is reportedly the hardest sandwich to prepare--and its 29 grams of fat stand in this literal survival of the fittest? Will McDonald's give the Big Mac a shakeup? Will the Big Mac remain in the corner of a futuristic menu of local ingredients and healthy options, a relic from the great age of trans fat? Or will McDonald's give it a modern facelift in the near future, perhaps opting for grass-fed organic beef, fresh bread, organic microgreens and locally-grown heirloom tomatoes? What will be the fate of the Big Mac?
And now, here's what the rest of the internet thinks about the soon-to-have-a-midlife-crisis burger:
• Discover Insanity revealed some interesting factoids about the Big Mac, like how many are sold per second (17) and how many sesame seeds are on a bun (about 178).
• In Pennsylvania, a Big Mac Museum was opened in honor of the big 4-0. The museum will showcase the burger's original packaging, "Big Mac collectibles" and a bronze bust of the creator. People, this is why the rest of the world hates America!
• The American Pundit reminds us that the Big Mac is so big that there's a currency-evaluation system based upon it.
• Even our own little MenuPages: Boston got into the act by sharing some Big Mac Q&A, with a nod from Albion.
