Wednesday, March 30, 2011

McFlurry International - China 2

McDonald's McFlurry in China - Strawberry with Oreo McDonald's McFlurry in China

Is there a significant difference between the McDonald's in Harbin and Shanghai (both are in China)? At least the quality? There should not be. It is McDonald's - taste that you can count on which makes you keep lovin' it. McDonald's in Shanghai is offering two McFlurry (麦旋风 mài xuànfēng or "McDonald's whirlwind") flavors: strawberry with Oreo and chocolate with Oreo. For 10RMB, the McFlurry strawberry with Oreo bits was a scant serving filling barely half the cup. The proportion of strawberry to Oreo to soft serve was appropriate, but the flavor was not. The strawberry flavor tasted a bit musky and artificial. Even after several martinis at Morton's The Steakhouse, the taste of the McFlurry was still left a skunk-like aftermath in your mouth. With such great experiences with berry flavors in northern China and the Balkans, one could only wonder where the strawberries were sourced from.

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