Epic Portions

Author: John

  • The Mc10:35 – I did it.

    A few days ago, Jeremy wrote about a new McDonalds menu item that has been sweeping the nation.  This item is called the Mc10:35, and can only be ordered at 10:35 AM which is the only time you can order simultaneously off of the breakfast and regular menu.  The sandwich is a combination of the Egg McMuffin and the McDouble and supposedly is an incredibly delicious creation.  I decided to put it to the test.

    I rolled up to my local McDonalds at 10:35 AM and asked the lady if they still had Egg McMuffins to be sold.  She said yes, and my next question was if I could order off of the lunch menu yet.  To my horror, she informed me that breakfast went until 11:00 AM during weekends.  This represented the single time in my life where I was disgusted that McDonalds was still serving breakfast.  Usually my experiences consist of me waking up late and arriving mere minutes after breakfast had ended.  I decided to return home, collect my thoughts, and return at 11:05 AM.

    At 11:05 AM, I decided to drive to a different McDonalds that is right down the street.  How convenient.  I ordered my Egg McMuffin and McDouble and was ready to go.  I resisted my urge to add Bic Mac sauce.  I guess the version you’re looking at is the Mc11:05, but I’m trying to be authentic here.

    I got it home and began creating my sandwich.  By creating, I mean I took the top bun off of the McDouble and replaced it with the Egg McMuffin minus the bottom muffin.  I took the pickles off, because I didn’t see that fitting in to this equation.  Easy creation, but completely magical.



    My apologies for picture overload, but I felt that was the only way to do this thing justice.  It was amazing.  The egg and Canadian bacon went oh so perfectly with the McDouble.  I urge you to try this combination out for yourself.  Your stomach might hurt for about an hour, but it’s worth it.

    Oh, last thing.. I ate this along with an additional Egg McMuffin, a hash brown, and a chili dog Stephanie brought home.  I’m beginning to be disgusted by myself.

  • Uhhhhh… Pringles?

    I know the Asian food market is a little differnet than ours, but seriously?  Seaweed?  Soft-shell crab?  Come on.

    Pretty interesting for a company that intended to sell tennis balls but got a shipment of potatoes instead.

  • Famous Bowls – Beautiful Slop

    A lot of people wonder why I like food so much but still continue to frequent fast food restaurants.  People even question my taste in food because of it.  The truth is, fast food tastes good.  It’s designed and processed that way.  If you don’t like fast food, is probably because you’re smart enough to realize that the reason it tastes good is the same reason it’s terrible for you.  Then again, I know that good and well but still need to get my fix every once in a while.  There’s just a few things that I could never go without.  On that list is KFC’s Famous Bowl.

    The Famous Bowl isn’t new or relevant to anything, I just love Famous Bowls.  I know, to some people, it’s the most disgusting fast food combination ever created, but to me it’s perfection.  I’m one of those people that combines their entire Thanksgiving dinner into one pile until it resembles something that they would serve in prison.  The mixture of mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, gravy,and corn makes my Thanksgiving every year.  Apparently someone at KFC used this same mixture method and decided to apply it to their menu.  Good man.

    It was a basic concept to combine mashed potatoes, gravy, and chicken.  Who hasn’t mixed their chicken with their mashed potatoes before?  They took this a step further adding corn and just got absolutely ridiculous by topping the entire thing with cheese.  Whose idea was it to top this heart attack bowl with cheese?  Whoever you are, you don’t owe anyone an explanation.  You deserve a medal.

    The Famous Bowl tops out with 740 calories, 31 grams of fat and 9 grams of saturated fat, 2110 mg sodium.  If you’re on a 2,000 calorie diet the bowl provides you with a third of your calories, 47% of your fat and 45% of your saturated fats, and 87% of your sodium.  That’s not irresponsible, that’s a bargain.

    So to the people who think it’s ridiculous that I like Famous Bowls while giving my opinion on more “respectable” cuisine, I completely agree with you.  There’s just something about this mess of slop that I have to have.

    On a completely random note, skip to the .52 second mark on this video for more on prison slop.  Or just watch the whole thing for comedic greatness.