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[XiaNaphryz]

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/04/04/mcdonald-rolls-out-giga-big-mac-with-four-beef-patties/

EDIT: To clarify since everyone seems to be bringing it up, the difference between this and the double Big Mac that has been often offered elsewhere for some time now is the beef patty size, which is slightly larger than the standard patty they typically use for Big Macs. Hence why they're also offering the "Grand Big Mac" which just has 2 of these patties.

McDonald’s Japan is about to supersize one of its most popular burgers.

The Giga Big Mac has four beef patties instead of the regular two on the Big Mac--and has 2.8 times more meat.

Like the U.S. version, Japan’s Big Mac is also layered with cheese, lettuce, onion, pickles, a special mayonnaise-based sauce, mustard and sweet relish

McDonald’s says the new sandwich is a great choice for diners seeking “a satisfied sense of accomplishment,” reports Japan’s RocketNews24.

Of course, a giant sandwich calls for equally monstrous sides. McDonald’s will also be rolling out “grand-size” soft drinks and French fries, both of which are larger than the largest sizes currently offered at the chain.

f you don't think your mouth will open wide enough to fit a Giga burger, McDonald's is also rolling out a less dramatic looking Grand Big Mac that has two extra-large beef patties.

...

The Giga Big Mac goes on sale April 6 and will be available for a limited time through the end of the month.

EDIT:

This is not the usual double Big Mac (Mega Mac in Japan). This is launching alongside the Grand Big Mac, which has larger patties than the standard size. The Giga is a double Grand.

 

[kswiston]

This has existed in Canada for well over a decade.

EDIT: Unless each burger is larger or something. Regular double big macs have existed forever.

 

[Ashby]

No question I would get that if it came to the US

 

[TheGeniusArcana]

Has science gone too far?

 

[OneEightZero]

Those patties look so bad.

 

[FullMetaltech]

So A Gojira Burger!. Looks like a heart attack waiting to happen.

 

[impact]

No wonder everyone in Japan is obese

 

[Chris R]

This has existed in Canada for well over a decade.

EDIT: Unless each burger is larger or something. Regular double big macs have existed forever.

Same here in Alaska. Only difference is they use the 1/4lb patties for the "Denali Mac"

 

[Clefargle]

But I though this was Giga Mac:

 

[Red Liquorice]

Get diarrhea four times as fast.

 

[FrontalMonk]

last time I went to a McDonalds in Japan, I got a large fry and drink to go with my sandwich, and it was basically a medium in US sizes. I expect the "grand-size" to be the same as a US Large.

Never been a fan of the big mac, though. If I want that much meat on a burger at mcd's, I'll get a Double QP&C.

 

[McDougles]

Wait, America doesn't have the Double Big Mac? What's next, they never got the McPizza?

 

[Dead Prince]

pound for pound it'll still weigh less than American Big mac.

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

I read that as Gaga Big Mac and came in expecting performance art or some shit

 

[ldcommando]

We had that here in Brazil, lasted a month or two, I think

 

[Stasis]

That's a double big Mac as far as I can tell...

http://www.mcdonalds.ca/camobile/en...ps.100006.200010.double-big-mac-sandwich.html

Edit: Oh, larger patties. Damn, people in Japan are hungry!

 

[psylah]

Hail to the King, baby.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

I thought Japan was supposed to be the sensible one.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

This has existed in Canada for well over a decade.

EDIT: Unless each burger is larger or something. Regular double big macs have existed forever.

The patties are supposed to be slightly larger, yes. Hence the 2.8x more beef number. So it's not just a double Big Mac.

 

[Tansut]

No question I would get that if it came to the US

I've had a double Big Mac in the US. Maybe it was just a regional thing but I recall having it.

I audibly gasped when I saw the sign advertising it.

 

[Slayer-33]

Hail to the King, baby.

Jesus Herbert Christ

 

[BigBossVanzetti]

Dear God...with that 64oz soda and a pound of fries I think we have a winner.

 

[kswiston]

I've had a double Big Mac in the US. Maybe it was just a regional thing but I recall having it.

I audibly gasped when I saw the sign advertising it.

Double quarter pounders and double big macs have been regular McDonalds items in Canada (or at least Ontario) for a long time.

 

[Madao]

for them it was the Giga Big Mac announcement day but for us it was tuesday.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Get diarrhea four times as fast.

Please see a doctor.

 

[Tansut]

Double quarter pounders and double big macs have been regular McDonalds items in Canada (or at least Ontario) for a long time.

Right, but I meant the US. Specifically Ohio.

 

[Bad7667]

Now I want a Big Mac. But I'll just feel bad after.

 

[Mac the KNife]

This thing looks like an overt form of indoctrination. Or a declaration of war.

 

[gamz]

last time I went to a McDonalds in Japan, I got a large fry and drink to go with my sandwich, and it was basically a medium in US sizes. I expect the "grand-size" to be the same as a US Large.

Never been a fan of the big mac, though. If I want that much meat on a burger at mcd's, I'll get a Double QP&C.

You mean Royal with Cheese.

 

[SlimySnake]

Nice. I love the Big Mac.

I mean it makes me feel like shit almost immediately afterwards but I am in heaven while im eating it.

 

[Yoshi88]

I already ate several of those in Asakusa/ Tokyo last year in September (good value for getting full fast if you're in a hurry and low on money in the night) so is this a recurring kind of offer?

 

[kswiston]

Right, but I meant the US. Specifically Ohio.

It's sort of surprising that the double sandwiches aren't standard in the US as well. Maybe they are too expensive to be popular (given that fast food is still relatively cheap there)?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I already ate several of those in Asakusa/ Tokyo last year in September (good value for getting full fast if you're in a hurry and low on money in the night) so is this a recurring kind of offer?

They've had double Big Macs before, but with the regular sized patties.

 

[DOWN]

Those patties look so bad.

How? They just look thin. The texture and color looks normal.

 

[TUSR]

and they'll still only buy fries

 

[Yoshi88]

They've had double Big Macs before, but with the regular sized patties.

Hmmm, but it was explicitly called "Giga Mac". Or is the name used across different sizes of 4-patties burgers?

 

[Tansut]

It's sort of surprising that the double sandwiches aren't standard in the US as well. Maybe they are too expensive to be popular (given that fast food is still relatively cheap there)?

Maybe. This was back during what I consider McD's heyday. A Big N' Tasty was only a buck. What a time it was to be alive to slowly kill yourself.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Hmmm, but it was explicitly called "Giga Mac". Or is the name used across different sizes of 4-patties burgers?

Just going by the article - maybe you were in a test location and this is getting a wider launch?

 

[sixteen-bit]

wasn't there a big mac with quarter pounder patties?

 

[Jezbollah]

So, a Mega Mac then?

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Idk why I imagined a Big Mac with four Jamaican beef patties inside

 

[XiaNaphryz]

So, a Mega Mac then?

They refer to that in the article.

In 2014, the chain rolled out a Mega Big Mac-- a Big Mac with four patties-- in several countries including Turkey, Ireland, South Korea and Japan

I'm guessing that's just a double with the regular sized patties?

 

[User 479360]

That's overkill

This has existed in Canada for well over a decade.

EDIT: Unless each burger is larger or something. Regular double big macs have existed forever.

It has? That's news to me.

Then again, I've never eaten a Whopper or Big Mac, or a Baconator. I'm weird, and just get 100% plain chicken burgers.

I like hamburgers, but only eat them at home or at barbeques. Plain or with Diana Sauce.

 

[Dennis]

Mecha Mac

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Had one of these in Bangkok just a few weeks ago.

 

[SenorArdilla]

But I though this was Giga Mac:

Giga Little Mac

 

[Jezbollah]

They refer to that in the article.



I'm guessing that's just a double with the regular sized patties?

Yep they had it in the UK ages ago. It was quite nice I seem to remember.

 

[Skiptastic]

Like the U.S. version, Japan’s Big Mac is also layered with cheese, lettuce, onion, pickles, a special mayonnaise-based sauce, mustard and sweet relish

This wasn't part of the deal, McDonalds! THIS WASN'T PART OF THE DEAL!

 

[BlackGhost]

So, a Mega Mac then?

Two chicken Patties?

 

[crazyrabbits]

Had a Big Mac last week and hated myself for an entire day afterwards. I can't even fathom eating a Double Big Mac again (the last one I had was many years ago), let alone eating a "Giga" Big Mac.