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Ahtman wrote:If someone wants a McRib, it isn't becuase they want Ribs or BBQ as those are radically different things. I have no problem with the McRib as it is what it is, but I don't think I have ever equated it as being on par with rib tips or a pulled pork sandwich. It is akin to thinking you want pizza and then buying tacos; the similarity between the two things (bbq and McRib) is purely superficial.

I agree somewhat but if the McRib had to be grouped with something it would be BBQ or ribs.

I would say it is like buying a Uno Chicago style pizza from a gas station (McRib) and a pizza from Lou Malnati's (Ribs). They are so different that it is like comparing apples to oranges but are usually grouped together anyway.

I just started a diet 2 weeks ago, down 12 pounds and things seem to be going good. Now thanks to this I'm thinking about screwing my diet up on a mcrib or 4 that I know will be gross anyway, yet I somehow still want it.

Meh, I never eat at mcdonalds as it tends to give me stomach cramps and eventual vomiting.

Ahtman wrote:If someone wants a McRib, it isn't becuase they want Ribs or BBQ as those are radically different things. I have no problem with the McRib as it is what it is, but I don't think I have ever equated it as being on par with rib tips or a pulled pork sandwich. It is akin to thinking you want pizza and then buying tacos; the similarity between the two things (bbq and McRib) is purely superficial.

What about Taco Pizza?

I never got into the McRib.

I'll eat the hell out of a Big Mac, though.

Necros wrote:I just started a diet 2 weeks ago, down 12 pounds and things seem to be going good.

That sounds like an unhealthy amount to lose that quickly.

Ahtman wrote:

Necros wrote:I just started a diet 2 weeks ago, down 12 pounds and things seem to be going good.

That sounds like an unhealthy amount to lose that quickly.

You'd be surprised. I went on a way healthier diet, and starting lifting again and lost about 15 lbs the first three weeks...and that's with the mass I was gaining with the weight lifting. Soda and fastfood really do a toll on your body, and when you stop consuming them, and switch to lean turkey/chicken and recomended serving sizes, the weight starts to fall quickly.

I think it would depend on how big someone is at the outset of the new exercise/eating plan whether or not 12 pounds in 2 weeks is an unhealthy amount.

MCRIB!!! i will be happy again until it is gone...

Ahtman wrote:

Necros wrote:I just started a diet 2 weeks ago, down 12 pounds and things seem to be going good.

That sounds like an unhealthy amount to lose that quickly.

It is, its about double what you should lose in 2 weeks, unless you happen to be carrying an extremely large amount of body fat. And even then you have to tightly control what you're putting into your body.

Pork, you know what Bacon is made from, is like sex, Even when it is bad, it is still pretty good.

And now I can make my famous sammich The McDoubleRibDown!!!

Now I need to go make some real BBQ sauce to put on it, since McDonalds does not have a real BBQ sauce.

Heretic I am.. I love the Arby-Q far more than a McRib. They just had them for a week or so at Arby's and I was in heaven for the time.

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:
Bring back Walnut Whips instead, what's wrong with marketing people!

You can still get Walnut Whips, just they tend to be a bit more seasonal nowadays (In fact, I'm sure we bought some the other day as a stocking stuffer for the gf's mum). Try poundland and places like that...

FITZZ wrote: ...if you want BBQ on a bun...do it right.

I truly wish that the UK appreciated BBQ style food in the way you yankees do it, that last image looks mouthwatering...


As for the McRib, Feth yeah!

Did anyone try the Oriental McRib which was brought out when Disney released Mulan? It was a McRib with Hoi Sin (or an approximation thereof) sauce and shredded spring onion & cucumber. It was epic...

How unfortunate for cows everywhere.

Or... whatever animal they're using.

Most actual ribs used in BBQ are pork, though you can get some darned good beef ribs too. I know around here BBQ tends to mean pork though. Unless you are talking a nice brisket, which is beef.

Pretty sure McRibs use left over parts from whatever was chucked in the grinder.

Here BBQ means any kind of meat.

Chicken, pork, beef, venison, mutton.

Racoon in some of the more rural areas.

Actually beef would be more common than pork here, and personally I prefer chicken BBQ myself.

Melissia wrote:
Or... whatever animal they're using.

Think Millipede, think more legs...

Melissia wrote:Here BBQ means any kind of meat.

Chicken, pork, beef, venison, mutton.

Racoon in some of the more rural areas.

Actually beef would be more common than pork here, and personally I prefer chicken BBQ myself.

You can BBQ (verb) all kinds of critters, but BBQ (noun) tends to be pork.

One nice thing about living here.... One of the BEST steak houses in the country (Cattleman's) is a 20 minute drive away... with yummy Lamb Fries.

corpsesarefun wrote:Meh, I never eat at mcdonalds as it tends to give me stomach cramps and eventual vomiting.

And....?



Truthfully, if I want barbecued ribs, I'm more likely to get them Korean style. Kalbi FTW!

dogma wrote:

Ahtman wrote:

Necros wrote:I just started a diet 2 weeks ago, down 12 pounds and things seem to be going good.

That sounds like an unhealthy amount to lose that quickly.

It is, its about double what you should lose in 2 weeks, unless you happen to be carrying an extremely large amount of body fat. And even then you have to tightly control what you're putting into your body.

Extreme amt of body fat = me!

Yeah I started at exactly 333 pounds 2 weeks ago. Yesterday morning I was 321. I lost the most the first week, but most diets are like that, you lose a lot of water weight at first. Going forward I'm only expecting a few pounds a week.

No real diet program, just cutting calories. Going from having take out every other night to cooking healthier meals, eating more veggies, etc. I was probably doing like 4000 or so calories a day pretty much all my life. Now I'm doing 1000-1200, give or take a few, just making sure I'm eating healthy and mostly organic stuff, and laying off stuff that slows weight lost like "diet" and "low fat" products that replace things with nasty chemicals and stuff.

But yeah, a McRib was tempting. Luckily I had to work real late and I had to rush home to take the dog out, so I did't have time to stop anywhere. And I hate going out again after I'm already home, so I made me some chicken instead.

CptJake wrote:You can BBQ (verb) all kinds of critters, but BBQ (noun) tends to be pork.

Not here in Texas.

FITZZ wrote: Ribs...


... Not even close to ribs....




...My Southern taste buds reject this factory shaped pre processed abomination...if you want BBQ on a bun...do it right.

Hellz yes. I'm from Kansas City, Kansas. You can't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a decent BBQ place, so why the hell would I go to McCorporateSuck?

Plenty of good BBQ places here too.

Heh, my father knows the owner of one, we go there every now and then and chat with him while we eat.

Melissia wrote:Here BBQ means any kind of meat.

Chicken, venison.
personally I prefer chicken BBQ myself.

I have never had Venison BBQ, but it sounds DELICIOUS!

Too bad there aren't any good BBQ places here in Chicago.

The last time I had good BBQ was from Corky's in Memphis.

Barbecue is a cooking method, and has zero bearing on the type of meat used.

Monster Rain wrote:Barbecue is a cooking method, and has zero bearing on the type of meat used.

True enough.... but one must remember that Barbeque is different from Grilling, even though you can use the same piece of equipment to do both.

And in the South, Barbeque is both a noun and a verb with hugely differing meanings.

Yeah, barbecue and grilling get confused a lot, particularly in the northern parts of the country.

So what is the difference?

Barbecuing involves low heat for long periods whereas grilling is searing at high heat.