Fast food lovers can now rejoice as McDonald’s has answered their pleas for a more substantial McNugget meal. For years, customers have complained that the standard six-piece McNugget offering just doesn’t satisfy their cravings. While the option of ordering a massive 20-piece Sharebox was available, most people didn’t want to go that far. The quest for a happy medium has been heard, and McDonald’s is delivering.
Upgraded McNugget Meals
Beginning this autumn, McDonald’s is introducing an updated McNugget meal size that will surely delight fans of the iconic chicken treat. Soon, you’ll have the option to indulge in a nine-piece Chicken McNugget meal.
This means you can enjoy nine McNuggets, a medium portion of fries, and a medium-sized beverage, all in one satisfying meal deal. Previously, while customers could order nine McNuggets from the menu, they weren’t offered as part of a complete meal.
More Delights in Store
For those who aren’t McNugget aficionados, McDonald’s autumn menu has plenty more to offer. This menu rollout coincides with the conclusion of the McDonald’s Monopoly promotion. It brings several new and enticing dishes to satisfy your taste buds.
To make room for these additions, some items, such as the Big Tasty, the Big Tasty with Bacon, and Mozzarella Dippers, bid us farewell. The Cadbury Flake Raspberry McFlurry, Cadbury Flake Chocolate McFlurry, and the Caramel Waffle Latte are also making their exit in countries that have them.
A Feast for Your Taste Buds
However, the new winter warmers more than make up for these departures. You can savor delights like the McCrispy BBQ Smokehouse, Philly Cheese Stack, Halloween McFlurry, and a festive apple pie.
The highly anticipated return of the mega chicken combo deal adds to the excitement. This combo includes 10 Chicken Selects and a 20-piece Chicken McNuggets Sharebox, along with four Selects dips and four standard dips, designed to serve four people.
Occo Spices with a Great Solution to Save the Environment
The hot summer days are officially here. That said, whether you are firing up the grill or the stove, the heat to change up your dinner routine is present. If you are bored with the usual burgers, Occo is here to change this. Lisa Carson and Connie Wang are the founders of the brand and they have decided to take the spice brand to grill season and way beyond.
Why Occo?
The idea behind Occo is fairly simple. Pre-portioned packets of ethically sourced spice come in groups of single-serve recipe cards. What is this, you may ask? It means no measuring or waste is required. The environmentally friendly packaged spices include “pre-measured micro amounts of high-quality spices, sealed in airtight ‘forever fresh’ spice pods” as well as a QR code that can be used to find a variety of recipes that go with them. The goal is to inspire home cooks to try new things without going broke or generating a lot of garbage.
While the spice decks, as they’re known, are exclusively available at www.eatocco.com, you can keep up with the latest spice blends by following @eatocco on Twitter. Burger au Poivre, Spicy Sichuan Burger, Lebanese Kafta Burger, and Garlic & Herb Butter Burger are among the new flavors available in the Burger Sampler packages.
Award-Winning Chefs Approve Occo’s Idea
Occo partnered with a host of award-winning chefs to offer a variety of recipes and signature spice decks when it first launched. The following recipes were prepared by chefs such as Nina Compton, Asha Gomez, Gregory Gourdet, Deuki Hong, Mei Lin, and Adriana Urbina to help home cooks widen their horizons and demystify the often difficult and expensive process of harvesting spices.
Chef Deck Cards include:
- Kebabs Four Ways by Chef Mei Lin
- Any-Season One-Pan Meals by Chef Gregory Gourdet
- Grand Latin American by Chef Adriana Urbina
- Cook in Color by Chef Asha Gomez
- Caribbean-Creole Bistro by Chef Nina Compton
- Late Nite Koreatown by Chef Deuki Hong
Occo is also intended to assist cooks in learning the fundamentals, stocking their pantries, and experimenting with novel flavor combinations. Cooks are also encouraged to make their own cards with a mix-and-match component to add variety to their culinary routine. For more ideas, see the pre-made cards below or follow @eatocco on Instagram.
- American Overachiever has eight unique spices that provide a special touch to your cookery.
- The Herb Garden is a collection of 16 dried herbs with a wide range of uses and seasons.
- The Chile Sampler is a collection of eight ground chile peppers from around the world that honors our shared passion for heat.
- The Pepper Sampler includes eight different types of ground pepper to help you broaden your salt’s social circle.
- The Cinnamon Sampler has four distinct cinnamons, allowing everyone to decide which is the finest.