Why is there no tomato on the Big Mac?

[flvegan]

It seems that all the franchise burgers out there have tomato on them. All EXCEPT the Big Mac.

I smell conspiracy. And special sauce.

[Kali]

1. interesting

[bigwillq]

2. You're eating a Big Mac?

:shrug:

[Kali]

4. he keeps showing up in bacon threads too

do they have 12 step programs for this?:rofl:

[flvegan]

5. Heavens no.

I just saw a McD commercial, where they run through the ingredients. It hit me that there's no tomato on the burger. Lots of stuff, but no tomato.

[begin_within]

3. Because catsup is a vegetable?

[CreekDog]

36. The special sauce has tomato in it

sort of. :dilemma:

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Because that would destroy the goodness that is

two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

And, yes, I can say that all in under a second. In the late 70s, it was a contest. I finally got banned from participating at my local McDonald's because I was getting free Big Macs for all my friends. :rofl:


Oh, and you're still a FReeper, Idi.

[flvegan]

7. In under a minute?

I can say that in like 5 seconds. I memorized that stupid commercial when I was a kid.

Seriously, a minute? What was everyone in your locale a total dunce in the 70s?

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Gah. I meant second. I still can do it, too. A second is longer than you think.

:rofl:

And, no. Empress Dowager.

:eyes:

[flvegan]

9. Uh huh. Mickey D's. Dumbing it down for the Midlothians since 1973.

:rofl:

[Midlodemocrat]

15. Shithead. I lived in CT in the 70s.

:eyes:

[madinmaryland]

19. You were kicked out FReeper, for the obvious reasons!

I see they welcomed you into VA shortly thereafter!

[DS1]

17. No, it actually came out muffled, because her mouth was already full

They just let her win to stop making the other girls cry

[Midlodemocrat]

20. I am going to kill you. Seriously. At BB's. Be afraid.

[flvegan]

21. Picturing it makes it that much more funny.

[jobycom]

34. You heard about the Sesame Street Bus, right?

The Sesame Street Bus driver made his daily rounds. First stop were two best friends named Patty, both of whom were overweight. Next came Ross, who went to Special Education. Then the bus picked up Lester Reese. Lester was a disgusting kid with bunyons, who was known to take off his shoes and play with them while they rode to school.

So the bus driver looks back and takes inventory. "Two obese Pattys, special Ross, and Lester Reese picking bunyons on a Sesame Street Bus."

[Tobin S.]

10. That would get in the way of all the fat and sugar in the sandwich

I was just reading about how the bread on those sandwiches has a bunch of sugar in it. And, of course, the sauce is almost completely sugar and fat. Who knows how much of the beef patties is actually protein? I think a Big Mac has about 550 calories in it and very little nutritional value. Just fat, sugar, and salt. My personal record is three Big Macs in one sitting. I don't eat that stuff anymore, though.

[hellbound-liberal]

11. Actually the tomato is IN the special sauce, which is just a variation on 1000 island dressing

White Castle's "slyders" (that's Krystal burgers for you folks in Florida) don't have tomatoes either!

[Left Is Write]

12. Does it matter to one who does not eat Big Macs?

I don't eat Big Macs. I know that you don't eat Big Macs. Therefore, is the tomato situation really of any consequence?

:D

[flvegan]

16. It does if one is smelling a conspiracy.

Which I am. Matter of fact, I don't think McD's offers tomato on ANY of their burgers.

See?

[Left Is Write]

26. That doesn't sound like a conspiracy. That sounds like a tomato-shunning.

[Jamastiene]

13. It just wouldn't go with all the other crap on a Big Mac.

I guess. Now that I think about it, I cannot figure it out either.

[blogslut]

14. I love tomatos

But I freaking hate them in sandwiches and/or burgers. Too soggy.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

18. BECAUSE IT'S A FRUIT, DAMMIT!!!!!

If they started putting FRUIT on their offerings, what the hell do you think would happen to their business?

That's right.

Only Communists would eat at McDonald's.

Ha.

They're too smart to fall for that kind of pinko trick .........................

[sniffa]

22. It's a shallow attempt at winning back Rob Base's patronage

He also hate's tomatoes.

[madinmaryland]

23. BWOT, Dude! Would you trust tomatoes from McD's??

:wtf:

[flvegan]

25. I wouldn't trust anything from McD's. Thing is

there's something amiss with a burger establishment that doesn't offer tomato on any of its offerings.

Now that I've exposed this conspiracy, I shant be getting on any small planes I tell you what.

[mainegreen]

24. Because tomatoes on burgers is vile.

you want tomato on your burger?

USE CATSUP!

:D

[madinmaryland]

27. WTF? A burger without a fresh tomato is a SIN!

Catsup? :puke:

[JVS]

45. It depends on texture of the burger.

If a burger has a special sauce on it already then adding a tomato makes it too mushy.

[Gormy Cuss]

28. Dude, you are so wrong.

Catsup is the devil's own food. A slice of real tomato (or this time of year, those cluster tomatoes from a greenhouse in Madison or some other weird little Maine town) is perfect.

[mainegreen]

29. Tomatoes slide around and make enjoying the lettuce and onion piled on harder,

Nope. Catsup for me. Heck, I put a pile of catsup on my plate so I can DIP the burger in catsup.

:D

[Gormy Cuss]

30. You are now DTG.

:spank:

[texanwitch]

31. The Big Mac isn't a real hamburger.

The $1 Sonic burger does.

[GOPisEvil]

32. Tomatoes are seasonal.

Nowadays you can get any produce any time of the year thanks to global commerce, but that's a fairly recent development.

Tomatoes don't ship well either. You have to source them locally, which is anathema to McDonald's centralized distribution.

That's just a guess. I could be talking out my ass. :)

[Kali]

33. They tried it once - the Mc Fresh or something like that

trying to compete with the whopper. Didn't make it. Probably the tomato.:rofl:

[CreekDog]

35. You're just jealous Midlo's sending you out for these 4 times per day

those cravings are strong. :P

[jobycom]

37. When tomatoes were first introduced into Europe, they were thought to be poisonous if cooked.

Even the Italians refused to cook them for sauces for many years.

Not relevant, but who cares about Big Macs, anyway.

[rcrush]

38. Whats up with that third bun in the big mac?

too much bread

[Tommy_Carcetti]

39. Cause Big Macs don't need tomato to be awesome, that's why.

Special sauce, that's all you need.


Okay, so its basically just thousand island dressing, but still, that stuff rocks.

[CreekDog]

52. Big Macs do rock, for some reason

:P

[miss_american_pie]

40. Big Macs were invented in Pittsburgh

And only three people within the entire city limits eat tomatoes. ;)

[JVS]

46. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Pittsburghers eat shitloads of tomatos

The Italian population in Pittsburgh is huge. Maybe there are no tomatoes left after all the grannies make their homemade tomato gravy.

[hobbit709]

41. I won't go to McD's if it's the only place open.

[Eyerish]

42. The Big N' Tasty has tomatoes...

I think their chicken sandwiches have them too. I wouldn't be able to verify that since I haven't had McDonalds since I saw "Super Size Me". :puke:

[arbusto_baboso]

43. Because Mickey D's is a cheap-ass franchise that doesn't want to spring for 'maters.

[JVS]

44. My guess is that it would be too slippery for such a stacked up burger

[petronius]

47. Because the Big Mac is a carefully blended melange of flavor and texture, and

the world-renowned internationally-trained chefs at the MacDonald's culinary institute made the reasoned decision that a tomato would detract...

[JVS]

48. I FOUND OUT WHY!!!! It's because...

the Big Boy Burger doesn't have tomatoes and the Big Mac is based on it.

[flvegan]

49. Is it really?

I've never lived near a Big Boy. Intriguing.

[I Have A Dream]

50. OK, then why does the Big Boy Burger not have tomatoes?

:shrug:

[JVS]

51. That's a question for another day, another thread, and another DUer