ForchMan makes his RANT-burger, a beautiful thing!!!

Canadian fast food sucks compared to the U.S.!!!

Now before you get all defensive about this, take into consideration, that the Americans pretty much invented fast food, so why wouldn’t they be the best at it? If it wasn’t for the United States, McDonalds, Wendy’s Burger King, et al, would be just a pipe dream, in the mind of some idiot in Tuscaloosa!

Now it is apparent by looking at me, that I have had more than mine as well as your share of fast food. My physique speaks for itself (A Washboard Stomach with a Load full of Towels) that I know good fast food, and man, do I EVER!

My first point on why American fast food is better than Canadian is the most obvious….

IT IS MUCH CHEAPER!

Take for example McDonalds. I am a border-child. Which means that I have always spend a lot of time in both the U.S. and Canada, and I can tell you that there is a massive difference in the price between McDonalds in Canada, and in the U.S. Case in point: Chicken McNuggets. My single-most favorite item on the McDonald’s menu. In the Great white north, a 20-pack, which is enough for ol’ Forch here (Barely) costs about $8 with taxes. In the land of the Free, you can get 40 McNuggets as well as 2 Large fries for $9.99!!! Now that is what I call McSavings! I also defy anyone to tell me that the McNuggets in Canada are better, because they’re made with Canadian Chicken! People who use the country of origin for poultry as the basis for their product superiority are totally bone-headed! Usually, rhetoric like that is reserved for those who also say that KFC, uses Genetically-modified chicken for their Original Recipe. Utter Nonsense!!

My second point: CHOICE!

In the U.S. You not only have your National Fare (like McDonald’s, Wendy’s Burger King, KFC and Subway) but certain areas have their own chains, and some of them are even better than the big chains! Take for example: The In-N-Out Burger.

The In-N-Out Burger is a chain of burger restaurants that originate in California, and I believe there are some in Nevada as well. I discovered this bastion of greatness during the “Sketch of Life" trip of 2008. The SOL crew and I visited the In-N-Out Burger while at Fisherman’s Wharf, and I still to this day dare any one of them to find a better fast food joint! And trust me, we visited quite a few, including Carl’s Jr, and Jack in the Box. Both, which were in my words: “Deisherrific” (Trademark ForchMan, 2008)

My third point: SELECTION!

Comparing the items on your typical fast food restaurant in Canada, to the U.S. is like comparing “Prime Rib to Weird-Brother of Prime Rib” (If you get this reference, you will be my friend forever, and if you’re the first to comment on where it comes from, you will get special mention in an upcoming Forch’N Telling!) Look at KFC. I worked at KFC for like 4 years in H.S. and so many times, I had some drunken Wellander come into the store, asking for something that was on the U.S. menu, and complaining about why it wasn’t on ours! Whenever I go to KFC in the states, I am in love. Not to say that I don’t already love KFC to begin with, but the price is still far better than in Canada, but they have items that Canada hasn’t even considered! And when Canada finally gets them, the novelty has worn off, just as much as say, the Spice Girls Reunion!

Now there are a bunch more points that I could make, but quite frankly, I don’t have the time to get into them, because a ½ hour to write isn’t very much, but needless to say, I think that I have gotten my point across.

Now there are going to be those of you out there who are going to say: “Well what about Harvey’s???” While I do agree, they make your hamburger a beautiful thing, let’s face facts, you can actually go to M&M meat shops, and buy the same burgers, and make them yourself (Get the Tasty Burgers, that is exactly what they use!). I have never been able to recreate the taste of a Flame-broiled Whopper, or revel in a homemade bucket of Original Recipe. Now, I have been able to make homemade McNuggets, but to be honest, the work involved, really isn’t worth it.

Just don’t talk to be about Subway, because I’ve got a whole blog in my head to talk about that rip-off specialist!

Mmmmm, Man I want a cheeseburger!

But that’s just my opinion…. What do I know???
F.M.