Efan said:

Genesia said:

Thaaaaaat's it!

I found this, which is from March 9, 2002, in the NY Times. (Funnily enough, there's a "McDonalds beef tallow" auto complete in Google, so I guess a lot of people are curious about this.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/09/us/mcdonald-s-to-settle-suits-on-beef-tallow-in-french-fries.html

McDonald's To Settle Suits On Beef Tallow In French Fries

The McDonald's Corporation plans to issue an apology and pay $10 million to vegetarian and religious groups for using beef flavoring in its French fries. The action is part of a proposed settlement of lawsuits charging that the company misled consumers.

According to a draft of the settlement, 60 percent of the payment would go to vegetarian groups, with the rest going to groups devoted to Hindus and Sikhs, children's nutrition and assistance, and kosher dietary practices.

McDonald's would also pay an additional $4,000 to each of 12 plaintiffs in five separate lawsuits, which claimed McDonald's wrongly described the fries as vegetarian.

McDonald's issued an initial apology last year for causing any confusion over its use of beef ingredients in French fries sold in the United States and some other countries. But the plaintiffs said the apology did not go far enough, contending that when McDonald's said it had switched to vegetable oil to cook its fries in 1990, many people assumed that the food was suitable for vegetarian diets.

I've only been veggie for about 3-4 years and I don't remember hearing this so it never occurred to me to check. Apparently this is still their recipe in the US. Lame.

I only ever went to McDonald's once a year for a shamrock shake and fries on St Patty's day with a friend. It's a tradition of ours. He's a veggie too. It's gonna be really lame to only get the shake next year.

If Burger King did fries like McDonald's I would never go back to McD's.

johnart said:

I don't give a fuck how their made as long as they get into my face...in moderation.

I'm surprised you even knew how to spell that.

Genesia said:

johnart said:

I don't give a fuck how their made as long as they get into my face...in moderation.

I'm surprised you even knew how to spell that.

muirdo said:

If Burger King did fries like McDonald's I would never go back to McD's.

I agree. Burger King fries are horrible.

Genesia said:

johnart said:

I don't give a fuck how their made as long as they get into my face...in moderation.

I'm surprised you even knew how to spell that.

You, sir are an evil evil witch.

Stymie said:

muirdo said:

If Burger King did fries like McDonald's I would never go back to McD's.

I agree. Burger King fries are horrible.

not...the new ones are good and they even have sweet potatoe fries

luvsexy4all said:

Stymie said:

I agree. Burger King fries are horrible.

not...the new ones are good and they even have sweet potatoe fries

How Burger King still exists is beyond me. All their food is beyond terrible, including those atrocious fries. Yuck.

Sweet potato fries from anywhere are just a crock. I love me some sweet potatoes served up the way nature intended...but as fries, they totally suck.

luvsexy4all said:

Efan said:

Efan said:

luvsexy4all said:

not...the new ones are good and they even have sweet potatoe fries

How Burger King still exists is beyond me. All their food is beyond terrible, including those atrocious fries. Yuck.

Sweet potato fries from anywhere are just a crock. I love me some sweet potatoes served up the way nature intended...but as fries, they totally suck.

I agree....Burger King sucks I hate that place.Back in the day,I used to love their Whoppers but they've been on a downward spiral for more than a decade.I won't ever go there again.

johnart said:

I don't give a fuck how their made as long as they get into my face...in moderation.

johnart said:

Genesia said:

I'm surprised you even knew how to spell that.

You, sir are an evil evil witch.

Burger King gives you the option of substituting onion rings for fries unless you're in the middle of bum-fuck Egypt. The double whopper with bacon . If I didn't live 50 feet from a McDonalds I'd never go, Carl's Jr, Jack in the Box, Burgerville, Burger King, Wendy's omg yum. Dairy Queen has the best burgers in town, even better than Red Robin.

[Edited 10/27/12 3:01am]