McArabia

The McArabia is a pita bread sandwich available at all McDonald's outlets in Arab countries and Pakistan. It is known as the Grilled Chicken foldover in Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa[1], as McOriental in Spain, France and Holland,[2] the McTurco in Turkey,[3] Greek Mac in Greece and Cyprus,[4][5] and as the McKebab in Israel.[6] The sandwich was originally made to meet West Asian local taste.

McArabia Grilled Chicken/Kofta
Nutritional value per 1 sandwich
Energy590.0 kcal (2,469 kJ)
47.0 g
Sugars4.0 g
Dietary fiber4.0 g
33.0 g
Saturated9.6 g
Trans0.2 g
26.0 g
MineralsQuantity %DV†
Calcium
2%
20.0 mg
Iron
0%
0 mg
Sodium
57%
860.0 mg
†Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
The McArabia in Morocco 2009

History

The Sandwich was introduced as the Greek Mac in 2001 in Greece.[5]

The McArabia was introduced in Saudi Arabia and UAE in March 2003 due to a sharp fall of profits in 2002, and declared a permanent product, due to boycotts on American brands and restaurants over the war in Iraq and claiming that the ingredients were not from local vendors. The first version of the sandwich used grilled chicken with pita bread which was imported from the UK for the first week, then switched to local bakers.[7][8] In 2004 the Kofta variant was added, In 2005 the sandwich was introduced in Malaysia and a limited spicy beef variant in 2006.

Product description and variants
  • McArabia: Grilled chicken, which contains two grilled chicken patties with tomatoes, lettuce and topped with garlic sauce wrapped in pita bread Served in the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan (the only non-Arab country), and Bahrain.[9][10][11], was served in Malaysia for a limited Time in April 2020 as the Grilled Chicken Foldover.[12]
  • McArabia grilled kofta. served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and garlic mayonnaise in addition to two patties of grilled kofta, all in an Arabic style pita bread, served in Egypt.[10] and withdrawn from other countries in early years, was available as a limited time sandwich September 2014 .
  • McArabia: Crispy Chicken a variant that replaces the grilled chicken, was available September 2014 .[13]
  • McArabia: Veggie a variant with vegetable based patty was available in Kuwait around September 2014 [14]
  • McArabia: Sujuk a variant that replaces the Kofta and was available in the UAE September 2014 [15]
  • McArabia Saveur Tagine was a variant that had cumin bread, basil sauce, onions, cumin and coriander, combined with grilled vegetables (tomatoes, grilled red and yellow peppers), with a spicy basil sauce. It was only available in Morocco in April 2009.
  • McArabia Saveur Badinjan (eggplant) was a variant that had cumin bread, grilled vegetables (eggplants, pepper and tomatoes). The sandwich was only available in Morocco in April 2009.[2]
  • Crispy Fish Foldover: contains Tomatoes, white onion, lettuce and a special sauce resembling Sriracha Mayo, over a large crispy fish fillet in pita bread, Served in Malaysia for a limited time in April 2020.[12]
  • Mini McArabia Also known As P'tit McArabia was a variant that was similar to the McArabia, its ingredients and price were cut in half from the regular McArabia, making it have one single patty and fewer vegetables, its patty variants were Sujuk and Grilled Chicken.[16]
  • McArabia Halloumi is a breakfast item, that is Pita bread that had a lightly grilled Halloumi cheese accompanied by lettuce, tomatoes and black olives.[17]

References
  1. "McDonald's | Grilled Chicken Foldover". www.mcdonalds.co.za. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  2. "McDonald's renforce sa gamme". 12 March 2009.
  3. "McTurco® Etli Menü". McDonald's Türkiye].
  4. "Greek Mac". McDonald's Greece.
  5. Yunker, John (15 October 2003). "Would You Like Fries With Your Greek Mac?". Corante. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  6. "29 Exotic McDonald's Dishes Around the World". twistedsifter. 22 December 2011.
  7. Derhally, Massoud (5 March 2003). "McDonald's rolls out McArabia". ArabianBusiness.com.
  8. Tagliabue, John (15 March 2003). "U.S. Brands Abroad Are Feeling Global Tension". The New York Times.
  9. "McArabia Chicken". McDonald's Oman.
  10. "Sandwiches". McDonald's Egypt.
  11. "McArabia Chicken". n McDonald's Bahrain.
  12. "Indahnya Ramadan". Indahnya Ramadan. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  13. ssarah (31 August 2014). "McDonald's Celebrates Local Flavor with New McArabia Sandwiches". I Love Qatar.
  14. "New McDonald's McArabia meals: True to tradition :: Rinnoo.net Website". Rinnoo.net Website. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  15. "mcarabia-sujuk". McDonald's UAE.
  16. "ميني ماك عربي جريلد تشيكن". www.mcdonalds.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  17. Chris (6 December 2013). "McDonald's McArabia Halloumi". everythinghapa.
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