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McDonald's original menu when the Speedy Service System was adopted was simply hamburgers, potato chips, soda, and milkshakes.

McDonald's original menu when the Speedy Service System was adopted was simply hamburgers, potato chips, soda, and milkshakes.

Today, McDonald's has a largely meat-and-potatoes diet, with sandwiches such as the McDouble (two hamburger patties with cheese, onions, seasonings, and pickle) the Big Mac (a larger burger with two patties, three buns, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, and a special sauce) the Quarter Pounder and the Double Quarter Pounder available with cheese, the Big n' Tasty (a sandwich similar to Burger King's Whopper), the McChicken (fried chicken sandwich with mayonnaise and lettuce), the Filet o' Fish (fish sandwich with tartar sauce) and others. There are also various sizes of French fries, sodas, milkshakes (strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, various seasonal shakes such as Mint and egg nog), ice cream and sundaes. In recent years, healthier options have been added such as premium salads, parfaits, Snack Wraps, and apples.  

Today, McDonald's has a largely meat-and-potatoes diet, with sandwiches such as the McDouble (two hamburger patties with cheese, onions, seasonings, and pickle), the Big Mac (a larger burger with two patties, three buns, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, and a special sauce), the Quarter Pounder and the Double Quarter Pounder available with cheese, the Big n' Tasty (a sandwich similar to Burger King's Whopper), the McChicken (fried chicken sandwich with mayonnaise and lettuce), the Filet o' Fish (fish sandwich with tartar sauce) and others. There are also various sizes of French fries, sodas, milkshakes (strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, various seasonal shakes such as Mint and egg nog), ice cream and sundaes. In recent years, healthier options have been added such as premium salads, parfaits, Snack Wraps, and apple slices.  

Also, regional variations exist among McDonald's international franchise menu items; at its Canadian restaurants for example, the Quarter Pounder BLT, the Mighty Angus (an Angus beef and BLT burger with grilled onions and barbecue sauce served on a sesame and poppy seed bun), the Double Big Mac (which doubles the number of patties to four), the Double Filet o' Fish (which adds a second fish patty), the Country Chicken sandwich and the dessert item McFlurry (similar to [[Dairy Queen]]'s Blizzard) are part of the menu. In [[India]], McDonald's franchises there do not serve items containing beef due to religious prohibitions on eating beef; instead, the Chicken Maharaja Mac and its vegetarian version, the Veg Maharaja Mac, are sold as part of its menu. In [[Israel]], many, though not all, McDonald's restaurants are [[kosher]]-certified (although kosher beef is sold at all locations) and barbecue beef patties on charcoal grills instead of frying them, and in keeping with Jewish dietary law, no pork products (particularly bacon) are served at any locations. In Islamic countries, McDonald's menu items are [[halal]]-certified and no pork products are served. In [[Japan]], the Teriyaki McBurger (which includes ground pork patties and teriyaki sauce) and the Fillet-O-Ebi (which has a fried shrimp patty served with mustard) are included in the local McDonald's menu.

Also, regional variations exist among McDonald's international franchise menu items; at its Canadian restaurants for example, the Quarter Pounder BLT, the Mighty Angus (an Angus beef and BLT burger with grilled onions and barbecue sauce served on a sesame and poppy seed bun), the Double Big Mac (which doubles the number of patties to four), the Double Filet o' Fish (which adds a second fish patty), the Country Chicken sandwich and the dessert item McFlurry (similar to [[Dairy Queen]]'s Blizzard) are part of the menu. In [[India]], McDonald's franchises there do not serve items containing beef due to religious prohibitions on eating beef; instead, the Chicken Maharaja Mac and its vegetarian version, the Veg Maharaja Mac, are sold as part of its menu. In [[Israel]], many, though not all, McDonald's restaurants are [[kosher]]-certified (although kosher beef is sold at all locations) and barbecue beef patties on charcoal grills instead of frying them, and in keeping with Jewish dietary law, no pork products (particularly bacon) are served at any locations. In Islamic countries, McDonald's menu items are [[halal]]-certified and no pork products are served. In [[Japan]], the Teriyaki McBurger (which includes ground pork patties and teriyaki sauce) and the Fillet-O-Ebi (which has a fried shrimp patty served with mustard) are included in the local McDonald's menu.