I am old enough to remember and have enjoyed, McDonald’s apple pies back when they deep fried them in the same vats the fries were cooked in. The were delicious crunchy on the outside molten lava on the inside.
Then in 1992 McDonald’s wanted to become the healthy fast food place and relaxed these delicious golden fried packages of joy with tasteless, generic baked pies. And I was sad.
Years later I discovered that McDonald’s in Europe still fries the apple pies in the old ways. The proper ways. That and they have curry sauce for the fries. Just one more thing Europe does right. And I was joyful and took of the fried pies many many times on my journeys to Europe.
Then today, I discovered that the newly opened little restaurant on my very rural road (it’s the only business within miles of me, I live in farm land) serves fried apple pies. I didn’t expect much. But I was moved almost to tears when I opened that box and saw a perfectly deep fried apple pie, exactly like McDonald’s used to make. And it was glorious.
Today was a good day.
by TheDreadPirateJeff
16 Comments
that’s an egg roll
I’d need like eight
It’s definitely giving egg roll.
One (or two, if you’re up for it) of these roughly crushed up in some ice cream are unbelievably good.
Hell yeah. A great memory as a kid growing up in the 80s.
I love egg rolls
I miss McDonald’s apple pies – you’re very lucky to have them nearby!
Omg look at all the delicious crunchy bubbles
we still have these at McDonalds in Hawaii. Jollibee also fries their peach mango pies the exact same way, and those are even better
Tell me more about this curry sauce. Is it sweet?
I couldn’t even afford one of those on my upcoming birthday. Some people have it all
Jollibee has amazing fried pies. Try the peach mango.
What a wonderful story
I think this is wrong… feels like a crime.
Beautiful
Apple pies are still fried in at least some parts of Asia! If you’re travelling, it’s definitely worthwhile to check if the destination country’s McDonald’s fry their pies.