Thread by @roy100

I am a McSpicy connoisseur, I ate my first one in 2000. I remember when McSpicy was introduced in Singapore, so I was excited when it came to the UK last week. A review thread 👇🏾

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SG was where the McSpicy is born, bred and loved. It's so good that there's a Double McSpicy, too. The UK version is six week experiment. 3 things make the SG version great:

1. Air pockets
2. Curry sauce
3. After-burn

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McChicken is a monotone chicken breast, but the McSpicy patty is a complex juxtaposition of chicken leg fibers layered imperfectly. These imperfections create air pockets. The Indian McSpicy version doesn't have them, and is decidedly subpar for this reason

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Very happy to report that the UK McSpicy has air pockets! In the SG version, the air pockets fill with oil which oozes when we bite into it.

The UK version doesn't have oil in them pockets, and I don't miss it.

Air Pockets Grade: A

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Curry sauce is a sweet, spicy sauce available in SG. McDonald's can never seem to make enough, and its consistent shortages cause riots. justafatboi.com/mcdonaldscurry…

My preferred method is to fully integrate a box of curry sauce inside the McSpicy before I begin

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It is impossible to overstate the greatness of McDonald's curry sauce. In a McSpicy, the result is juiciness that only a divine few have experienced.

If you really want to engage POCs @McDonaldsUK, bring some curry sauce to the table

Curry Sauce Grade: F

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I judge spice quality by its after-burn. This is a great heuristic for Hyderabadi Biryani: good biryani continues to burn from the tongue all the way to the food pipe, for an hour after eating. Bad (Hyderabadi) biryani's after-burn... what after-burn?

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The SG McSpicy has a complex after-burn that lingers all over the mouth and throat. The UK McSpicy's heat comes from red chilli powder in the batter (I think), so the after-burn is just on the tongue and feels one-dimensional.

After-burn grade: B

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Recap

Air pockets: A
Curry Sauce: F
After-burn: B

Overall: 8/10. Will eat again, while grumbling about the lack of curry sauce

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