In India, they pretty much don’t do beef. McDonald’s is not the sort of operation to be deterred by the fact that a billion or Indians observe a religious prohibition on eating their main product. They simply rise to the challenge by offering a full range of chicken options. The flagship item, and India’s answer to the Big Mac, is the Chicken Maharaja Mac. It’s a pretty straightforward modification of the Big Mac, simply swapping the 1/8 oz all-beef patties for chicken patties in the same dimension as the McChicken…but these are no McChicken patties. These are actually tandoori chicken patties with a delightful flavor, albeit with a mushier consistency than the McChicken. They make for one Hell of a sandwich. The only drawback is that they are so flavorful that they overwhelm the other ingredients, including the special sauce. Missing is that perfect balance of flavors that make the Big Mac the world’s signature hamburger. But in a country without beef, the Chicken Maharaja Mac is king.
The Peregrinating Mister Beck 