Pumpkin Triangle Pie - Seoul, Korea - October 2011

Just in time for autumn, McDonald's Korea is promoting the limited-edition Pumpkin Pie, using a big banner on all its Korean store fronts.  McDonald's Korea often uses Triangle Pies for the promotional pies, but this is the first time they have had a Pumpkin filled one. It was small, and rather bland.  The Pumpkin filling was nothing like the promotional photos.  For the size, at 1200W, it was rather pricey.

Consumed on - 11 October 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Price - 1200KRW (~$1.10USD)
Location - McDonald's COEX
Rating - 2/5

Shanghai Spice Chicken Deluxe - Seoul Korea - September 2011

This is the 2nd Limited-Edition 'Deluxe' variations McDonald's Korea has had in 2011. It is the standard McDonald's Korea 'Shanghai Spice Chicken', but the 'Deluxe-ing' is to add bacon, a special mayo. and a slightly bigger bun.  The Deluxe edition costs 1,000-1,500W (depending on lunch or dinner) more than the standard.

Consumed on - 18 September 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Price - 5,900KRW (~$5.50USD) - The promotion 4500W is only for lunch.
Location - McDonald's COEX
Rating - 4/5.  The standard Shanghai Spice already being a favourite of mine, I really enjoyed this Deluxe edition.  I don't think bacon and a bigger bun are worth the 1,500W premium during lunch time, but the 1,000W premium during dinner prices make it worth a try.

Ayam Goreng McD & Milo Supreme McFlurry - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 2011

A regular menu item at Malaysian McDonald's, the Ayam Goreng McD is 2 pieces of fried chicken. You have the option to have the Spicy (which I picked), and a Regular version.  I was in the busy lunch-time rush at this McD's and it seemed that 4/5 people were choosing this over the other options.  Like other Asian countries Malaysian McD's had special lunch-time pricing.  The Milo Supreme McFlurry was a Limited edition McFlurry having crushed milo powered mixed throughout, and then topped with large Milo balls.  Like other South-East Asian countries, you can self-serve chilli sauce for dipping.

Consumed on - 12 September 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Price - McFlurry 4RM (~$1.25), Ayam Goreng McD set 8.5RM (~$2.70USD) [Lunch Hour pricing]
Location - Berjaya Times Square

Rating -
Milo Supreme McFlurry - 4/5.  It was cheap and tasty.  It was a very hot day walking around Kuala Lumpur, so an ice cream was just what I needed.
Ayam Goreng McD - 2/5.  It was cheap, but that's pretty much all it was.  I'm usually a fan of anything 'spicy', but this was not spicy at all.  There was a tonne of batter, and hardly any chicken underneath.  I was disappointed, and threw most of it away.

Banana Shake - Tokyo Japan - August 2011

Every McDonald's I passed on my one-day trip to Tokyo, had a big Banana Shake promotional poster in their window.  I don't think Banana is a standard milkshake flavour in Japan, so I had to try it.  As I had Chicken Tatutsa just a few hours earlier, I opted for the smallest size, and much like everything 'small' I order in Japan, I was shocked by how small it could be, yet costing so much. I think I finished it in about 25 seconds, and though it was nice and refreshing (I had been walking around Tokyo for about 6 hours at this point), I was still thirsty when I finished it.

Consumed On - 29 August 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Location -  McDonald's Akihabara Tokyo Japan
Price - 120JPY = ~$1.55USD
Rating - 3/5

Unfortunately, I would not be in Japan for the upcoming promotional item that they were promoting on the tray inlay. The Egg Burger.

Chicken McMuffin - Narita, Japan - August 2011

After sleeping on the floor of an Internet cafe in Narita Japan in order to get my 8am flight from NRT (NRT-KMQ on IBEX) I hit the McDonald's across the street for breakfast.  The limited time menu item this time was a 'Chicken Muffin'.  A standard McMuffin bun, but with a piece of fried chicken instead of sausage or egg.  I found they put a bit too much mayo for my taste (and far too much for being a breakfast sandwich), but the chicken was lightly breaded and had a big piece of white meat underneath.  Also, Japanese set menu coffee was TINY. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of it, but it probably only held 150mL.  When the promotional period for this finished, McDonald's Malaysia has begun to sell the same thing, but at 1/2 the price.

Consumed On - 30 August 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Price - 440JPY (~$5.70USD)
Location - McDonald's Narita Station, Narita Japan
Rating - 3/5

Chicken Tatsuta Sandwich - Tokyo, Japan - August 2011

The Chicken Tatsuta was apparently a popular McDonald's Japan menu item back in the 90's, and they have been bringing it back for one-month limited time promotions.  Unlike the linked CNN article, mine actually looked quite appetising, and very close to the promotional photos.  According to Wikipedia, Tatsuta is a special way of deep frying.  The bun was the softest, and freshest bun I have ever had at a McDonald's, but unfortunately, the chicken was a bit of a let-down, as it had a breakfast sausage texture and was rather chewy.  At 640 Yen, it was a very expensive lunch.

Consumed on - 29 August 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Price - 640JPY = ~8.40USD
Location - McDonald's Akihabara JR Station - Tokyo Japan
Rating - 3/5

Taro & Oreo McFlurry w/ Others - Macau, Macau - August 2011

McDonald's Macau is a little strange, they always have the exact same menu and promotional items as neighbouring HK, and the prices are always the same (as the MOP is pegged to the HKD), so even though I visited Macau 4-5 times before I had never been to a Macanese McD's.  I was transferring through Macau in order to catch a MFM-PVG flight, so I spent my day looking around the Casinos (all my previous visits to Macau were either quick airport/ferry/border transits, or I did the tourist things without visiting the Casino's.  Upon entering the Venetian Casino they gave me a coupon book for the restaurants, and one was a 5MOP off, discount and a free sundae coupon.  I had also noticed the promotional item at the time being a Kung-Fu Panda 2 tie-in, that you could get 4 special types of dipping sauce with your nuggets, Honey Mustard, Cheese, Sesame, and Garlic Chilli, but I was so busy in HKG this time, I didn't have time to visit a McD's.  I also bought the promo Taro&Oreo McFlurry, even though I had a coupon for a free sundae because it was another limited time promo.

After ordering and paying for a 6 piece nugget meal, they informed me they were out of all the special dipping sauces.  I told them I didn't want the meal any more then, but she managed to find me one Honey Mustard, but none of the others...  You can see what I should have had here. The honey mustard was terrible, I really would have preferred to try the others.

Consumed on - 20 August 2025 (Written on 26 October 2025)
Price - 6 Piece nugget combo - 22.50MOP = ~$2.90USD.  Taro&Oreo McFlurry - 10MOP (with meal purchase) = ~$1.30USD.  Sundae - Free
Location - McDonald's in The Venetian Macau
Rating = Honey Mustard Sauce 1/5.  Taro&Oreo McFlurry - 3/5