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The McRib even enjoys a cult-like following. Web sites are dedicated to petitioning McDonald’s to bring back the McRib permanently. Webmasters speculate on what’s actually in the sandwich and why they find it so delicious.
The McDonald’s Web site does not list the ingredients of the McRib along with the contents of other sandwiches. However, McDonald’s’ toll-free telephone number will provide the ingredients to those who ask.
Theories abound as to why the McRib is always returning, never permanently taking its place alongside the pantheon of McSandwiches: Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Filet O’Fish, McChicken and the almighty Big Mac.
“The mysterious meat in the sandwich might be seasonal. I think it has something to do with excess of meat or pork at a certain time of the year,” says Konnor Ervin.
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To find out what is in a Mc Rib, call 800-244-6227.
http://www.digmo.com/taste/story.php?ID=11209i caLLed the number and i was sadLy disappointed that it's just the customer service number. i was hoping it was a recoding:
thank you for caLLing the mcrib hotLine. ingredients are, sugar, moLasses, MSG, saLt, a now extinct animaL, saLt, sugar, crack cocaine, dioxins, meat products, and sugar"