Posted on 01/06/2015 10:05:29 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Venezuelans not 'lovin' it' as McDonald's fries go scarce
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan fast-food lovers are mourning the disappearance of McDonald's golden staple: the french fry.
A recent shortage at the U.S. fast food chain comes as socialist Venezuela grapples with shortfalls of basic goods ranging from medicines to flour due to strict currency controls that stymie imports.
McDonald's restaurants are coping by replacing the spuds with salad or local fare such as fried yuca or "arepa" corn pancakes - but Golden Arches fans are none too happy about the new meal.
"Hamburgers don't go with arepas and this salad I accepted doesn't taste of anything," moaned student Indira Silva, 27, at a fast-food outlet in affluent eastern Caracas.
"I'm not coming back until the fries do."
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Oh, I would LOVE getting me some fried yucca (mandioca) instead of fries. Hard to find a place that does it right in the desert.
Lol...so true. Toilet paper was likely one of their most popular Christmas gifts this past December...
Every now and then I have an urge for McNuggets and fries. Then after consuming a meal of such, the urge disappears for about six months. I wonder why?
I observed over 100 varieties of potatoes grow in Peru, so it is very odd that Venezuela apparently has none! /s
Venezuela is vastly different than Peru!
Most of Peru is fairly arid desert, like eastern Oregon, and Idaho. Venezuela is mountainous tropical forest.
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