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McDonald’s McRib is back at restaurants for the first time in eight years!
As of this week, the cult menu item will be available at restaurants for a limited time. People are freaking out.
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The company just announced via release on November 30th that “The sauciest moment of the year is here,” with the re-release of the fast food chain’s iconic barbecue sauce sandwich.
Customers who'd been waiting nearly a decade for the sandwich to come back took to Twitter to express their excitment.
"MC RIBS [sic] ARE BACK BABY," Tweeted one fan. "My third one of the day!" one posted alongside a photo of a McRib box. Wow--that's a lot of barbecue sauce.
Within hours, "McRib" was a trending topic on the platform. A meme that featured a like button that turns into a hamburger began circulating.
this is so cool #McRib pic.twitter.com/KLE4qK2gWM
— ًcat (@aishaszo) December 8, 2020
In case you're too young to remember, the McRib comes with seasoned boneless pork, barbecue sauce, onions and pickles on a hoagie-style bun. The sandwich made its debut in the U.S. in the early 1980s, and asides from a brief stint in October 2019, hasn't been available nationwide since 2012. Wow!
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But that's not all--the McRib release coincides with a No-Shave November promotion.
“With the nationwide return of the McRib, we’re helping fans enjoy every delectable moment by encouraging them to shave for a chance to win a free McRib," vice president of U.S. Communications David Tovar said in the release. "And we’re excited this year to partner with No-Shave November, a charity that knows a thing or two about facial hair.”
