MANILA, Philippines — With K-pop and K-dramas dominating the Philippine market with upbeat songs and amazing storytelling, fast food chain McDonald's recently released Korean-themed new flavors for Filipinos who love anything Korean.
McDonald Philippines launched yesterday the new "Taste of Korea" line featuring four new Korean-inspired products.
K-Beef Burger
The K-Beef Burger is a 100% beef patty dipped in gochujang sauce and topped with crisp lettuce and slivers of onion. It made even tastier with a slightly tangy kimchi dressing and a round egg sandwiched between black sesame seed buns.
K-Chicken Burger
The K-Chicken Burger also has same mix of mild spice and slight tanginess from the gochujang sauce and kimchi dressing. The chicken fillet is crispier topped with flavorful toppings and creamy cheddar cheese and sandwiched between soft black sesame seed buns.
Honey Butter Fries
Enjoy both Korean-themed burger with the brand's Shake-Shake fries with a sweet honey creamy butter twist.
Strawberry Banana Sundae
A perfect thing to end the mukbang Korean experience is to enjoy the newest Strawberry Banana Sundae, a sundae drizzled with sweet strawberry banana syrup.
More Korean goodies
E-commerce sites such as Lazada Philippines and GrabMart offer a wide range of Korean food for delivery. GrabMart's offerings range from ready-to-eat meals such as kimbap, fishcakes, seaweed salad, instant noodles, Tteokbokki, snacks, frozen goods, condiments and sauces and to various beverages.
Likewise, Lazada offers Kimchi and Cheong Kwan Jang (Korean red ginseng) treats made popular by its brand ambassador, Korean superstar Lee Min Ho, in his TV series such as "The King: Eternal Monarch."