Although McDonald’s originated in the U.S. — in San Bernardino, CA, in 1948, to be exact — the restaurant with the Golden Arches and those can’t-stop-eating-them fries has since spread the McLove around the world. While American McDonald’s fans are focused on our own menu, with the occasional surprise (shout out to McRib season) and new additions thrown in, the international McDonald’s restaurants have their own products tailored to local tastes and trends. For example, in Italy you can buy Slice Chips, which are fried and scalloped potatoes; in France, you can get chocolate mousse and macarons; and in India, there’s a Spicy Paneer Wrap made with vegetables and deep-fried paneer cheese.
But the most customizable menu option has to be the McFlurry. You keep the same base of soft serve ice cream and mix in whichever candy or dessert the locals love. In Britain, McDonald’s recently resurrected the Smartie McFlurry: think M&M’s, but bigger and flatter, with a sweet papery aftertaste.
Smarties Mcflurry is back just in time for this #HeatWave2019 pic.twitter.com/bkEuke8ErR
— Jack🐾 (@_ItsJackM8) June 29, 2019
In the Netherlands, they have the Stroopwafel McFlurry — set to travel to the U.S. for a limited time — which includes crumbled pieces of sweet waffle with a caramel swirl.
Ok has anybody had a Stroopwafel McFlurry? I need to know how it is. pic.twitter.com/sI6fk8Exg9
— christine golic (@ndmom) June 25, 2019
But the McFlurry to rule all McFlurries comes from Malaysia, and it has the most roarsome name:
McDonald's Dinosaur McFlurryhttps://t.co/f2hd6m5s0L
— Syioknya (@syioknya) June 27, 2019
According to the Malaysian McDonald’s site, this McFlurry contains chocolate malt powder mixed with chocolate puff cereal. They reintroduced it with an excellent tweet:
Matahari : Rasailah sinaran haba ku!
— McDonald's Malaysia (@McDMalaysia) June 27, 2019
Kamu:
╭ ◜ ◝ ͡ ◝ ͡◜ ◝ ╮
( Dinosaur )
( McFlurry )
( kembali? )
( Ku rindui )
( kamu )
╰ ͜ ╯
o
°
〃∩ ∧＿∧
⊂⌒（ ´・ω・）
｀ヽ_っ＿/￣￣￣/
＼/＿＿＿/
(Rough translation: Sun: Feel my heat radiation! You: Dinosaur McFlurry is back? I miss you!)
A version first appeared in 2016, as the Milo Dinosaur McFlurry and Frappe.
[fm_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4qq0OlBtYY"]Milo is a malted chocolate powder popular in Malaysia and Singapore. Which is why some people call them Milo McFlurries:
someone send me to mcdonald's i'm craving for the dinosaur mcflurry aka milo
— 😼 (@linoleeic) July 1, 2019
A Milo Dinosaur is a way of drinking Milo, like how a Cosmo is just one way to drink vodka. You mix the Milo with vanilla ice cream, and add some of the powder on top:
[fm_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bDHGUvbR2Q"]Not to be outdone, Singapore got their own Dinosaur McFlurry in July 2017. Like the Smarties version, the Dinosaur McFlurry briefly went extinct in Malaysia, but just like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, it’s been resurrected for a limited time this summer. Unlike in Jurassic Park, it seems to be going well.
Yeah berbaloi cuti hari ni, lets balik, esok kerja pic.twitter.com/N1K8PDXaJT
— .ijat. (@ijat_asni) July 1, 2019
(Rough translation: Yeah well worth the day’s leave, let’s get back, tomorrow’s work.)
People are craving it:
And demanding it:
Even if they came for the packaging.
Anyway buying this dinosaur (milo) mcflurry, hang tgk iklan bekas lain ada dino kan. Nope, you won't get that cute dino cup. Dpt cup biasa je ☹️ pic.twitter.com/wvhmXbSGcY
— xyz⟢ (@syzftn) June 27, 2019
It’s even a pick-up line:
May it give you the strength of a dinosaur…
(Rough translation: I mean I’m stronger than a dinosaur, because I can eat a Dinosaur McFlurry.)
We’re not the only ones feeling the FOMO.
And it’s being tested against another popular McFlurry flavor:
Kalau dah jemu makan Oreo McFlurry, cubalah Dinosaur McFlurry. Sedap ya Allahhhh. Lagi2 lepas makan malam ni 😽
— HH (@haiqqal) September 4, 2018
(Rough translation: If you’re tired of eating Oreo McFlurry, try Dinosaur McFlurry. Good day ya Allahhhh. Last night after dinner)
Not always favorably:
Nothing beats McFlurry Oreo, even a dinosaur pic.twitter.com/8EqRxBt5Xu
— ms idaXu (@idaXuRais) July 3, 2019
Try the best of both worlds:
get both by putting milo powder on the oreo mcflurry 👍🏽👍🏽
— jake (@Eryll404) August 1, 2017
The dinosaur is only around for a limited time before it faces the metaphorical meteor again.
So book your Malaysian vacation now!
