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My friend Kristie samples a pork burger at McDonald's in Thailand.
- I traveled halfway around the world to dine at McDonald's in South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia.
- In each country, the menu featured both American classics and items you could never find in the US, including mozzarella stick-topped burgers, green matcha-coated ice cream, and rice bowls.
- Read on to get a look inside McDonald's locations around the world.
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Where ever you go in the world, McDonald's is there.
Few countries on the planet are free of the Golden Arches. So, when traveling over the last month and a half, I made it my mission to visit McDonald's in every country I entered.
In the end, that meant eating McDonald's in South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia.
I tried two dozen menu items that you can't find in the US, from mozzarella-topped chicken sandwiches to green McDip ice cream cones. And, I was able to get a little window into the local tastes of each country I visited, learning how McDonald's worked to win over customers around the world.
Here's what I discovered when I traveled halfway around the world to eat at McDonald's.