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  • This is a McDonald's in Switzerland.

  • It's where you can buy the most expensive Big Mac in the world.

  • Welcome torich, the largest city in Switzerland.

  • I visited the McDonald's in the heart of the city's historic Old Town district.

  • It's a cold Friday night here inrich, Switzerland, and I just arrived at the McDonald's.

  • There you see the golden arches.

  • I'm gonna check it out and see if they have any special menu items you can't get in the States, see what it's all about.

  • Let's go.

  • OK, so I got a lot of food.

  • My order came out to 32.50 Swiss francs.

  • We're going to start with the Big Mac because this is the most expensive Big Mac in the world, apparently.

  • It's true, the Swiss Big Mac commands a higher price than any other country in the world.

  • At 6.50 in Swiss francs, which is about $6.63 in US dollars.

  • Compare that to the price of a Big Mac in the US at $5.58, which might suggest that the Swiss franc is overvalued by 19%.

  • But does it taste like the world's most expensive Big Mac?

  • Let's see if there's anything special about it.

  • There's nothing about that that makes me think that it should be the most expensive Big Mac in the world.

  • No truffles, no raclette, it's a Big Mac.

  • And I like that, I'm not complaining about that.

  • But what about the stuff you can't get at McDonald's in the United States?

  • Switzerland has plenty to offer.

  • This is the Steakhouse Classic: two patties of beef, bacon, some very bright orange sauce on a nice sesame seed bun.

  • Let's see how it is.

  • OK, the orange sauce is like a barbecue sauce.

  • It's tangy. It's got a kick for sure.

  • This color of it is kind of off-putting, but it actually tastes pretty good.

  • So, yeah, I unlocked the secret of the Steakhouse Classic.

  • You've gotta lap up that sauce with fries.

  • And now it's time to try something that you don't see in very many McDonald's, it's what they call the Quinoa Curry.

  • This is a pretty ambitious offering for McDonald's.

  • Obviously trying to appeal to the vegetarians out there.

  • It's not bad, I mean, but, if you're gonna bring curry into the mix, you want it to pack a little bit more of a spice, more of a kick.

  • This is pretty bland.

  • But it's great that they have a vegetarian option here.

  • Now we have to try that old McDonald's standby, the fries.

  • They've got these pommes frites sauce packets, so I'm gonna try that and see if that stands out from what you can get in the States.

  • So, it's basically like mayonnaise.

  • It's more of an aioli.

  • I enjoy mayonnaise on fries, I do.

  • I'm very European like that.

  • I'm very like continental and sophisticated.

  • They charged me 20 cents for the pommes frites sauce.

  • Shouldn't that be complimentary?

  • I'm gonna finish it off with the Toblerone McFlurry.

  • So Swiss. It looks very creamy.

  • There's a few chocolate chunks in there.

  • That's amazing. That's so rich and creamy and sweet.

  • That's delicious.

  • I mean, it tastes kind of like a chocolate milkshake.

  • Very good, I love that, I love that.

  • But now you know what time it is.

  • It's time to dip the fries in the Toblerone McFlurry.

  • If you don't dip your fries in your milkshake, you're doing it wrong.

  • Time for a final review.

  • I wanted to try a few things that you can't get in the States, the Quinoa Curry and the Steakhouse Classic.

  • I wasn't too crazy about them.

  • McDonald's has lasted for so long because they do the basics so well.

  • The unsung hero of this experience, the surprise of this experience, was the Toblerone McFlurry.

  • I highly recommend getting that.

  • So, that's McDonald's in Switzerland.

  • But in terms of whether or not the McDonald's in Switzerland is better than the McDonald's in the States, I'm neutral.

This is a McDonald's in Switzerland.

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