Why The Fast food Restaurants in Oman Beat America's

Back home in Oman, we have a limited amount of fast food chains. The most popular ones are McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Starbucks, Baskin Robins, and Chilli's. So before moving here, obviously I was excited about the variety of new fast food places that I was going to be able to try. I was also excited about getting to eat McDonalds or KFC here because I thought it would taste way better, since after all, it is an American chain. Turns out, this was just another ideas of mine that was completely off. McDonalds, KFC, and in general fast food restaurants in America serve food that does not taste as good as it does back home. After several years, I've finally understood why.

First of all, the McDonalds and KFC in Oman offers several more options of burgers, sandwiches, and chicken meals. Here are some of the best ones: 

1. The Big n Tasty Burger: A huge beef patty smothered in their one of a kind Big Tasty Sauce and 3 slices of emmental cheese, dressed with 2 slices of tomato, a handful of crispy shredded lettuce and slivered onions. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. Doesn't it just look amazing?! 

2. The Chicken Big Mac: Everyone knows the classic Big Mac, right? Well in Oman (and in other countries that i've visited) we have a...CHICKEN BIG MAC. It's exactly like the normal one, except it has chicken patties instead of beef. Isn't that awesome?! I was so surprised to find out that this isn't on the menu here in America!

3. The McArabia Chicken: This one's pretty cool. It includes grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and the best ever garlic sauce. The cool part about it is that IT'S SERVED IN ARABIC BREAD. You can only get this one at McDonalds in the Middle East, so hop on a flight and go try it; it's totally worth the trip! 

4. The Mighty Zinger from KFC: "Two pieces of chicken breast fillet with KFC’s Spicy Zinger Recipe, cheese, fresh lettuce, topped with a rich layer of spicy mayo in a fresh round bun." Doesn't that just sound like the best fried chicken sandwich ever? The sauce on that thing is what makes it SO delicious. Check out the variety of Zingers that KFC offers here! 

5. Strips Rice Meal: They even offer a meal that includes Arab style rice topped with fried chicken.  

6. The KFC menu in the Middle East just has SO many different options, I can't tell you about enough of them so here's a link to their menu. Check out all the awesome options that they offer by yourselves and tell me what you think in the comment section below! 

I've heard that restaurants around the world cater to their public's tastes, and I think that's so true. The KFC in Oman Caters to Arabs and Indians, both of which are cultures that use spices heavily in their food. I believe that's why KFC Chicken tastes SO much better in Oman than it does anywhere else in the world. 

Another reason I think that these fast food chains are way better back home than they are here is because there are way less of them in the country. This makes it easier for owners to make sure the restaurant is meeting the high standards like staying clean, having extremely friendly staff, and selling only the best tasting and looking food. They don't just slap the food together and call it a day, they make sure it's presentable, because that's something people care about back home even when they eat at fast food restaurants like these. If they didn't do this, they would go out of business easily.