Passover McDonalds
Spring, 1997
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Two all beef patties on a potato flour bun?
For the first time, McDonald's Corp. is changing its bun recipe
in Israel for the Jewish holiday of Passover, which starts Friday
night.
During the week-long holiday, the fast-food chain's nine
restaurants in Israel will sell hamburgers on buns made from
potato flour. They also will make chicken McNuggets with flour
made from matzo, a flat unleavened bread eaten on Passover.
Jewish law forbids any foods that are allowed to rise, such as
bread made with yeast, during Passover.
McDonald's food is not kosher -- approved under Jewish dietary
law -- so many religious Jews would not eat there anyway. The
restaurants serve cheeseburgers, for example, while Jewish law
forbids the consumption of meat and dairy products at the same
time.
"There are a lot of non-religious people in Israel who don't
eat bread during Passover," said Irina Shalmor, a spokeswoman for
McDonalds in Tel Aviv. "We want to cooperate with our customers."