McGriddles

Syrupy breakfast patties

McGriddles is a McDonald's breakfast sandwich featuring small griddle cakes with embedded maple-flavored syrup crystals in place of bread.

The cakes have a sweet-savory quality, typically enclosing bacon, egg, sausage, or cheese.

Introduced in 2003, the sandwich became a staple of fast-food breakfast culture: I grabbed a McGriddle on my way to work.

breakfast

maple syrup

Concentrated sap sweetener

sausage · eggs · hotcakes · waffles · hash browns · coffee · brunch · butter · sweet · savory

sandwich

bun

Soft rounded roll

bacon · handheld · portable · warm · wrapped · assembled · stacked · melted cheese · protein · filling

McDonald's

McNuggets

Bite-sized fried chicken morsels

Filet-O-Fish · McRib · drive-thru · hash browns · value meal · combo meal · McDelivery · limited time · franchise · fast food

convenience

portable

Able to be carried

grab-and-go · wrapped · commuter · time-saving · ready-made · single-hand · morning rush · efficient · accessible · practical

Opposites
breakfast sandwich style

McGriddlescroissant sandwich

Filling inside laminated dough

bagel sandwich · breakfast burrito · savory crepe

sweet vs. savory carrier

McGriddlesbagel

Boiled, then baked roll

hash browns · savory crepe

fast food vs. homemade/artisanal breakfast

McGriddleseggs Benedict

Poached dish with hollandaise

brunch · sourdough pancakes · IHOP

Family

griddle, griddled, griddling, McMuffin, griddler

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G