egg McMuffin

Morning drive-through staple

An egg McMuffin is a breakfast sandwich sold by McDonald's, consisting of a fried egg, Canadian bacon, and cheese on a toasted English muffin.

The name has become somewhat generic for any similar breakfast sandwich: I grabbed an egg McMuffin on the way to work.

Introduced in 1972, it helped establish fast-food breakfast as a category.

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breakfast sandwich · hash browns · drive-thru · on the go · grab and go · morning · early morning · coffee · fast food · golden arches · hangover cure · greasy · egg · yolk · Canadian bacon · wrapper · hot · quick

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food origin/preparation

egg McMuffinslow food

Traditionally prepared cuisine

made from scratch · scratch-made

culinary prestige

egg McMuffineggs Benedict

Poached dish with hollandaise

champagne brunch · croque madame

Family

muffin, eggs, egging, muffins

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G