This One Trick Will Make Your McDonald’s Orders So Much More Satisfying

A meal from McDonald’s can be plenty satisfying, but as shrinkflation hits restaurants everywhere, it’s getting trickier to snag super-filling sandwiches, fries, and more for value-rich fast food prices. 

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The key to getting more for your money—and fighting back “hanger”—just might be customization. So, before your next trip to McDonald’s to grab a bite, we’re sharing one simple way to do that: Draw inspiration from international McDonald’s menus and change up your usual burger order with a few easy tweaks.

Order Your McDonald’s Sandwiches Like They Do In Norway

International McDonald’s restaurants get a whole host of different items than we do in America, and we’re desperate to try some of them. (Although technically, you can also try some seriously stellar options in the U.S.—you just have to head to Hawaiian McDonald’s locations to do so.) And if you’re searching for a more satisfying McDonald’s meal, you should look to Norway.

McDonald’s restaurants in Norway have their own versions of American staples. Take the Egg McMuffin, for example. In Norway, diners can order the Norwegian McMuffin Deluxe, which takes the classic sandwich to new heights with an array of delicious extras. This supersized McMuffin includes an egg, a beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and McFeast sauce. The toppings alone add almost an entire second sandwich!

Speaking of McFeast sauce, Norwegians also have another upgraded classic sandwich on the menu at their McDonald’s locations. The Filet-O-Fish turns into the Filet McFeast, which uses the same Alaska Pollock patty as the original but upgrades it with a sesame seed bun, lettuce, tomato, American cheese, ketchup, mustard, onion, pickles, and McFeast sauce. 

Veggies piled high? Multiple sauces? No wonder Norwegian-style McDonald’s sandwiches are so much more satisfying. But you can give similar meals a try right here in the states if you know how to order them.

How To Try Norwegian-Style Sandwiches At McDonald’s

In order to try a McDonald’s classic with toppings inspired by Norway’s menu items, you can’t simply drive through or walk into a location and ask for your go-to order made “Norwegian-style.” Instead, you’ll need to customize your order.  

McDonald’s tends to load up its sandwiches in Norway with toppings, so you’ll want to leverage the customization at in-store kiosks and the McDonald’s app. Adding lettuce, tomato, onion, and multiple sauces is a breeze—and you can even upgrade your Filet-O-Fish cheese slice from half (the U.S. standard) to a full one with this method.

Wondering what to customize first? Well, starting with the Egg McMuffin and Filet-O-Fish are great options, since you can very closely mimic Norway’s menu items. 

Choose an Egg McMuffin, and you can make it Norwegian-style by adding lettuce, tomato, and onion. You can also substitute the Canadian bacon for a hamburger patty (though you’ll need to make sure your location can do this during breakfast hours first).

To make a Norwegian-style Filet-O-Fish, you can adjust your American cheese slice size, add lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, and mustard. Since you can’t replicate McFeast sauce in the states, you can leave the tartar sauce as a flavor-boosting alternative.

Once you try these upgraded, super-satisfying spins on McDonald’s staples, you won’t want to stick with the mere basics any longer. They’ll feel like completely new sandwiches.