McDonald's Red Rice Porridge Taste Test: Nice Or Not?
The fast food chain rolls out this healthy new offering and we deliver our verdict.
Following the success of its now sold-out, sinful Chocolate Pie, the folks at McDonald’s attempt to temper the calories by offering the new Red Rice Porridge ($3.40), a permanent item on its breakfast menu. It’s MSG-free and was created in collaboration with local soup chain, The Soup Spoon. It boasts wholesome ingredients like wholegrain red rice, beancurd, goji berries and sweet potatoes. And it has a low calorie count of 150 plus less than 1.6g of fat per serving. It’s also vegan-friendly. But is it yummy? See next pic to find out.
Red Rice Porridge, $3.40
This was delivered to our office and arrived still hot, with a thick, chunky texture. The sticky mass is stained a pinkish-brown thanks to the wholegrain red rice, which is loaded with fibre, zinc and iron. We like the nutty flavour it imparts. It’s cooked with a mushroom-based powder, which adds a hint of earthiness. Cubes of silken tofu and corn kernels add welcome sweetness and texture to the porridge. We could do with more of the shiitake mushroom and sweet potato bits in it, though. Rather comforting, and worth at least one try even if you’re not health-conscious. ’Cos you can always go back to your usual Big Breakfast binge after this.
Available weekdays 4am-11am; weekends 4am-noon at McDonald’s outlets islandwide. www.mcdonalds.com.sg.
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