Big Mac, the triple decker burger sandwich, ushered a new era in America, super size culture and jumbo meals. The Big Mac first introduced in 1967 by Jim Delligatti, a McDonald’s franchise owner, and later adopted by other McDonald’s restaurants, has become a staple food in the menu. It is one of the premier and best selling item in McDonald’s, sells about 550 Million Big Macs a year in the US alone and is also popular worldwide. However, health wise it gives a different picture, it weighs nearly a half pound, 540 calories and 29 grams of fat each.

To celebrate this anniversary, Mr. Delligatti, 89, and his family opened a Big Mac Museum Restaurant this week in North Huntingdon, Pa., has a full range of memorabilia, exhibits and “the world’s largest Big Mac statue”.

McDonald’s spokeswoman Danya Proud said Big Mac is famous in more than 100 countries; it is one of the popular sandwiches in McDonald’s. It has reached an iconic status; Big Mac is one of a kind.

There are many fans for this Big Mac, one of them Andrea Hawkins loves the sandwich so much she has set up a Facebook group for it named “Big Mac-aholics”. She is getting married next month and her friends are planning a cake like tower of McDonald’s hamburgers for her bachelorette party, finishing at the top a Big Mac sandwich.

Rachel Weingarten, a pop culture expert and author, said Big Mac has grown from just another new item to a cultural unifier status, it can be purchased anywhere in the world from Beijing to Brooklyn and everyone can relate to it.

Big Mac will be celebrating more anniversaries in the future because it is one of the big cash cow items for McDonald’s; a majority of their ads portray Big Mac.

Eating Big Mac once in a while is fine, but not on a daily basis.

Do you like Big Macs, do they serve in your country? The best burger sandwiches I have eaten so far is Char broiled beef sandwiches at Chargrill’s, they taste much better and melts in your mouth than Big Mac’s and also healthier.

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