McVeggie
The McVeggie is a veggie burger sold by the American multinational fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. It was introduced in 2012 in India when McDonald's opened its first vegetarian-only restaurant in the country.
Description
The vegetarian-based burger contains a battered and breaded patty which is made of peas, corn, carrots, green beans, onions, potatoes, rice and spices, served in a sesame toasted bun with eggless mayonnaise and lettuce.History
Because of the widespread populations practicing vegetarianism in India, in 2012 McDonald's opened its first vegetarian-only restaurant and served McVeggie. They also serve it in Hong Kong, Germany in February 2010, South Australia in May 2019, Finland and Sweden in 2017, Belgium and Greece, Malaysia, Portugal in 2016, Switzerland, in New Zealand as of December 2019, and in Canada as of September 2025.In Sweden and Portugal, McVeggie was replaced by the McPlant in 2022, but it didn't last in either country. By 2024, McDonald's reintroduced the McVeggie in Portugal.
A plant-based Beyond Meat burger was tested at 52 locations in Canada from 2019 to 2020 called the Plant, Lettuce, Tomato. It was considered to be unsuccessful and discontinued. The McVeggie was then introduced to test markets in March 2025, with a different formulation than the one used in other countries. As a result of the PLT's failure, the Canadian McVeggie was designed to be vegetable-based rather than mimicking meat, with "chunky greenery". The sandwich is paired with lettuce, can be ordered with either mayonnaise or habanero sauce, and is fried in the same fryer vat used for fish. The McVeggie became a permanent menu item in September 2025.