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A Big Mac (pictured) is best paired with Merlot, Pinto Noir, or Coca-Cola.

The Big Mac is a delicacy and a staple of American cuisine consisting of two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. It is often referred to as an American take on Beef Wellington as both dishes contain an exquisitely prepared cut of beef paired with a light, tasty baked good. However, while Beef Wellington combines filet steak and puff pastry, the Big Mac is far more subtle, harvesting the flavors of ground sirloin and a freshly baked hamburger bun. Perhaps the most defining characteristic of the Big Mac is its "special sauce," a mixture of pureed Roma tomatoes, truffle oil, mustard seed, and creme fraiche.

Serving

A Big Mac served with a poached quail egg, kaluga caviar, and champagne-infused tomato catsup.

Variations

Fusion cuisine

Although the Big Mac is traditionally an American dish, variations are becoming increasingly popular in other countries. For example, many Italian restaurants have begun to serve a Big Mac carpaccio composed of two thinly sliced all-beef sirloins marinated in lemon, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese, and often topped with rocket. The French have also adapted the dish, topping each patty with pan-seared foie gras and serving the beef in a sesame seed crepe. Perhaps the most innovative are the Japanese, who lay sliced Big Mac on top of a bed of vinegared rice alongside eel, sea urchin roe, and bamboo shoots.

See also

• Chicken McNuggets
• Double Down
• Nouvelle cuisine

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