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McDonald’s McRib sandwich is back

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 
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The McRib pork sandwich returns to McDonald’s menu again this year. The health-conscious are appalled (it has 500 calories, 26 grams of fat and 980 milligrams of sodium, according to a Reuters story), but McRib fans are ecstatic. It seems the barbecue-sauce-smeared boneless pork patty molded into the shape of ribs just can’t stay away — remember the 2005 ‘McRib Farewell Tour’?

Last year the McRib returned to McDonald’s nationally for the first time in 16 years, and the company’s sales rose 4.8% in November.

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This year it’s available at all McDonald’s locations through Nov. 14. Read Twitter reactions to the McRib at Money & Co.

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— Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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