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Megan McKenna has faced a hard time with her cooking in Germany as she isn’t able to find quality steak and burgers that fit her taste. The overcooked buns, hard meat, and unserved vegetables incident was the reality star and singer’s saga of her dinner mix-up, which ultimately resulted in the online followers giving her huge advice.
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Megan McKenna shared her difficult time through a post. In the post, she expressed her feelings about the whole German cooking experience. She wrote, ‘What is with the German meat! Really struggling to find good steak and burgers here.’ ‘Everything is tough and chewy wahhhttt.’ Her evening already consisted of burning her boyfriend Landon’s burger buns twice. The meat was pink but still hard to chew and she even forgot to serve his homemade chips first, which made it a last-minute addition to his plate. ‘Tonight was a lot,’ she admitted and used the hashtag ‘#needsleep’ to signify the end of her upsetting cooking adventure.
The video that was posted showed, not so neatly, the entire process as it unfolded. McKenna’s voice can be heard saying, ‘Oh my god, they’re just dying for work,’ while she is making the burgers. She expresses her worry about the meat saying, ‘These burgers feel really tough as well.’ At one point, she gets anxious about the fact that Landon might not enjoy his dinner and she shows the stress of cooking very genuinely. Despite all the problems, she declares that the ‘actual burger itself is really nice’ with all the toppings, but the main issue is still the quality of the meat used. ‘The actual meat is just not,’ she sighs.
To the astonishment of McKenna’s audience, she rapidly got a large number of comments, and many people mentioned that the reason for the poor quality meat was the difference in meat sourcing in Germany compared with that in the UK and Ireland. A user asserted, ‘This is why UK/Irish meats are the best in the world. Animals are grass fed & no additives & taste great.’ This comment in a way sparked a debate with another person countering that ‘Argentina and Australia are arguably the top contenders for producing the world’s best meats, particularly beef,’ thus emphasizing the global aspect of the meat quality key discussion.
A large number of the comments served as instructions on how to handle German supermarkets. Most common advice was to not buy the pre-packaged meat from the supermarket but to go to the local butcher or ‘Metzgerei.’ One person who appeared to be very familiar with the place said, ‘Always go to the butcher counter for meat in Germany it’s much better. Burgers and stuff will be slightly different due to breed and how they are fed but go to a butcher counter.’ This person also shared a local cooking tip, recommending that McKenna use ‘rot und weiß’, a mix of ketchup and mayo, which another commenter confirmed was a mmm memory from a cafe in Germany.
There was a never-ending list of recommendations with people advising about places like ‘Frische Paradies’ in Charlottenburg or Prenzlauer Berg for quality meat and fish. Others mentioned particular supermarket chains, one saying, ‘The best steak I find (besides the butcher at Edeka) is Aldi or Lidl.’ There was even a very long-term thinking with a follower’s suggestion of: ‘Make your own burgers with minced beef. So much better,’ for those with more patience. One follower went even further and suggested vacuum-sealing the London meat and then bringing it over, the same way they do with sausages and burgers in Singapore.
Amidst the cooking troubles, many began to notice McKenna’s home-made chips and kept asking her for the recipe that finally led her to such a crispy result. Megan McKenna also recently shared some of her favorite things. The whole situation also captivated everyone with its humor of relatability. One viewer said, ‘Your honesty is so refreshing it shows that not all the time despite all best efforts things don’t always go to plan,’ while another one just declared their admiration for the dish saying, ‘One of the best burgers I’ve seen.’ This illustrates that even a cooking session full of stress can still yield visually attractive results.
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Megan McKenna’s struggle in the kitchen has definitely found a resonance, thus uniting her fans as one big family who wants to help her with the meat problem while also celebrating the not so perfect and relatable moments of home cooking abroad. The unanimous message from nearly every one is that a trip to a butcher shop in Germany is absolutely necessary for making the future burger nights a success. She has previously transformed leftovers into gourmet dinners, showing her creativity in the kitchen. McKenna has considered vlogging about her family meals after sharing their Italian night. Her messy meatball sandwich has also been a fan favorite. She has even revealed her son’s hilarious dragon backpack alongside clever dinner ideas.