The Mason Minute

The Mason Minute


Hula Burger (MM #5096)

March 05, 2025

The Lenten season is upon us, and in addition to all the religious activity involved, something else happens, too. Most fast-food restaurants start selling and advertising their fish sandwich. The most famous fast food fish sandwich is the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish. I used to eat them a lot, but their quality hasn’t been very consistent in recent years. But there’s another part of the Filet-O-Fish story that fascinates me. It was a sandwich that almost didn’t happen. McDonald’s had other plans. Their original plan for a sandwich to sell during Lent was called the Hula Burger…






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