A McDonald's "Big Mac" hamburger after it was broiled January 20 shows distinctive stripes from the special broiler introduced by McDonalds in Israel in order to better serve its clients Kosher meat. A McDonalds hamburger in all its worldwide restaurants is cooked on flat griddles rather than broiled over a flame. In an apparent bow to public tastes McDonalds in Israel is junking its flat griddles and starting to broil its hamburgers over a flame. McDonalds managing director in Israel, Omri Padan, called the move "A world first", but added that other McDonalds outside Israel would not be adopting the new cooking method.