I’m pretty sure each McRib starts out as a shake-like substance…all ground up and gooey before it gets injected into the rib-like mold…Maybe McDonalds could sell it by the bag for home use.

not much unlike sausage.

True, but sausage has the good taste to not mimic some other food substances…Sausage is true to its origins…..but then sausage does not have a marketing department or a catchy jingle.