McDonald's uses a secret McChicken sauce with a cult following you didn't know existed
Hollis Johnson
When McDonald's Canada announced on Tuesday that it was launching McChicken sauce, along with Big Mac and Filet-O-Fish sauces, in grocery stores, many were baffled by the enthusiastic response.
After all, McChickens are simply topped with mayo - right?
In fact, a closer look at the ingredients page reveals that the American McChicken's "mayonnaise dressing" isn't exactly mayonnaise, as the inclusion of thickeners like xanthan gum likely puts it outside of the FDA's strict definition of the condiment.
And, in Canada, McChicken Sauce is a noted departure from mayo - specifically with the inclusion of mustard.
Here are the ingredients in Canadian McChickens' sauce versus their US counterpart:
McDonald's Canada
McDonald's
This slight difference goes a long way in explaining why Canadians were freaking out over the news that they would soon be able to buy McChicken sauce by the bottle.
Maybe when McChicken sauce is sold at grocery stores, Americans will be able to smuggle some past the border and figure out what exactly the US is missing out on when it comes to McChickens.
McChicken sauce is just mayo https://t.co/uUbjWdM4uE
- Alexa (@alexamcgraw) March 22, 2017
I AM SCREAAAMDNDJDB mcchicken sauce in a SQUEEZE TUBE !! SHUT UPPPP pic.twitter.com/dpoDd90SNn
- Alex (@dizzykween) March 22, 2017
Don't play with me @McD_Canada ..you know I'll eat McChicken sauce with anything pic.twitter.com/wklBDfxT3e
- Attitude Gyal (@justxox) March 22, 2017
But @McDonalds is Changing up so much why can't they rethink retailing their sauces. I want McChicken sauce at home in a jar, always.
- LENA (@LenaPeterX) March 9, 2017
@McD_Canada McChicken sauce is our family's favourite. You guys are going to make A LOT of people happy ✌️
- Glenda Hutchings (@gergiegirl) March 21, 2017
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