# McDonalds Sweet 'n Sour Sauce **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039 "2007-05-14T14:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/1 "2007-05-14T14:39:29Z")
My daughter loves chicken nuggets. Her favorite thing to dip them in is McDonald’s Sweet 'n Sour sauce. For obvious reasons I prefer to buy nuggets in bulk and give them to her at home, which she does not mind, but I would like to get her some sauce like they serve at McDonald’s. I have tried a couple of brands but I have not been able to find anything even close. Anybody know where I can find something reasonably close in flavor? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/2 "2007-05-14T14:43:44Z")
[McDonald’s Sweet And Sour Sauce For Nuggets Copycat Recipe](http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/522/McDonalds_Sweet_And_Sour_Sauce_For_Nuggets34932.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/3 "2007-05-14T14:51:31Z")
I used to stock up on the stuff by asking for it at the drivethrough payment window and again at the collection window, but they got wise to this. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/4 "2007-05-14T14:54:34Z")
[A better recipe.](http://www.epinions.com/rest-review-5815-7D0BBD8-393EE67C-prod4) Play with the proportions to fit your palate. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/5 "2007-05-14T15:36:25Z")
Awesome! Anybody ever tried either of these? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/6 "2007-05-14T17:39:11Z")
Is there some weird separated at birth thing going on? My 5 year old daughter will eat _anything_ as long as she can dip it it Mcd’s sweet and sour sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/7 "2007-05-14T17:43:27Z")
There’s a Thai “sweet chili” sauce I picked up at the grocery store that’s quite similar only better. I was expecting something much spicier. I can’t recall the name off the top of my head, though. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/8 "2007-05-14T17:56:34Z")
[Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce](http://importfood.com/samp1001.html) I have a 32 oz. bottle of that stuff in my cabinet at work. ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/9 "2007-05-15T00:05:14Z")
Hickory Farm Sweet & Sour tastes pretty close to me. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/10 "2007-05-15T00:20:10Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] [Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce](http://importfood.com/samp1001.html) I have a 32 oz. bottle of that stuff in my cabinet at work. [/QUOTE] This is good stuff but anybody who has zero tolerance for spicy sauces may not like it. You may have better luck starting with some duck sauce (sweet, yellow, apricotty) and adding some Heinz 57 or maybe some mild BBQ sauce until the color turns from yellow to orange (of whatever color MD’s S&S sauce is). ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/11 "2007-05-15T02:34:51Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] [Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce](http://importfood.com/samp1001.html) I have a 32 oz. bottle of that stuff in my cabinet at work. [/QUOTE] That’s not the stuff I have, but I’m sure it’s similar. The stuff I have is quite mild. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/12 "2007-05-15T03:30:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] That’s not the stuff I have, but I’m sure it’s similar. The stuff I have is quite mild. [/QUOTE] The [Maggi variety](http://www.amazon.com/Maggi-Sweet-Chile-Sauce-bottles/dp/B0000TFFTW) perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/13 "2007-05-15T15:09:47Z")
Their Buffalo sauce is awfully nice too. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-n-sour-sauce/404039/14 "2007-05-15T21:10:50Z")
[QUOTE=jnglmassiv] The [Maggi variety](http://www.amazon.com/Maggi-Sweet-Chile-Sauce-bottles/dp/B0000TFFTW) perhaps? [/QUOTE] I think that’s it.