Look, I’m no food snob. I eat high-quality food. I eat junk food. I have my favorite sushi bar, which I can’t get out of less than $80 for dinner for two. I also jumped with joy when a Taco Bell Cantina opened near me.
I occasionally eat at McDonald’s. Often it’s because I’m in a hurry and there aren’t any other drive-throughs around. Sometimes it’s because I have a specific craving for junk food.
When I do go, I might be there for an Egg McMuffin, or a Sausage and Egg McMuffin, or a Chicken Biscuit, or a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, or a McDouble, or a few McNuggets, or, most often, just a Cheeseburger or two. They’re cheap. They’re tasty. The satisfy a particular craving.
I listen to a lot of podcasts, and fast food often comes up, and it’s very common for me to hear folks talking about how great McDonald’s fries are and how a Big Mac is their personal vice.
But, come on, can we be real? McDonald’s fries are pretty much the worst fries you can get anywhere. They’re not even potatoes. They’re tiny, flavorless, textureless, extruded strings made from some kind of potato-like meal.
They’re moderately edible when you get them hot (they smell nice), but as soon as they cool, which is within about 10 minutes or so, they have the flavor and texture of wet corrugated cardboard.
Annnnyyyone’s fries are better than McDonald’s. Anything made from an actual potato that is sliced and cooked is better than McDonald’s fries.
And the Big Mac … hands down, McDonald’s worst-tasting sandwich. It’s got a flavorless, pointless, extra slide of bread, and flavorless “special sauce.” Far inferior to a Quarter Pounder with Cheese.
Am I right, or what?