Have you ever wondered why the Coca-Cola at McDonald's tastes better than other places?
Coca-Cola is quite peculiar with the fact that the taste changes depending on what recepticle it comes in.
Personally, I think coke from a glass bottle tastes the best, but I know others go crazy for the syrup they use at the fast food chains.
But why is it that a tall cup of McDonald's coke just hits the spot so well?
While McDonald’s has always insisted they use the same Coke formula as everyone else, customers have long sworn that there’s something special about the fizzy drink you get under the Golden Arches.
Sure, it’s served colder than your average can or bottle, but it turns out that’s not the only reason it tastes so good.
Former McDonald’s chef Mike Haracz, who has amassed a massive social media following for spilling the chain’s best-kept secrets, has revealed that it all comes down to the straws. Yes, really.
Haracz told Delish that the straws used at McDonald’s are bigger than the ones you’ll get elsewhere, making your sip “inherently more flavorful” than anywhere else.
The idea that straw size impacts the taste has been a popular theory among curious customers for years, and McDonald’s themselves have backed it up, noting that their straws are “slightly wider than a typical straw,” so “all that Coke taste can hit your taste buds.”
But that’s not the only behind-the-scenes detail that keeps McDonald’s Coke tasting elite.
Another big secret? It’s all about how the syrup is delivered.
Thanks to a partnership with Coca-Cola that’s been going strong since the 1950s, the syrup sent to McDonald’s restaurants is delivered in chilled metal tanks - a delivery method that isn’t used everywhere else.
So while McDonald’s may claim there’s no “real secret sauce,” it’s clear they’re doing a few things differently to ensure that every sip of Coke you take feels like the best one you’ve ever had.
Next time you take a sip of McDonald’s Coca-Cola, remember: it’s not just in your head, and it’s definitely not a placebo. It’s the bigger straw and the chilled syrup tanks.
Another McDonald's mystery that might have you scratching your head - where is Ronald McDonald?
That’s because McDonald’s quietly retired its clown mascot in 2016 — and all thanks to a disturbing viral trend.
Almost a decade ago, the world was suddenly gripped by the creepy rise of so-called “killer clowns.”
For a bizarre stretch in 2016, pranksters dressed up as terrifying clowns and lurked in public places, terrifying people across the globe.
The strange trend kicked off in Greenville, South Carolina, in August 2016, when local police started getting reports about creepy clowns loitering near roadsides and laundromats — and allegedly trying to lure kids into the woods with green laser lights and bags of cash.
No one knows exactly why the craze started. Some believed it was a publicity stunt for a horror movie. Others thought it was an elaborate hoax. But the scare quickly went global, with chilling clown sightings popping up in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
As the fear spread, McDonald’s decided they had to protect their brand from the “killer clown” hysteria.
At the time, the company released a statement saying it was being “thoughtful in respect to Ronald McDonald's participation in community events” because of the “current climate around clown sightings in communities.”