Posted on 02/05/2015 8:25:45 AM PST by Olog-hai
McDonald’s fans who’ve been clamoring to know what’s in Big Mac sauce for years may have been disappointed to find out that it's basically a souped-up Russian Dressing.
Yet, Australians are willing to big bucks for it.
The fast food chain is auctioning off 200 bottles of “Limited Edition Big Mac Special Sauce” on eBay—starting at Aus$23,100—or about $18,000. […]
The proceeds from the auction will benefit Ronald McDonald charities run by the chain that help sick children and their families. So far, over 130 bids have been placed. …
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Pssst! It’s Thousand Island dressing.
That comes to $90 a bottle, I think. I was going to say that for that price you could fly from Australia to LA for a Big Mac with sauce, but I guess not quite.
I wouldn’t eat that stuff if you paid me $18k.
Watered down Thousand Island. Yep.
I know this because one of my daughters who ran a small eatery in Idaho during her college years, mixed it for the owner when traffic was slow.
Many places there will sell souvenir bottles of the stuff to tourists who try it an like it.
No, that’s $18K a bottle. I’m thinking there’s going to be a lot of employee pilferage at that price......
“.........you could fly from Australia to LA for a Big Mac “..
I wouldn’t walk across the street for one let alone fly halfway around the world.
“.........you could fly from Australia to LA for a Big Mac “..
I wouldn’t walk across the street for one let alone fly halfway around the world.
With a touch of relish.
Again, a misrepresented “price”.
It’s a limited-edition trinket presented in return for a very large charitable donation. Rich people do it to liven up philanthropy.
I realized this when watching a $50 POS “Christmas tree” (with a bubbling tube as a trunk) go for $3000 at a charity auction. It’s not about buying the product, it’s about creating an amusing environment to give away money.
Brad: “You got your sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, secret sauce …”
Guy: “What’s the secret sauce?”
Brad: “Thousand island dressing. What’s the secret sauce at Bronco Burger?”
Guy: “Ketchup and mayonnaise.”
Fry sauce is also made with ketchup, mayo, and mustard, or ketchup, mustard and Thousand Island dressing (Wheeler's Drive-In in Nampa does the latter, or did, anyway, 20 years ago).
Here’s the list of ingredients for the sauce:
- Mayo
- Sweet pickle relish
- Yellow mustard
- White wine vinegar
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Paprika
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/07/10/how-to-make-mcdonald-big-mac-at-home/
Thousand Island Dressing
1 1/4 C mayo
2 T ketchup
2 T sweet pickle relish
4 t sugar
1 T vinegar
dash worcestershire sauce opt.
Big Mac Salad (VERY good burger taste without the bun)
2 t dehydrated onion flakes reconstituted in a spoon of water
lettuce
dill pickle
ground beef cooked, hot
1 slice American cheese, melted on top of beef
Thousand Island sauce, above
If you ever need indigestion, gas and the explosive squirts and there is no McD close by to get Big Mac, I’ve found the microwavable “Hot Pockets” work almost as well.
I was in the middle of pinging everyone with a link to Big H and that picture... and saw you got it already. I remember mom buying a bottle of this stuff once.
We bought it more than once. The “Big Mac Attack” ads were aimed at kids my age, and Hellman’s cashed in with their “Have it at home, America” jingle.
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