When you take a bite of a classic Maccas cheeseburger, the onions inside definitely hit the spot. You might think they have been chopped up that day, however a video that has gone viral on social media explains otherwise.
Canadian McDonald’s employee Austin Martin used his TikTok account to reveal that the restaurant uses dehydrated onions from a packet (at least overseas, anyway).
In the short clip, the onions are poured into a tub before being soaked in cool tap water for an hour. Afterwards, the tub is taken to the assembly area and ready for service.
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The video has been viewed almost 400,000 times and attracted hundreds of comments.
“And here I am at Subway, CRYING, slicing onions at 6AM!!!” one viewer wrote.
“I don’t care. I love those onions and want to buy some of those packs to make them at home,” another said.
“Did not know onions could be dried like that. That’s crazy,” a third added.
It is unclear whether this method is used in Australia – the staff here could be chopping away in the early hours off the morning.