'You can put Big Mac Sauce on everything': McDonald's is finally selling Mac sauce on the side, but it won't be here for long (2024)

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Will McDonald's give you a side of Big Mac sauce? ›

But the limited-edition Big Mac sauce cups won't stick around forever. Having a special sauce isn't unique to any one burger chain, but for every chain that has one, that sauce has its diehard fans.

Why McDonald's Doesn't Sell Big Mac Sauce In Stores. Considering how popular Big Mac sauce is, you'd think that selling bottles of it would be the perfect business opportunity for McDonald's. But the problem is that Big Mac sauce isn't shelf stable.

In 2018, McDonald's revamped the sauce by removing potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, and calcium disodium EDTA. The sauce is occasionally available for purchase on its own for a limited time. The first time was in 2015. A 25 ml (0.85 U.S. fl oz) tube was available for purchase but only in restaurants in Australia.

The reason Big Mac sauce is such a hit is because it's unique. A lot of restaurants have “special sauces,” but few are as beloved as Big Mac sauce. It's the perfect blend of creamy, acidic, savory, and slightly sweet that compliments the rest of the burger incredibly well.

The chef revealed that Walmart's Great Value Secret Sauce will deliver the most accurate version of Big Mac sauce outside of a McDonald's.

The Big Mac sauce comes in 'retro blue and silver packaging inspired by the OG Big Mac sandwich wraps,' company officials stated. The side dip will be free to add on any Chicken McNuggets purchase or can be added a-la-carte for an extra charge with other menu items.

Creamy, tangy, slightly sweet and perfectly dippable, as McDonald's describes it, the Big Mac sauce can be ordered a la carte, apart from the McNuggets deal. It pretty much goes with everything.

The answer is no… but they are similar. Both of the condiments have a creamy consistency and include pickle relish. But, McDonald's Big Mac Sauce includes vinegar and has a bit more pickle relish in it than Thousand Island dressing.

Since all the fast food restaurants are into the customize-the-way-you-want-it game these days, all you've got to do is order the McDouble without mustard and ketchup, and ask them to add shredded lettuce and Big Mac sauce and you've got yourself a pretty close approximation of a real Big Mac, minus the center bun and ...

Has the McDonald's Big Mac gotten smaller over the years? Mc Donald's still uses the same weight/size of patties, the same buns, so no the size hasn't changed.

Why does the Big Mac taste different now? ›

The new cooking method also makes the burgers seem less 'bready', instead the meat and cheese are the real stars of the show, packing more flavour in each mouthful. With the current cooking method, the rehydrated onions provide the overwhelming flavour.

The two new sauces are Sweet & Spicy Jam sauce—McDonald's first-ever breakfast-inspired dipping sauce in the U.S.—and Mambo sauce, inspired by a staple condiment with rich cultural history (often referred to as “mumbo sauce”) in the Washington, D.C. area.

Also known as “secret sauce,” there are 70 calories of Big Mac Sauce on a Big Mac.

Despite the effects of the COVID pandemic, and big jumps in supply chain and labor costs, and other inflationary pressures since then, the average price of a Big Mac is now $5.29, an increase of 20.5% in five years.

There's No Ketchup In Big Mac's Special Sauce

People have been trying to recreate Big Mac's special sauce for decades, both at home and in restaurants. Much like Coca-Cola's recipe, McDonald's has never revealed the intricacies of the ingredient list — and why would they?

On April 19, McDonald's announced that its Big Mac sauce — also known as “special sauce” like in the famous jingle — will finally be available as its own item, in dip cups. The news comes shortly after the chain announced “small but tasty improvements” to its burger recipe.

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McDonald's revives its super-popular bottles of Big Mac Sauce (and we can't contain ourselves).

But if you want even more sauce, you can be charged a small fee for every additional pack. Ivan Josiah Lapis worked for McDonald's for two years as a grill master and recently took to the Q&A site Quora to answer a question about the restaurant's sauce packet policy.