- Sauce is one of the most important elements of a fast-food meal.
- I tasted every dipping sauce from McDonald's and Wendy's and compared them against each other.
- I found that Wendy's sauces were universally much better than McDonald's and that McDonald's best sauce isn't even officially on its national menu.
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Sauce is love, sauce is life.
Sauce is what bestows flavor upon a chicken nugget. It's what makes an onion ring blossom. It adds an extra layer of personality to a burger, sandwich, or french fry.
Its importance is why I visited McDonald's and Wendy's to retrieve every single kind of dipping sauce the chains carry, as well as some nuggets to go with.
Here's how they compared: