McDonald's on Its Fries: Like a Walk 'on Fresh Snow'

Picture that the next time you're chowing down ... complete with snow
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 9, 2012 12:08 PM CDT
McDonald's: Eating Fries Is Like a Walk 'on Fresh Snow'
McDonald's fries ... like a walk on a snowy day!   (AP Photo/Rich Kareckas,File)

The next time you find yourself shoveling McDonald's fries into your mouth, slow down: You're likely failing to recognize what a precious experience you are engaged in. Bloomberg tucks a fun tidbit into a piece on McDonald's suppliers—apparently, sinking your teeth into a fry should be like "walking on freshly fallen snow." Seriously. That's from the company's director of sensory science, who was leading a contest in which its suppliers were supposed to cook the ideal fry. For the record, a sample from Lamb Weston's American Falls, Idaho, plant won for the second year in a row. (More McDonald's stories.)

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