25 most 'controversial' fast foods of all time, many available in Vietnam
Báo Thanh niên•28/09/2024
The list of 25 most controversial fast foods of all time has just been announced, including dishes from McDonald's, KFC or Starbucks that are popular all over the world , including in Vietnam.
Offering an undeniably convenient combination of speed and affordability, the fast food concept has spawned some of the world’s biggest, most profitable, and most popular brands. In the United States, fast food has been a staple for more than a century. Icons of fast food, such as burgers like the Big Mac and the Whopper, are deeply ingrained in the fabric of American popular culture.
Subway sandwiches among controversial fast foods
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However, many fast food controversies grow over time and become "urban legends". For example, lawsuits and whispers alleging that Taco Bell's beef is not beef at all; accusations that "many chemicals" make Subway sandwiches chewier than usual... There are also false rumors such as KFC serving fried mice, but there are also many controversies that receive the majority's approval. Experts at Eat This, Not That! have compiled various data and published a list of the 25 "most controversial" fast foods of all time, mainly based on nutritional quality, food hygiene... McDonald's Chicken Nuggets, a famous dish, is also on this list. The website's team explained that the easy-to-eat dish has been criticized countless times because it is said to not contain much chicken.
Chicken meatballs
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The rumor that there isn't a large amount of chicken in each McNugget dates back to about 15 years ago, when an image went viral online depicting a large pile of pink slime or slime that was said to be "mechanically separated poultry used to make McNuggets." Since then, McDonald's has gone to great lengths to disprove the validity of this claim. Other controversial items include Starbucks iced coffee, which came under fire after a BBC investigation revealed coliform bacteria in the drink - believed to have originated in the ice machine. The specific list of 25 fast food items, in order, includes: McDonald's McNuggets; Chick-fil-A's Cauliflower Sandwich; Starbucks' Iced Coffee; McDonald's McLean Deluxe; KFC's Nail Polish; Subway's Footlong; Burger King's Satisfries; McDonald's Cardi B & Offset Meal; Taco Bell's Black Jack Taco; Arby's Brown Sugar Bacon; Burger King's A1 Halloween Whopper; Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade; McDonald's McAfrika; Long John Silver's Big Catch Meal; Starbucks' Oleato Coffee; McDonald's Hula Burger; Jack in the Box's Frings; McDonald's Fries; McDonald's Szechuan Sauce; Burger King's Super Seven Incher; McDonald's McDLT; A&W's 1/3 Pound Burger; Jack in the Box's Teriyaki Bowls; McDonald's Coffee; Jack in the Box's Monster Burger.
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