I mean, really. Why? One ketchup packet handles two french fries, maybe three. If I'm at McDonald's I have to grab a dozen packets to cover a large order of fries, and it makes me feel like a heel to do it.
And it's not even efficient. There's so little ketchup in each packet that 10 percent ends up on the packet where I tore it open due to surface tension or non-Newtonian flow or some other scientific principle. Who designed these things?
Is the problem me? Do I use too much ketchup? Or is the problem a society that makes me a villain for using ketchup? [Reply]
Originally Posted by sd4chiefs:
When I was in Copenhagen a few years ago people were walking around eating fries with mayo. :-)
Yep. Saw the same thing when I was there. 'Cept I was in the MCD's, and they handed out mayo packets (bigger for some reason?) to every customer with their meal. Watched people tear off one end of the packet, and then carefully dip their fries into the the mayo and eat them one at a time.. [Reply]
Maybe ketchup packet size is related to those occasional stories where someone runs off the road and trapped in the car or gets stuck in a blizzard for several days and the only nutrition was Taco Bell sauce packets left in the car. They survive and Taco Bell gives them free food for a year or the rest of their lives or something.
Maybe the ketchup packets are sized to give small doses of hope to the poor soul who did not leave enough Taco Bell sauce packets in the car to stay alive. [Reply]
I'm a ketchup lover and used to be Mahomesian in its use. Now I've cut way back for health reasons. I only have it on fries these days. Each packet has 1 serving in it to answer your question. [Reply]
I need equally sized portions of ketchup and mayonnaise side by side. I then drag a couple fries through each to get a generous amount of each on the fries. Enjoy [Reply]
