If you thought you were always being served hot and fresh eggs well … the yolk’s on you.
A man who claimed to work for McDonald’s revealed that the eggs the company serves during its breakfast don’t actually come from cracking a shell but rather a yellow liquid.
The man, who goes by the name Tizzy Tay, shared the clip of him making the eggs on his TikTok page, racking up 3.5 million views since it was posted.
Tay begins the video, captioned “#McDonald’s scrambled eggs are made like this,” by putting down rectangular molds on top of the grill before squirting a liquid that appears to be butter onto the grill. Then, he pours the egg mixture from a carton that reads “Liquid Egg Product” in Spanish into the mold.
Tay also shows the difference in preparation for the chain’s round egg and folded egg items.
Several users said the video turned their stomachs overeasy.
“No wonder they taste fake,” commented one user.
“Mmmm satisfyingly disgusting. Let’s not pretend we didn’t already know this,” another chimed in.
Some users also pointed out that McDonald’s is a fast-food joint and should not be held to high standards.
“Ofc it’s made like that, it’s McDonald’s, not a fancy 5-star restaurant,” explained one user.
“Yeah I’ll take some egg product with my butter thanks bro,” one user joked.
McDonald’s website states that scrambled eggs use “real liquid butter” to prepare the eggs.
As for the eggs, the website said it uses Grade A fresh eggs — but only for some items.
“We use a freshly cracked, Grade A egg for our famous Egg McMuffin® sandwich,” the company said. “It gets its iconic round shape when we cook it on the grill with an ‘egg ring.’ And that’s just the start of your favorite morning sandwich!”
However, McDonald’s added that it uses “liquid eggs” for other breakfast items including scrambled eggs, “folded eggs, like the ones on a Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit” and “Sausage Burrito Eggs.”
“Our breakfast menu items are all made with real eggs,” they said, “they’re just prepared a little differently for each sandwich.”
When asked if eggs are “real,” McDonald’s said: “Oh, they’re real alright. Across all five styles of eggs we make, you can feel confident knowing they all start with a real egg.”
Earlier this month, another McDonald’s employee revealed that the golden arches make its popular chicken nuggets were already pre-made and frozen until they are needed.
