MythBuster: This is Where Your McDonald's French Fry Comes From

The first bite of that golden brown potato — with its crispy shell, sprinkling of salt and soft, white center - sends you into bliss. And you know you’ll get the same sensation every time.

McDonald’s french fries taste the same across everywhere. (Except Great Britain. Apparently, the Oak Brook-headquartered fast-food giant makes its fries differently in the UK.)

But are they really made from whole spuds? MythBusters star Grant Imahara says many believe McDonald’s french fries are nothing more than potato-like mush shaped into fries. The assumption that McDonald’s fries are filled with chemicals and made of processed goo kept Imahara from eating the spuds even though he loved them. So when McDonald’s asked him to discover the truth about their french fries, he was hesitant.

“I was a little skeptical at first, but then I thought maybe this is a chance to get to the truth,” Imahara said.

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