Why the Fries Taste so Good

Chapter 5: “Why the

icon around the world, McDonald’s French fries have taken the world by storm. In Eric Schlosser’s essay, “Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good”, he uses the popularity of McDonald’s French Fries to begin his essay and to effectively capture his audiences’ attention to make them realize that there is a problem with our favorite fast-food meals. What is really put into the foods we eat and why it smells and tastes so good, specifically McDonald’s French fries, is effectively answered in Schlosser’s essay

explain why my sister Lee, is awfully amazing. First, have you ever wonder what homemade French fries taste like? Well, for me it tastes like a memory that scar my taste buds forever. It all began when Lee was fifteen years old. She thought she was an amazing cook. She was learning how to cook rice, beans, chicken and mixing food together to see what science experiment will come out. Honestly, it all tasted somewhat... bad. But I still had hope that she will learn how to cook and that it tastes… well…

business, IFF is mostly responsible for creating the wide selection of flavors found in today's foods. Schlosser said, IFF creates the flavors of chips, bread, crackers, cereal, and pet food, as well as ice cream, biscuits, toothpaste, antacids (Why the Fries Taste Good). There are thousands of different flavor additives, but they are all split into two different categories known as natural flavors and artificial flavors. Natural and artificial flavor are both used to add flavor, color, and texture for food

have you ever wonder what homemade French fries taste like? Well, for me it tastes like a memory that scar my taste buds forever. It all began when Lee was fifteen years old. She thought she was an amazing cook. She was learning how to cook rice, beans, chicken and mixing food together to see what science experiment will come out. Honestly, it all tasted somewhat... bad. But I still had hope that she would learn how to cook and that it tastes… well… good. But I should have listened to my gut feeling

french fries. These french fries could be there family. These potatoes are eating their own, and they enjoy it. In New York, there was a potato gang who raided a McDonalds and stole all the french fries. They were found in a factory, but all the french fries were gone. These rabid potatoes ate all the french fries. The potatoes were taken into custody, and charged with cannibalism. One of the potatoes, who would like to remain anonymous, said in there testimony, ¨Until you eat french fries, it seems

Analysis of “The Trouble with Fries” Malcolm Gladwell’s article “The Trouble with Fries” is about a very invasive topic. Fast Food is killing us. Can it be fixed? Although his thesis statement isn’t exactly clear, he effectively uses evidence to convince his audience that a nutrition movement is needed especially for fast food. By discussing many factors with supporting evidence that is factual he shows why fast food is struggling to have a nutrition movement. Malcolm Gladwell uses some very shocking

Some people would argue that McDonald’s fries are the Holy Grail of French fries. Ray Croc, one of the founders of McDonald’s wrote in his autobiography that the French fry was “almost sacrosanct for me” (Schlosser 50). What was it that made their fries the leader in fast food? In the early years, it was the way they were fried that gave them this intriguing flavor. As time progressed, in the mid 60’s, they began to use frozen fries to cut cost, and people noticed. In the 90’s, consumers began

In the report “Why Mcdonald’s Fries Taste so Good” authored by Eric Schlosser, his overall thesis was to inform his audience that the majority of the food that Americans (and other countries globally) are accustomed to consuming e.g., from fast food restaurants, household food items, and desserts have their own flavor additives that are produced at flavor industries with the sole purpose of mixing chemicals to create particular smells that ultimately influence a unique taste. Schlosser means to enlighten

lot of people. The restaurants interior has a 1950’s burger joint appeal to it with its checkered floor, framed pictures of 57 Chevys and tiled walls. In-N-Out Burger is widely known for their simplistic menu, which consists solely of hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes. There are no words that can truly describe my love for In-N-Out. This is my favorite “go-to” restaurant because they offer quality, freshness, and excellent customer service. The In-N-Out menu consists of three different burger varieties: