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You may have been eating at McDonald’s your whole life but most people don’t know the secrets behind the counter.<\/p>\n
A former McDonald’s worker spoke to The Sun about a trick employees use at the fast food chain.<\/p>\n
The employee, who worked at a branch in Glasgow, claimed that they occasionally made shortcuts with ingredients when needed.<\/p>\n
He suggested: “The majority of the time if we ran out of stock in specific types of onions or lettuce, we would just compromise and hope the customer didn\u2019t notice.<\/p>\n
“For example, using dehydrated onions instead of fresh ones and shredded lettuce instead of iceberg.”<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> ‘Super easy’ recipe for Jamie Oliver’s vegan sweet potato and chickpea curry<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the ex-employee, this hack wasn’t exclusive to McDonald’s. He claimed: “This isn\u2019t really a big secret as it happens in almost every industry in the country.”<\/p>\n The former McDonald’s worker also spilled the beans on how customers can get their hands on free food.<\/p>\n While the fast food chain is already pretty inexpensive, a free portion of chips every now and again can definitely feel like a big win.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> ![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/14\/590x\/secondary\/mcdonalds-5043592.jpg?r=1698839861815\")
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