Former McDonald's chef reveals truth behind 'magic' burger seasoning

A former McDonald’s chef has built a TikTok career out of discussing what goes on behind the scenes at the fast food giant, and he’s now shared how you can make some of its ‘magic’ burger seasoning at home.

The TikToker, Mike Haracz, has shared how the ‘magical’ recipe is actually a breeze to put together.

"I am gonna divulge some information for you, right now," he said in the video. "It is magic. No one ever believes me when I tell them this magic."

Of course, McDonald’s is legally required to list its products’ ingredients on its website, so the constituent parts aren’t a big revelation.

The seasoning is remarkably simple (Mike Kemp / Contributor/Getty Images)

The trick, according to Haracz, comes down to salt and pepper.

He said that there’s a ratio of salt to pepper ratio of 86:14 blended in the 100% beef mince.

Apparently, this seasoning is common to ‘tender’ burger options such as the hamburger, cheeseburger, double cheeseburger, quarter-pounders and Big Mac.

As to whether Haracz is legit, the New York Post has reported that he did indeed work at the company and left in 2019.

US-based Haracz’s TikTok career has seen him lift the lid on plenty of McDonald’s info, typically in response to queries from viewers.

He recently commented on suspected changes to the size of its McNuggets, saying:

"I know back in my day one of the things that they changed was they removed any artificial flavours, colours and preservatives from the nuggets, but that was like 2017 or 2018.

"I do not have any actual data to confirm that these have changed, but I don't eat a lot of McDonald's these days but my kids love a Happy Meal. When they don't finish their nuggets I will usually have one or two of them.”

He added: "To me they seem smaller than I remember, there seems to be a lot more shellings."

When FOODBible approached McDonald’s for comment on the matter, a spokesperson said: "To confirm, there’s been no change in size from a UK perspective."

All it takes is a little salt and pepper (NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty Images)

He also recently commented on the phenomenon of chicken breasts having ‘woody’ textures or a ‘bounce’-like response to being chewed, noting that mass-produced chicken is likely to have these quirks as a result of being grown too quickly and too large.

While user comments on the video suggested they had encountered it ‘ONLY at McDonald’s’, it’s a widespread issue that seems particularly common in the US.