How well do you really know them and how well could you annoy friends by reciting unsolicited facts about this legendary foodstuff?

你對它有多了解？ 以及你多擅長不經意說出麥當勞薯餅冷知識來惹惱你的朋友呢？

Need some new material?

剛好需要這類素材嗎？

Get ready for the truth about McDonald's famous hash browns.

準備好一起揭曉麥當勞薯餅秘辛。

In 1969, McDonald's had barely begun to realize its full potential.

1969 年，麥當勞還未發掘薯餅的潛力。

That's because in the late '60s, cheap burgers and milkshakes were the company's major claim to fame.

因為 1960 年代，便宜的漢堡以及奶昔是麥當勞當時的熱門主打產品。

"Here you are.”

「你的餐點好了。」

“What's this?”

「這是什麼？」

“Your food.”

「您的餐點。」

“No, no, no. I just ordered.”

「不對耶、不對，我才剛點好餐。」

“And now it's here.”

「你的餐點都到齊了。」

But that all began to change in 1970, when franchisee Jim Delligatti first received permission from the top brass at corporate to begin selling donuts and sweet rolls during breakfast hours.

直到 1970 年，麥當勞加盟主 Jim Delligatti 得到高層獲准後，開始在早餐時段販賣甜甜圈以及甜味麵包捲，才有了些改變。

The idea was enough to get execs at the Golden Arches interested in the viability of a breakfast menu, and they began testing the Egg McMuffin in 1971.

這個增加早餐選擇多樣性的點子，吸引了麥當勞高層，並在 1971 年開始試賣滿福堡。

Fast forward to 1977, and McDonald's rolled out a full breakfast menu that included the well-received Egg McMuffin,

時間快轉到 1977 年，麥當勞推出全套早餐菜單，包括受大眾歡迎的滿福堡，

along with hotcakes, English muffins, sausage, Danish, and yes… the now-infamous hash brown.

以及鬆餅、英式馬芬、香腸、丹麥甜麵包，當然還有「惡名昭彰」的薯餅。

"Sure are cute little rascals aren't they?”

「這薯餅真是個可愛小壞蛋呢！」

Within ten years, McDonald's would go on to achieve a statistical milestone, serving one out of every four breakfasts eaten outside of the home.

十年內，麥當勞持續達成數據里程碑，每四份早餐中，就有一份是在麥當勞購買的。

The rest… is fast food breakfast history.

剩下的部分... 就牽扯到速食早餐歷史了。

News flash: Eating a McDonald's hash brown while operating a motor vehicle could land you in court, yeah, seriously.

新聞快報：邊吃薯餅邊開車，可能會讓你扯上法院訴訟，沒錯，我說的是真的。

In 2018, Connecticut motorist Jason Stiber was pulled over for talking on a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, landing him a $300 ticket for "distracted driving."

2018 年，康乃狄克州駕駛人 Jason Stiber 因駕駛車輛時使用手機，被警察要求路邊臨停，以「分心駕駛」，當場開出需繳納 300 美金的罰單。

But there was just one issue: Stiber maintains that he wasn't talking on a cell phone; he was happily noshing a McDonald's hash brown.

但問題是：Stiber 堅持當時他並不是在講電話；他只是在享用麥當勞薯餅。

"I don't blame the cop for misinterpreting what he thought he saw,

「我不怪那名警察誤把薯餅看成手機，

but the fact of the matter is there was no cell phone use and we have the cell phone records to establish that fact.”

但重要的是手機來電紀錄中，找不到 Stiber 當時正在講電話的證據以構成證明。」

Stiber is fighting the citation in court, and it turns out he's got some evidence to back up his claims.

Stiber 在法院內否認當時有在車內使用手機，最後證據也呼應了他的聲明。

His cell phone records allegedly show no calls placed from his cell phone around the time of the infraction.

據手機內的來電紀錄，當時他並沒有邊開車邊用手機。

Here's a fact that really nearly broke the internet: McDonald's hash browns, like their french fries, can be ordered well-done.

這是最近才在網路上流傳的事：麥當勞薯餅，和薯條一樣可以要求炸久一點。

Turns out, with a simple request for "well done", the venerable hash brown can be transformed from a sad, pale, and oily potato, to the golden brown, crunchy patty of your dreams.

只要和店員說要「炸久一點」，我們崇高的薯餅從一片可悲、慘白且油膩，變成夢寐以求的金黃酥脆薯餅。

And of course, thanks to McDonald's All-Day Breakfast, perfectly crispy hash browns can even be served alongside your regular burger, in place of fries.

而且當然，還要感謝麥當勞全日早餐，你可以用薯餅搭配漢堡取代原本的薯條。

Our only question is: Why aren't the hash browns always cooked this way?

我們唯一想得出的問題是，為什麼薯餅都是這樣料理的？

Are you living a gluten-free lifestyle?

你是無麩質飲食者嗎？

Well, we've got some unfortunate news for you: McDonald's hash browns are not a gluten-free food.

好了，我要跟你說一個不幸的消息：麥當勞薯餅不是無麩質食物。

Listed right there in the ingredients is a big, all-caps warning that reads: "CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK."

薯餅營養成分中用大寫大字體清楚的寫著：「本食品含小麥與牛奶」。

"My God, that's so sad!”

「我的天啊，這太可惜了！」

Though the hash browns are coated in corn flour for crunchiness, the wheat and milk addition is probably linked to the "Natural Beef Flavor" that's also added to the mix.

雖然玉米澱粉包覆薯餅，以增加酥脆口感，添加小麥與牛奶或許也表示薯餅也添加了「天然牛肉風味劑」。

Those avoiding gluten also need to be concerned with cross-contamination in the fryer oil,

無麩質者也要留意油品相互影響，

since the same fryers are used for both hash browns and McDonald's french fries, another item spiked with wheat and milk.

因為和薯餅共用一個油鍋的麥當勞薯條是另一種包含小麥與牛奶的產品。

"You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more?"

「你們要放棄了嗎？還是想再來更多？」

McDonald's breakfast sandwiches, from the Egg White Delight to the Triple Breakfast Stack Sausage McGriddle,

麥當勞早餐三明治，從豬肉滿福堡、三層滿福堡到香腸肉片堡，

are as close to portable breakfast perfection as mankind has been able to achieve thus far.

是人類歷史上，最接近完美的外帶早餐。

But what if we told you there was a way to make your breakfast sandwich even better?

如果我告訴你一個可以讓早餐三明治變得更棒的方法？

"You deserve better than this.”

「你值得更好的。」

So, this isn't so much a "hack," as it is "living your best life."

這不是什麼「旁門歪道」，而是「寵愛自己」。

And it's as easy as breakfast pie.

而且就和早餐派一樣單純。

Simply order the McMuffin of your choice, remove the top layer of English muffin or biscuit, slip that hash brown right inside, and replace the lid.

你只要點滿福堡、拿掉上層的英式馬芬或餅乾把薯餅放進去，再把麵包放上去就行了。

Then enjoy your new and improved breakfast sandwich, complete with new levels of crunch, greasiness, and deliciousness.

接著享受全新、改良版的三明治，包含全新層次的酥脆油膩，以及美味。

You're welcome.

不客氣啦！

We're in no way qualified to be dispensing anything remotely resembling medical advice,

我們沒有權力提供任何相關醫學建議，

but we will say this: McDonald's Hash Browns aren't going to undo the 13 Stoli-Raz-and-sodas you drank last night.

但我想說的是：麥當勞薯餅不能幫助你，從昨晚喝下的 13 杯 Stoli-Raz 加汽水調酒宿醉後醒酒。

"I don't even remember going to dinner.”

「我連晚餐都沒去吃。」

“I know. What the F---, I don't think I've ever been this hungover.”

「我懂，該死，我沒想過這次宿醉會那麼嚴重。」

“After the Hard Rock I blacked out, it was like emptiness.”

「在硬石餐廳我就倒了，記憶一片空白。」

But they aren't not going to help, either.

但也不是完全沒幫助。

Contrary to what the internet may have led you to believe, greasy foods are not going to help your body "soak up the alcohol."

和網路謠言相反，油膩的食物並不能幫助身體「吸收酒精」。

But if eating a big plate of fried stuff makes you feel a little better after a hangover, it probably has more to do with the carb load, which is easy for the body to digest.

要說宿醉後吃一大盤炸物能讓你感覺好些，大概是因為碳水化合物的關係，因為人體較容易吸收碳水化合物。

And you probably are getting some electrolytes from all the salt, as well… but certainly not enough to "cure" a hangover.

或從鹽中攝取一些電解質，但這些絕對不夠「治療」宿醉。

But either way, McDonald's hash browns are delicious, and if they don't exactly solve your hangover problem, they're a little bit make up for regrettable life choices.

無論如何，麥當勞薯餅都超好吃，就算它不能解決宿醉問題，至少能在清醒後彌補那個讓你後悔的決定。

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