Dipping sauces hold a small but mighty role in the world of fast food.
Sure, you don’ttechnicallyneed them to enjoy a burger, chicken nuggets, or fries from your favorite chain.
But which one is the absolute best?
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The look:Like a pretty standard honey mustard sauce.
The taste:Let’s get this straight right off the batI absolutely adore honey mustard dipping sauces.
We Tried Every Dipping Sauce at McDonald’s, Burger King, & Wendy’sand This Was the Winner!
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The look:Shockingly, vibrantly orange.
This option had a noticeably thicker and slightly creamier consistency than the Honey Mustard Sauce.
The Hot Mustard Sauce has a rich caramel-y color with a super smooth and thick consistency.
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Unlike the Honey Mustard Sauce, there were no flecks or mustard seeds or spices in sight.
Don’t get me wrongthis one was also surprisingly sweet and I didn’t detect any spice whatsoever.
However, the taste is far more balanced because the mustard flavor is much stronger and tangier.
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The look:This was a super syrupy, glossy, thick, and viscous sauce.
It always tasted way too sweet and not nearly sour enough.
It still would have been much better if it was tangier and had a kick of spice.
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However, it was overall pretty tasty and paired wonderfully with McDonald’s salty fries.
I just wouldn’t opt for this over the two higher ranking sauces.
It’s tangy, creamy, rich, garlicky, and not too salty.
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Is it the best or most flavorful ranch I’ve ever had?
It’s just notthebest.
It had an eye-catching glossy sheen and was one of the thicker sauces I tried during this taste test.
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It was tangy, smoky, slightly sweet, and savory.
The best part, however, was that none of those flavors outshined the others.
