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June 10, 2010

Arts Food

Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good

Mysterious, man-made “natural flavor” explains why most fast food—indeed, most of the food Americans eat—tastes the way it does. An early excerpt from Fast Food Nation.

Eric Schlosser The Atlantic Jan 2001 20min Permalink