If you enjoy McDonald's breakfast sandwiches, this may be life-changing information: You can get a real egg—not that rubbery mystery egg-like substance inferior folded egg patty—on any breakfast sandwich (including the biscuit ones) just by asking for it.


J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shares this "secret" on fantastic food site Serious Eats:

All you've got to do is tell the cashier that you'd like your sandwich made with a "round egg" and they'll replace your folded egg patty with a real egg, free of charge.


The round egg is the one they put in their Egg McMuffin, made with a ring mold. Of course, you can make many McDonald's foods at home, but now when you're out and about you can get a better egg sandwich made for you there.

Update: As many of you noted, we got a little overzealous with our language here. Both eggs are in fact real egg—it's just that one is poached, while one is scrambled and pressed into a patty. Either way, the tip is still handy—if you, like all of us, prefer those round eggs, you can get them just by asking!

Want Real Eggs at McDonald's? Just Ask! | Serious Eats

Photo by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt