In a time of great political and racial divide that has threatened to tear our country asunder, McDonald's may have finally found a way to solve the biggest issue facing the nation: The Szechuan Sauce crisis.

The fast food chain has reinstated the Szechuan Sauce that adult animated sci-fi show on Cartoon Network "Rick and Morty" made a cultural phenomenon.

McDonald's announced it is shipping out 20 million packets of Szechuan Sauce to its stores, with the condiment available to anyone who makes a purchase starting on Feb. 26.

A running joke on the show about the dipping sauce, which was originally part of a promotion for the 1998 Disney movie "Mulan," led to a limited re-release back in October.

Except there was not enough sauce to go around, and fans of the show literally rioted. Social media lost its mind. Someone sold a packet of the sauce for nearly $15,000.

This time, McDonald's says it has the Szechuan situation under control.

"Last October, we truly meant well when we brought back a super-limited batch of Szechuan Sauce, but it quickly became apparent we did not make enough to meet the expectations of our fans," the burger chain said in a statement.

"To fully make amends, we felt it was important to not only bring back much more sauce this time, but to also admit our mistakes, answer questions and give fans access to the story behind the story," the release continued.

As part of the sauce re-release, McDonald's has launched a podcast called "The Sauce," a play off the wildly popular NPR investigative podcast "Serial," which will tell the sauce's story.

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