There are a lot of foods at McDonald's that get a bad rap. It is fast food after all. The chicken nuggets have long been under fire for their questionable ingredients. And they've somehow managed to squeeze 19 ingredients into something as simple as french fries. But every restaurant has to have at least a few safe menu options, right? One item that has long been touted as a smart choice is the Filet-O-Fish, but some Reddit posters claiming to be ex-McDonald's workers are doing their best to blow that option out of the water.
麥當勞有很多食物的名聲不太好。它畢竟是速食。雞塊長久以來都因為成份不明而備受抨擊。而且他們還以某種方式成功將十九種原料塞進像薯條那麼簡單的食物中。不過每家餐廳的菜單上至少一定要有幾道不會出錯的選項，對吧？一個一直以來被捧為聰明選擇的產品是麥香魚，但 Reddit 論壇上一些聲稱自己是麥當勞前員工的發文者正盡全力推翻那項選擇。
An insanely popular Reddit post asking fast food workers what customers should never order has garnered nearly 16,000 responses. And a large chunk of those responses have been dedicated to the beloved fish option from the Golden Arches. But the problem with the Filet-O-Fish isn't what you might think. It's not that the always-perfectly-square patty isn't actual fish—it is. McDonald's uses wild-caught Alaska pollock from certified sustainable fisheries. Sounds great, right? So, what's the problem?
一篇詢問速食業員工顧客絕不該點什麼的爆紅 Reddit 貼文已經累積了近一萬六千則回應。而那些回應有很多都是為金拱門備受愛戴的魚餐點所寫。不過麥香魚的問題並非你可能以為的那樣。不是說那個總是完美方形的魚餅不是真的魚肉－－它是。麥當勞使用來自認證永續漁場的野生捕撈阿拉斯加鱈魚。聽起來很棒，對吧？那麼，有什麼問題呢？
"Give me back that Filet-O-Fish! Give me that fish!"
「還我那份麥香魚!給我那隻魚!」
Turns out that wild-caught fish still might not be fresh...at all. In fact, it could have been sitting around for hours before you take that first bite. One user said, "No one orders Filet-O-Fish, so at my store, they sat in the cabinet forever." Another person called it "the fast food equivalent of playing Russian roulette." Of course, you can always request to have yours made fresh as many posters recommended, but even that isn't always a sure solution.
結果野生捕撈的魚還是有可能一點也不新鮮。事實上，在你咬下第一口前，那魚肉可能已經放了很長一段時間了。一名用戶說：「沒人點麥香魚，所以在我們店內，麥香魚在櫃子裡放超久的。」另一個人說這「等於是玩俄羅斯輪盤的速食版」。當然，你永遠可以像許多發文者建議的那樣，要求現做你的漢堡，不過就連那樣都不一定是萬無一失的解決方法。
Many posters claim a "fresh" patty is just one that's fresh out of the microwave, after having sat for a long time in the warmer. And even if you really are getting a fresh-cooked patty, that Filet-O-Fish may still be completely questionable, as one Reddit poster who claimed to be an eight-year veteran of McDonald's unveiled even more dirt on this seafood favorite. "The patties had a tendency to hang around well past their use-by timer. Similarly, the tartar sauce could go through several days sitting out in basically room-temperature conditions." Eww!
多位發文者聲稱，「新鮮」魚餅不過是剛從微波爐出爐，之前已經在保溫櫃放很久了。而且就算你真的買到現做的魚餅，那個麥香魚還是可能完全有疑慮，因為一名說自己是在麥當勞八年的資深員工的 Reddit 發文者，揭露了更多這道最受歡迎的海鮮餐點的醜聞。「那些魚餅往往會放超過食物計時器上的食用期限很久。同樣地，塔塔醬可能經過好幾天，曝露在基本上是室溫的環境下。」噁!
Not enough to turn you off? No worries! He kept going, claiming the fryer oil for the fish filets was rarely cleaned. He finished up with "Don't get steamed buns; no one ever cleans the steamer."
那樣還不夠倒胃口嗎？不用擔心!他繼續加碼，說炸魚排的油炸鍋內的油極少被清理。他在最後寫下「不要點蒸麵包；從來沒人去清洗蒸鍋。」
Despite all this, some loyal Filet-O-Fish fans won't be swayed. "As somebody who regularly orders it, I have to disagree. It's by far the best fish sandwich that any fast food place has." According to McDonald's, the sandwich is still a popular seller both in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Something tells us that won't change anytime soon.
儘管如此，一些麥香魚鐵粉可不會被動搖。「身為一個常點麥香魚的人，我必須持不同意見。麥香魚絕對是任何速食店中最棒的魚肉三明治。」根據麥當勞表示，這款三明治在美國和全世界其他國家仍是個熱銷商品。我們有預感這在短時間內不會改變。
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- 「畢竟、終究」- After All
There are a lot of foods at McDonald's that get a bad rap. It is fast food after all.
麥當勞有很多食物的名聲不太好。它畢竟是速食。 - 「遭受批評」- Under Fire
The chicken nuggets have long been under fire for their questionable ingredients.
雞塊長久以來都因為成份不明而備受抨擊。 - 「徹底擊垮...、戰勝...」- Blow Out Of The Water
...but some Reddit posters claiming to be ex-McDonald's workers are doing their best to blow that option out of the water.
...但 Reddit 論壇上一些聲稱自己是麥當勞前員工的發文者正盡全力推翻那項選擇。 - 「事實上」- In Fact
In fact, it could have been sitting around for hours before you take that first bite.
事實上，在你咬下第一口前，那魚肉可能已經放了很長一段時間了。 - 「很長時間」- For Hours
In fact, it could have been sitting around for hours before you take that first bite.
事實上，在你咬下第一口前，那魚肉可能已經放了很長一段時間了。 - 「使某人失去興趣」- Turn Someone Off
Not enough to turn you off?
那樣還不夠倒胃口嗎？ - 「近期間、短期內」- Anytime Soon
Something tells us that won't change anytime soon.
我們有預感這在短時間內不會改變。
