Burgers Are Incomplete Without A Bun

It is a taste-dominated world. What is found appealing to the taste-buds is often recognized and celebrated while what is merely hygienic or ‘healthy’ does not get the credit it deserves. In the world of burgers, this statement holds true for nearly all types of sandwiches, as long as there is a patty enclosed within a bun, the bun will be overlooked. The patty is the star of the burger, just like Amitabh Bachchan who even in a cameo steals the show, so does the patty always end up on top even though it rests ‘inside’ the bun.

Buns are the unsung heroes of the burger world, especially at McDonald’s. Most of you would not know it but McDonald’s buns are not merely found on trees: they are baked to perfection by Mrs. Bector’s –one of India’s finest bakeries. The buns are baked in all of three locations in India and are then transported all over our immense nation.

Every morning, as the workers enter Mrs. Bector’s baking factory, they are given an air shower and their hands are sanitized. Then they don masks on their faces and heads to minimize the possibility of unwanted particles finding their way into the bun-mix. Equipped with Gum boots, the workers then proceed to prepare the flour which the machinery automatically turns into bun-shaped balls, which are then baked in large ovens until the signature color and texture as expected of McDonald’s is achieved.

Finally, after another test with a metal-detector, the buns are packed in vacuumed plastic bags, placed in cartons, put in temperature-controlled trucks and sent off on a long journey which inevitably ends in someone’s tummy.