Fast food and dipping sauces go hand in hand. These sauces enhance flavor, provide variety, and sometimes become the very reason we return to our favorite fast food joint. Each of these fast food dipping sauces have become famous in their own right.
12. Taco Bell Fire Sauce
With a Scoville rating of 500, the heat intensity of the Fire Sauce is at the perfect middle ground between hot, but not too hot that you can’t enjoy the taste of your food. The right amount of kick paired with a zing of flavoring has customers asking for handfuls of the sauce.
Plus, it has little sayings printed on the packs that serve as a nice gimmick.
11. Chick-fil-A Sauce
This signature sauce from Chick-fil-A, with its honey mustard and barbecue flavors, is a fan favorite that pairs well with their famous chicken nuggets and waffle fries.
10. McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce
This limited-time sauce, inspired by the Disney movie Mulan, became legendary after its mention in the TV show “Rick and Morty.” It has a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy flavor that gives your McNuggets a serious kick.
9. Raising Cane’s Cane Sauce
Known for its tangy and peppery flavor, this secret-recipe sauce pairs perfectly with the restaurant’s famous chicken fingers.
8. In-N-Out Spread
While technically a burger sauce, this Thousand Island dressing-inspired spread is so good that customers use it to dip in everything under the sun.
7. Arby’s Horsey Sauce
This creamy horseradish sauce offers a unique, zingy flavor that pairs perfectly with Arby’s roast beef sandwiches, but also makes a great dipping sauce for their curly fries.
6. Popeye’s Mardis Gras Mustard Sauce
This sauce offers a combination of spicy, tangy, and sweet flavors. It’s a must-have with Popeyes’ chicken tenders.
5. Burger King’s Zesty Sauce
This tangy, slightly spicy sauce is actually meant for the chain’s onion rings, but fans love it on just about everything.
4. Wendy’s Creamy Sriracha Sauce
Perfect for those who like a bit of heat, this sauce has a creamy texture and spicy kick that enhances Wendy’s chicken nuggets and fries.
3. KFC’s Finger Lickin’ Good Sauce
This smoky, slightly sweet sauce is designed to live up to KFC’s famous motto. It’s a perfect companion for dipping into whatever your favorite fried food might be. Many even use it on other dishes, outside of KFC.
2. McDonald’s Sweet & Sour Sauce
This classic sauce offers a balance of sweet and tangy flavors, making it a longtime favorite for McNugget dipping.
1. McDonald’s Big Mac Sauce
Perhaps the most infamous sauce of them all, the Big Mac sauce has been a staple on the Big Mac since it came into existence. Fans have long clamored for the sauce to become available as a dippable sauce, and have requested it on the side when ordering through the years. McDonald’s has finally taken notice because it’s now available as a dipping sauce, but only through the app, and for a limited time.
While these sauces all come from different fast-food chains and offer a variety of flavors, they share one thing in common: they’ve all achieved a cult-like following among fans. Whether you’re a fan of sweet, spicy, tangy, or creamy sauces, there’s a fast food dip out there for everyone.
