John Kreger and Breanna Havell got in line at the McDonald’s on Woodward Avenue at about 10:30 a.
m. today to be one of only 40 customers in Detroit who would be lucky enough to snag the limited-edition Szechuan sauce that the fast-food chain made available nationwide for the first time in nearly 20 years.Havell, number 19 in line and of St. Clair Shores, and Kreger, number 20 and from Eastpointe, were among hundreds who wrapped around the building hoping to try the sauce made popular by Cartoon Network Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” show.
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They each got a packet of the sauce with their orders of Buttermilk Crispy Tenders when it became available at 2 p.m., sharing one and keeping the other as a collectors item — despite the occasional flash of a $100 bill in the window from fellow customer Shannon Robedeau of Detroit. Robedeau was No.58 in line and said she was hoping to get a packet for her boss, who is a collector.
“We can probably try and sell our opened package,” Kreger, 20, joked, after he and Havell, 22, took their first bite each. Kreger described it as a sweet, plum teriyaki sauce and Havell described it as similar to teriyaki jerky.
History of the sauce
The Szechuan sauce was first released by McDonald’s in 1998 as a promotional tie-in for the Disney movie “Mulan,” and more recently received attention when it appeared in the Season 3 premiere of the…
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