Why Filet-O-Fish Tartar Sauce Is Always Off-Center

The McNugget fans. McDonald's Filet-O-Fish fans can't get enough of the breaded fish sandwich with tartar sauce. 

Filet-O-Fish fans know that the sandwich is always off-center when you open the package.  

The tartar sauce or cheese isn't centered, and the fish slides out of the bread. Why? 

There are many reasons your fish sandwich is never centered.  

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McDonald's workers explain why your sandwich is never straight: how the tartar sauce is added, how it's built, and the ingredients. 

Filet-O-Fish is served in a box, unlike typical McDonald's burgers and chicken sandwiches, which are wrapped. 

The sandwich is also assembled in the box. So your sandwich is usually off-center when you open your meal. 

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