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Fries aren't cooked in the same oil as the fish fillets and nuggets because of vegetarian concerns. Never tried the fries in any oils other than its oil (mainly because they were in different areas in the building).

The oil of the fried chickens (the nuggets, McChicken patties and Crispy Chicken patties (maybe more or less different types depending on what country you are from)) are kinda interchangeable.

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>Fries aren't cooked in the same oil as the fish fillets and nuggets because of vegetarian concerns.

That seems unlikely, considering that the fries still contain "natural beef flavor."

I thought that was urban legend and that they just contain "natural flavor" which is unspecified and McDonald's is very tight-lipped about what it actually is (to the chagrin of vegetarians who would actually eat at McDonald's).

It maybe different per country

I'm an ex-MCD, and we never did fries (or hash browns) in the fish or apple pie vats because the taste would carry over. You don't want fishy-tasting fries.

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