subway doesn't doesn't do conflict subway might be america's most famous sandwich chain but like
other fast food giants subway keeps its fair share behind closed doors let's dig into 10
secrets subway doesn't want you to know it's a secret baked fresh but not freshly made eat
fresh eat fresh that's my man no subway doesn't make its own bread from scratch anymore the chain
relies on large food production companies for its bread supply and it's not just the bread
it's the cookies too their cookies and bread dough are already prepared when they reach the stores
dough is stored frozen until delivery and needs to be defrosted overnight before being
used the next day when frozen the bread is the size of a bread stick before baking the frozen
bread is kept beneath the oven in a warmer and is left to rise rise and shine it is then seasoned
with various ingredients and baked when it comes to their legendary cookies they also
arrive frozen at the stores and the workers need to bake them for 11 minutes at least
so the subway restaurant employees really have no idea how the bread dough and cookies are prepared
or when the chicken could be risky sometimes you gotta refresh to be fresh according to subway
employees the chicken has the shortest shelf life at subway two to five days at most after five days
the chicken should be discarded to avoid any risks of food poisoning unfortunately some employees
reported that their managers allowed the store to sell the chicken for one or two days past their
shelf life by changing the date on the packet other than selling chicken past the date subway's
processed to prepare the chicken breasts is kinda gross too as an employee shared the frozen chicken
is kept in hot water for a whole day at the end of the day the chicken is squeezed to get
the water out and then it's stored in a plastic container to be treated the same way the next day
eventually the breast meat becomes mushy but the stores continue serving it subway eat fresh their
grilled chicken doesn't seem to be truly grilled either one reddit user claimed that those grill
marks on the chicken are nothing but food coloring sadly many other users backed up this thread
saying the same thing if you still want to order chicken at subway then go for the chicken strips
as the employees suggest even though the strips are frozen like the breasts their preparation is
different and can be your safest option the strips are made from white meat mixed with
herbs and spices seasoned and marinated in some regions a small amount of soy protein is added too
however subway says that the final product contains less than 1 soy protein the chicken
strips are then fully cooked and seared to get the desired texture it's the bread again really
bread back in 2014 subway was highly criticized due to the presence of the ingredient
azodicarbinamide in the bread although this ingredient is fda approved it is commonly used in
yoga mats shoe rubber and synthetic leather when it comes to food it's used to strengthen the dough
and increase elasticity subway faced widespread public outrage for using the chemical in what is
essentially the main part of every sandwich the bread the company removed the ingredient from
their bread dough but definitely lost the trust of a lot of their customers apart from the chemicals
subway has also been accused of using too much sugar in their bread and dyeing their wheat
bread guilty the nine grain wheat bread contains almost 50 ingredients including refined flour
and sugar in fact a reddit user and former subway employee had warned customers specifically not to
buy the wheat bread other than die the redditor claimed that the wheat bread in subway is heavily
enriched that means that these bread rolls have a longer shelf life but significantly
less nutritional value also consuming highly enriched bread makes the body react differently by
spiking blood sugar faster our body fails to process so much sugar and stores it up as fat
one of the reasons subway bread doesn't even meet the legal definition of bread in ireland is its
dangerously high sugar content the light mayo may not be light nail but you don't like mayo there is
no doubt that subway does provide its customers with some healthier food options than other fast
food chains subway customers also get to opt for the light mayonnaise in place of the regular mayo
however one former employee once admitted during an online interview that whenever his store ran
out of light mayonnaise their manager asked them to fill the bottle with the regular one who cares
and this apparently is a pretty common practice in other subway stores too so that light mayo
may not actually be light after all now that's called deceiving your customers the tuna looks
fishy hey tuna check it out tuna sandwich the subway tuna salad and sandwich has raised a lot
of eyebrows recently a recent lawsuit filed in u.s district court claimed that the famous sandwich
chain actually never uses real tuna instead a concoction of various ingredients is used in fact
many subway employees have admitted that the tuna mix in their subs is mostly 90 mayonnaise and 10
flaked skip jack tuna brine and an additive to protect the flavor for me once for me twice the
lawsuit recently added to their claim that the mix also contains a blend of chicken pork and
cattle proteins naturally subway claimed the accusations to be baseless and that these types
of lawsuits target the food industry to make a name for the plaintiffs the senior director
for global food safety and quality at subway released an official statement saying the tuna
used in their most popular tuna sandwich is pure and only mixed with mayonnaise before serving
they once found a mouse in a sandwich fine fine mouse fine like many other restaurants subway
has faced vermin issues in fact with so much food wastage every day lurking mice and rats seem to
be a common issue at certain subway stores one employee even claimed to have spotted a mouse
every other shift but things became rough for the chain when a customer in oregon named matt jones
discovered a dead mouse underneath the spinach in his sandwich matt told the media that when his
friend asked for an italian sub with some spinach the employees scraped some leaves from the bottom
of the bin and placed them inside the slices of bread they discovered the dead mouse right
under those heaps of spinach a health inspector was immediately sent to the restaurant to search
the entire place for any sign of contamination or droppings the investigation concluded that
the rodent problem did not originate from inside the restaurant it's not your fault
instead the dead mouse was already in the bag of spinach however it was a very rare incident and
subway quickly accepted its fault and refunded the customer but isn't an incident like this enough
to gross anyone out also if you do a little bit of research on subway and food poisoning
you will see that the chain has had its fair share of outbreaks in 1999 over 40 people in the state
of washington contracted hepatitis a from their subs more recently almost 100 people in illinois
fell ill with a salmonella infection from a subway location while food poisoning is not unheard of at
fast food restaurants it is disappointing to see our favorite sandwich junction to be one of them
that unknown smell what's that smell what snow almost all the subway stores have the same unique
lingering smell when you enter many assume it's the scent of the bread possibly the caramelization
of sugar in it still it hardly smells like breads from other restaurants when the global baking
technologist of subway mark cristiano was asked about the mysterious smell he just confirmed the
ingredients yeast water sugar and flour mystery solved right well not for one ardent sub follower
who went to the extent of recreating a few of the chain's recipes to discover the scent on his own
after repeated trials the man confirmed that subway's smell was nothing but wait for it the
bread and their one-of-a-kind cookies baking together that's weird he further sought help
from a flavor chemist to identify each compound specifically from the unique subway scent the
methyl butanols are the reason behind a pleasant roasted aroma when the food is heated whereas
benzaldehyde gives off a nutty aroma like almond the result also detected acetic acid and butanoic
acid acetic acid is a common ingredient in dressings and butanoic acid is found in cheeses
however for some people especially employees the smell is more like that of a strong mustard
some employees have even vouched that the scent is so strong they sometimes need to
separate their uniform from other clothes in the wash and they still can't get rid of the smell
the cheese may not be real just like my nona makes when she cooks i don't cook if you love
adding those extra cheese slices to your sandwich maybe think again next time the top cheeses subway
uses in its sandwiches are processed cheddar swiss cheese mozzarella provolone pepper jack
and feta amongst all these the processed cheddar is the default choice at most of the stores this
cheese only contains 60 real cheese the other 40 are things like salt food dyes preservatives
extra dairy emulsifiers and some artificial items not good these additional ingredients
are added to the cheese which significantly changes its texture and flavor as a matter of
fact one reddit user disclosed that the subway cheese is not even authentic it is a solidified
cheese spread and if soaked in water for a long time all the artificial yellow coloring disappears
and it turns a pale gray still sound appetizing the freshness is questionable chicken bacon ranch
chicken bacon ranch mom jade is copying me subway's motto is eat fresh which is misleading
and deceiving as most of the ingredients used in their food are frozen much like the frozen dough
almost everything else is frozen until use says a former employee the meat and cheese are pre-packed
too and re-wrapped once they reach stores the meatballs are also frozen and are heated in the
microwave and kept in warming trays along with the soups also the meatballs and the roasted
beef apparently spoil rather quickly so it might not be a good idea to order these items at the
end of the day i better not other condiments like oil and vinegar come pre-bottled and they don't
expire as far as the date on the packaged foods a former subway employee confessed that the date
labels are routinely changed to dates ahead from when they were actually prepared the employee also
shared more inside stories stating how dirty the kitchen's cutting boards usually are although they
are wiped daily they are thoroughly cleaned only a few times a month like really so if your sandwich
deli wrapper comes in contact with the cutting board it could already be considered a biological
health hazard their foot long subs aren't actually a foot long not long enough pass subways known for
selling their sandwiches based on length their subs are either 6 inches long or 12 inches the
famous foot long sub you may be surprised to learn that many customers have complained that their
subs were not long enough so in 2013 an australian teenager named matt corby decided to measure his
foot long sub with a tape measure the result his sub measured only 11 inches and matt posted this
on the australian subway facebook page after his post went viral and stirred displeasure among
the chain's customers subway responded by saying that the term footlong uses creative license and
that it's just a name rather than a measurement there were other explanations from the brand like
how the bread is actually a foot long but shrinks while baking magic either way the consumers felt
cheated and in early 2019 an internet campaign and a lawsuit followed the judges ruled that all
footlong sandwiches must be at least one foot long so don't worry if you order a
foot long at subway now your sandwich will measure approximately 12.1 inches however if you want to
save some cash some reddit users suggest that you go for the flatbread the way the flatbreads
are prepared makes the breads actually measure almost 14 inches in length it does count for
some extra calories but you're getting 2 inches free for your buck stick around leave a comment
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