McDonald's Hash Brown

Most of Weird History Food's videos are pretty evenhanded, giving us the origin story, the ingredients, and any controversies in the food's history. This one raises my suspicions that it might be some kind of promotional deal, because they spent nine minutes rhapsodizing about how great the McDonald's hash brown is. And yes, I looked it up- it's called a hash brown, without an "s." Oh yes, there's an origin story, and the process of making them is covered, twice. Yes, this video could easily have been half as long. The comments prove that they aren't as beloved as the video makes it sound, and those who love them lament the new prices of $3-4 dollars each.