To ask you ‘what the *** you think I ate?’

Sounds horrendous! It could be that some contaminant has got in on the production line - however, you do get people who have a grudge against their employers (or just get a kick) and introduce nasties into the food chain.

I do know that in the late 90s early 2000's, some places used to use caustic type chemical tablets to wash salad stuff with. My mate was a chef and they used to use it. He brought me half a tub home, because "it was great as an overnight loo cleaner"! It sounds like something they've sanitised something in the sandwich with and not rinsed off.

Years ago I knew this American woman who had the coriander tasting like soap thing, but it wasn't just that. She opined that people who liked coriander were unsophisticated rubes, who "smothered their food with that muck!" 😃

If it was a supermarket they should take the sandwich and test themselves. Otherwise yeah look at the HSE website I think you can report that way. Things do go wrong on production lines although I believe actual real humans are involved in the making of sandwiches. Perhaps a container for mayo (for example) had cleaning product left in it 🤷‍♀️ imagine one of those custom sandwich shops but on a much bigger scale. Hope you're mouth feels better soon. On a positive note a friend of mine once had terrible food poisoning, the GP had to take a sample and the HSE called them a few weeks later for details of the product because the bacteria was serious so the NHS may well sort it for you.

The commercial ones are really hard - you'd absolutely know if you bit into one.

That’s a known genetic trait! Sorry that was supposed to be a reply to the coriander tasting like soap

May not have been washing powder exactly, but some form of cleaning product that was used to clean the production line could have contaminated the food if it wasn’t diluted away correctly before production began that morning.

Environmental health. Your local council. Your local cllr will signpost you.

I once experienced something similar with a frozen chicken
The only thing we could describe it as was chemicals
This was a good number of years ago and I cannot remember now why I did nothing at all
I do remember though that around the same time there was a number of news items about a chicken processing plant which had been found guilty of extending the shelf life by washing it in some sort of chemical solution
No help to you now but I would urge you to do as others have suggested and report this
Someone could come to serious harm
Glad you are ok

Random but it wasn't like a Caesar dressing? Thinking because anchovies are salty and that's how I first discovered my allergy to fish! Remember it being so salty and burning/tongue fizzing

My sibling had an oven chip that tasted, well, like poo. Sent it to environmental health. It turns out it was contaminated by poo. This was back in the 80s so I don't remember what happened after that.

An insect?

Could've been an alcohol gel cleanser used by the worker that made the sandwich? If they hadn't rubbed it all off it could've gone into the middle of the wrap

It's not to do with the age of the nut, it's the type of pine nut from China (I know this cos I've an actual allergy to all pine nuts, bad things happen if I eat them) & only some ppl experience this reaction & it's not dangerous, just really unpleasant.

No idea if that's what has happened to you but I'll watching with interest to see exactly what did happen. Very curious!

Definitely update please.

Contact the Environmental Health Department at the council where the shop was. But to be honest, either will be fine as they can refer it to the correct one, it'll eventually end up with the EH of the manufacturer anyway.

Perhaps Google burning mouth syndrome. My DH had it, it’s not that uncommon. I’m sorry if this is what you have, it’s not a lot of fun.

Of course, you absolutely need to send this to Environmental Health, so that they can analyse it and investigate. Don't send it to the company, as they may cover up any contamination that has happened. Environmental Health are there exactly for things such as this, so absolutely contact them.

I wonder if it could have been a bug of some sort, although most insects do not have a strong taste, some taste a little salt, they can also taste buttery, and Arachnids, in contrast, taste awful. I once bit into a battered cod with added fly in it, not a pleasant taste (I was a child but still remember it and wont eat fish and chips again )

You did the correct thing getting checked out at A&E.

Give the sandwich to the EHO and not the company if they ask for it.

That would be my guess.

I think most likely cleaning fluid? Would be good if you can find out (another reason to avoid supermarket sandwiches / wraps)

How rude. Actually a burning mouth could be a symptom of a severe allergy and as 111 advised her to go to A and E, she did the right thing.

The symptoms you describe—burning sensation, extreme saltiness, and a chemical aftertaste—indicate the possibility of contamination or an issue with the sandwich's preparation or packaging. @AandEembarrassment

Coriander tastes like soap for me...