In a cafe, and a woman has just complained (funny)

[QuestionableMouse]

She'd ordered a bacon sandwich and it's just been delivered to the table. She's now moaning because her bacon sandwich has a tiny crumb of black pudding on it. And she doesn't eat pork.

I feel for the poor staff having to explain which animal bacon comes from 😬

(And no, there's no vegan bacon on the menu so not a mix up!)

This whole thread is completely crazy. Is there a full moon tonight? 🐺

It's a full bacon night. Magical night😂

BosaNova🤣🤣🤣

I worked in a cafe as a teen and a woman once asked for a cheeseburger without the burger. I was like “a cheese sandwich, then?” “No. Cheeseburger. But hold the burger.”

I'm somewhat concerned that the first picture says 'Scaffolding', that would certainly be an original way to use it.

Another anecdata of n=1.

OP describes this person as “a white woman with a local accent” so likely dispels your theory on cultural (un)awares, however much some on MN love it to be more complex than ‘someone just got it wrong today’.

Please try Stornaway black pudding if you can get hold of it - food of the Gods!

It translated the company name from french i think. Did make me giggle

Please try Stornaway black pudding if you can get hold of it - food of the Gods!

I have it was delicious, like a rich pate.
OTOH I've never wanted to try black pudding at home in Lancashire, possibly as a result of seeing in childhood the Goodies 'ecky thump' episode with their recipe (iirc '.... oh poor little Tom kittens...')

Made me giggle too BosaNova.

So what time did Jeremy Beadle turn up?

My 16 y/o DT’s both work at McD’s so nothing much surprises me. Their favourites are the stoners who come through the drive through (no wonder cops hang out in the car parks at McD’s) saying “Um…. What do I want?” and then get an order for 45 things.

There are a few different brands, some nicer than others. Maybe you can find one you get on with. Seem to remember there was one brand that did a streaky-esque facon that wasn't too bad. Commiserations on the real bacon woes :)

I guess I technically live in Teesside and can see sheep from my window. There's a cow out there yelling right now.

But if she doesn't eat bacon, why would she order a bacon sandwich? It clearly says on the menu that it's "thick cut back bacon", no mention of any other animals.

The bacon wasn't the problem and she seemed quite happy until she spotted the (what she thought was) black pudding and announced loudly that she didn't eat pork.

Yep, in fact it is vegan, not that I really care! I can safely say as someone who does eat bacon sometimes, ARFID permitting, it comes bloooooody close and does not have any unpleasant aftertaste either.

I add it to mayo, but also mix it with the butter I put on a baked potato (its a little clumpy to sprinkle), a cheesey bacony baked spud is a fine fine thing! It is NOT cheap however... that is the downside. But a little goes a long way, I bought several of their bacony flavours (bbq, cheese, maple and original i think) and all are good, and despite using them frequently, I have plenty left and possibly am in danger of them going out of date.

Teaching teens I am not suprised what people don't know. I've quoted this before

Me: Did you say pheasant (wondering what was said as it was a health and social care class)
Student: No Miss. What's a pheasant?
Me: It's a bird, you can eat it
Student: (Look of disgust) Uhg! Who'd eat a bird?
Me: Do you eat Chicken?
Student: Yes (pause while she thinks, cogs turn other students start to giggle, then she laughs)

Yep 17 years old, and had not realised that the chicken you eat is the same as, well a chicken.

I was with a pal in a pub on a Sunday lunchtime in Newcastle where they’d laid out plates of free cubed black pudding for customers.

My pal thought it was chocolate cake and shoved a whole cube in her gob. Her face was like a body language lesson crammed into three seconds.

This thread has had me laughing so hard I've almost choked, then wanting to slam my head through a window in frustration, then back to laughing at the Bacon Moon.

In your honour OP, as it's approaching dinner time here, we're having toasted baps with PORK bacon and I'm going to char the buns just a tad. Plus lettuce tomato mayo.

If I had any black pudding I'd throw some on too, delicious stuff. 😂

This has been a hilarious and educational thread. Thank you OP.

I have learned that should I ever decide to open a greasy spoon caff, to support my customers, every reference to meat products on the menu MUST clearly state the animal it originates from!

Next time I make jacket potatoes I'd better put on mayo, cheese, bacon and some pieces of black pudding, Thanks for the ideas, folks.

I'm sorry for you friend but I would have fought not yo howl with laughter

FFS-it’s not tricky. In the UK, I think it is fairly safe to assume that Bacon is pig unless it actually specifically states on the menu that it is turkey bacon/ vegan bacon etc etc.

but am loving the quite frankly batshittery on this thread!

I lived in Kazakhstan for 8 years.
about 50% of the population are Kazakh ie muslim.
about 50% come form other places, mostly Russian, some Korean, some Chinese and then from the other stans.

Russians and Chinese (mostly) eat pork. They love pork.
Kazakhs who are traditional usually don't eat pork.
many Kazakhs don't stick to the religious guidelines and eat pork.

vast amounts of pork are sold in Kazakhstan.

Bacon - both beef and pork is common.
White pork fat is sold as a delicacy
a type of sausage, like a bologna sausage is very much part of the staple diet. You can buy it in beef or pork versions.

So every place selling meat either raw, cured or cooked will tell you if it is pork, beef or horse. All sold next to each other along with kidneys, liver, heart, etc etc.

Umm cows milk cheese, or goat cheese? Because it's actually really difficult for me to understand what kind of cheese you might be using and what animal that may have come from.