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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: mountaineer on March 25, 2016, 01:53:07 pm
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Sainsbury's cafe staff refused customer black pudding 'because chef was a Jehovah's Witness'
Alan MacKay claims he was forced to return home to eat his breakfast when the female chef's religious views blocked his plans have a full English fry-up
By Agency
12:53PM GMT 25 Mar 2016Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has been forced to apologise to a customer who was told he couldn't have black pudding with his full English breakfast because the chef was a Jehovah's Witness.
Alan MacKay had dropped his wife off at work when he popped into the store for a meal at 9am on Wednesday morning.
But he was stunned when he was told he couldn't have any black pudding - which is made of animal fat, blood and oatmeal - because of the female chef's religious views. Jehovah's Witnesses regard blood as sacrosanct and won't eat an animal if it hasn't been bled to their standards.
Mr McKay was given a refund by the Sainsbury's store in Arnold, Nottingham, and forced to return to his home in nearby Mapperley to eat his breakfast.
The former police officer said: "I know it sounds trivial but it's the principal behind it that's ridiculous.
"If she refuses to cook black pudding because of her religion, what is she doing working in a kitchen that sells it? She shouldn't be employed if she won't cook the menu.
"I was really looking forward to my black pudding this morning. You get a good breakfast in there. But when I went in there to order my black pudding, like I have done before, I went away hungry. I was really cheesed off. I came home and had my breakfast at 11.30am. I had crumpets, a poached egg and beans.
"I didn't buy black pudding because it's quite fatty so I only have it once a week or so. Sainsbury's does a wonderful black pudding so that's why I was so disappointed. It's one of the few big stores that sells black pudding, Morrison's doesn't."
Sainsbury's has since apologised for the confusion and confirmed the chef is a Jevovah's Witness.
A spokeswoman said there had been a mix-up between the two kitchen staff and another worker had misunderstood the chef who asked them to prepare the black pudding.
They added: "We have apologised to the customer for the misunderstanding."
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03601/Full-English-break_3601040b.jpg)
The full English breakfast complete with the black pudding, served at the Sainsbury's supermarket in Arnold, Nottingham.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5diMImYIIA
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?”
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That plate looks revolting. I guess I need to get out more.
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That plate looks revolting. I guess I need to get out more.
With all due respect to our Brit TBR member, when Mr. M and I visited London several years ago we endured one English breakfast before deciding to "lighten up" every other morning of our stay. Too much cholesterol in one meal!
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Ah, they are glorious! Of course, you don't need to eat until tea time after eating one of these, but it's worth it! :laugh:
Though my preference at the local cafe is their number 1: two bacon, sausage, 2 egg, fried slice, bubble and squeak, baked beans, boiled mushrooms and two slices of toast with a good sized mug of tea.
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That plate looks revolting. I guess I need to get out more.
I guess it is a matter of taste. I'm drooling here.
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Ah, they are glorious! Of course, you don't need to eat until tea time after eating one of these, but it's worth it! :laugh:
Though my preference at the local cafe is their number 1: two bacon, sausage, 2 egg, fried slice, bubble and squeak, baked beans, boiled mushrooms and two slices of toast with a good sized mug of tea.
Two bacon, sausage, SPAM, eggs, SPAM, fried slice, SPAM, SPAM, bubble and squeal, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, baked beans, boiled mushrooms, toast, SPAM... with a mug of SPAM on the side. :tongue2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7o
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I guess it is a matter of taste. I'm drooling here.
I think it was 84 or 85 I was leaving Upper Hayford and stopped for breakfast at some place on the way to catch a Pan Am 747 from Heathrow back to DC. Looked a lot like that spread. No Black pudding, but it was really good. I remember during the 7 hour flight I spent a lot of time in the head.
(http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/Grins/Sleep_Tight.jpg)
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No Black pudding, but it was really good. I remember during the 7 hour flight I spent a lot of time in the head.
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I don't want no bloody oatmeal...........
(Sorry if I said a bad word, EC. ^-^)
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You said the O word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I was a kid, we'd have oatmeal most mornings in the winter. Then, when I was about 10, that suddenly stopped. I asked Dad one breakfast time - "Why don't we eat oatmeal any more?"
He grunted and said "Can afford better now." :laugh:
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Weetabix!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You said the O word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I was a kid, we'd have oatmeal most mornings in the winter. Then, when I was about 10, that suddenly stopped. I asked Dad one breakfast time - "Why don't we eat oatmeal any more?"
He grunted and said "Can afford better now." :laugh:
:silly: