Sainsbury's cafe staff refused customer black pudding 'because chef was a Jehovah's Witness'

[mountaineer]

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 2016

Supermarket 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."

The full English breakfast complete with the black pudding, served at the Sainsbury's supermarket in Arnold, Nottingham.

 

[Wingnut]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5diMImYIIA

 How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?”

[Puss-N-Boots]

That plate looks revolting.  I guess I need to get out more.

[mountaineer]

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!

[EC]

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! 

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.

[ABX]

That plate looks revolting.  I guess I need to get out more.

I guess it is a matter of taste. I'm drooling here.

[HonestJohn]

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! 

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. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7o

[Wingnut]

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.

[mountaineer]

   No Black pudding, but it was really good.  I remember during the  7 hour flight  I spent a lot of time in the head.

[musiclady]

I don't want no bloody oatmeal...........


(Sorry if I said a bad word, EC.  ^-^)

[EC]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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." 

[mountaineer]

Weetabix!

[musiclady]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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."