Real stories about stuff found in food?

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 15:55

Every now and then theres rumours going around about resturants using certain unacceptable things in food. The latest one is a pet rehoming chip has been found by a woman tucking into her chinese meal in a local chinese resturant. I very much doubt that is true, but are there any real ones out there that you know off?

sweh · 31/01/13 - 15:56

I found a false eyelash in my tuna panini once?

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 15:57

Not sure if this counts. My brother once ate a peach...well, half of it, before discovering that there were about five maggots at the core.

Lois · 31/01/13 - 16:33

maurice45 wrote: »

Not sure if this counts. My brother once ate a peach...well, half of it, before discovering that there were about five maggots at the core.

Ewww. Years ago my friend was tucking into a scotch egg from the local butchers, and I asked if it had cheese in it as it was a tad whiffy. She was sort of eating it with the bag wrapped round it, opened the bag and it was wriggling with maggots.

:yawn:
/l\

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 16:37

sixtynine wrote: »

Ewww. Years ago my friend was tucking into a scotch egg from the local butchers, and I asked if it had cheese in it as it was a tad whiffy. She was sort of eating it with the bag wrapped round it, opened the bag and it was wriggling with maggots.

:yawn:
/l\

Maggots...*vomit face*

exlordlucan · 31/01/13 - 16:40

maurice45 wrote: »

Not sure if this counts. My brother once ate a peach...well, half of it, before discovering that there were about five maggots at the core.

And not a stone?

Sophie ~Oohie~ · 31/01/13 - 16:42

sixtynine wrote: »

Ewww. Years ago my friend was tucking into a scotch egg from the local butchers, and I asked if it had cheese in it as it was a tad whiffy. She was sort of eating it with the bag wrapped round it, opened the bag and it was wriggling with maggots.

:yawn:
/l\

:eek: Did she scream?

And yeah, the OP's one is an urban legend, and hopefully people know that or someone might be saying goodbye to their business.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8824697/Bizarre-urban-myth-ruining-business-at-Chinese-restaurant.html

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 16:44

I found a finger nail in my food a few years ago :eek:

DenonDave · 31/01/13 - 17:15

I once found some beef in a burger. I was paid a substantial sum not to broadcast the fact. That visit really made my day.

Lois · 31/01/13 - 17:23

Sophie ~Oohie~ wrote: »

:eek: Did she scream?

And yeah, the OP's one is an urban legend, and hopefully people know that or someone might be saying goodbye to their business.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8824697/Bizarre-urban-myth-ruining-business-at-Chinese-restaurant.html

She just threw it and ran to the park loos :eek: I'm sure the pigeons probably enjoyed it (and the maggots):D

spanglerokapi · 31/01/13 - 17:26

My daughter found a pube in a well known brand of yoghurt, hasn't touch that brand since!

TheEricPollard · 31/01/13 - 17:38

When I volunteered in a museum people sometimes brought in bugs found in food and stuff so they could try and claim something from the company. But if it's a British spider species found in a glass of Australian wine then they should probably start cleaning their wine glasses.

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 17:40

exlordlucan wrote: »

And not a stone?

They were crawling out of the stone.

Sophie ~Oohie~ · 31/01/13 - 17:40

sixtynine wrote: »

She just threw it and ran to the park loos :eek: I'm sure the pigeons probably enjoyed it (and the maggots):D

What happened after that, did she mention it when she came back? I can imagine you not knowing whether to scream or LOL.

spanglerokapi wrote: »

My daughter found a pube in a well known brand of yoghurt, hasn't touch that brand since!

Reminded me of a while ago when I'd just had my hair cut short, and went to a cafe afterwards. I was having a drink and found what I thought was a pube on the cup, and another one on the table, and I was about to complain to the staff, then I realised it was bits of my own hair that had been chopped! Lucky I didn't give the staff a bollocking.

:D

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 17:41

spanglerokapi wrote: »

My daughter found a pube in a well known brand of yoghurt, hasn't touch that brand since!

A pube? Eurgh!

John146 · 31/01/13 - 17:42

sixtynine wrote: »

Ewww. Years ago my friend was tucking into a scotch egg from the local butchers, and I asked if it had cheese in it as it was a tad whiffy. She was sort of eating it with the bag wrapped round it, opened the bag and it was wriggling with maggots.

:yawn:
/l\

There's is one worse thing than finding a maggot in your food, and that is finding half a maggot...:o I'll get my coat....

Lois · 31/01/13 - 17:45

John146 wrote: »

There's is one worse thing than finding a maggot in your food, and that is finding half a maggot...:o I'll get my coat....

*groan*

Lois · 31/01/13 - 17:49

Sophie ~Oohie~ wrote: »

What happened after that, did she mention it when she came back? I can imagine you not knowing whether to scream or LOL.

Lol I remember her saying not to tell anyone...:D

Well it was just too :eek: to keep to myself!

Sophie ~Oohie~ · 31/01/13 - 17:55

sixtynine wrote: »

Lol I remember her saying not to tell anyone...:D

Well it was just too :eek: to keep to myself!

Why

It wasn't her fault, unless she already knew that shop was manky and still went back there!

Lois · 31/01/13 - 18:07

Sophie ~Oohie~ wrote: »

Why It wasn't her fault, unless she already knew that shop was manky and still went back there!

Think it was embarrassment. It was years ago and we were a lot younger then. Nowadays she'd have grounds to sue them I guess!

Sophie ~Oohie~ · 31/01/13 - 18:11

sixtynine wrote: »

Think it was embarrassment. It was years ago and we were a lot younger then. Nowadays she'd have grounds to sue them I guess!

Didn't think you could sue if it didn't do you any actual damage, even nowadays?

Lois · 31/01/13 - 18:18

I don't know what the law is, I guess it would be a case for the foods standard agency?

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 18:23

My sister found a finger of a rubber glove in a pasty from a well known bakers!

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 18:26

Fiona72 wrote: »

My sister found a finger of a rubber glove in a pasty from a well known bakers!

Was it Greggs?:D:D

[Deleted User] · 31/01/13 - 18:29

Yes it was greggs!!!!

HaloJoe · 31/01/13 - 18:39

I once found a think layer of human skin (about the size of a 50p piece) in a chicken chow mien i brought from the local chinese takeaway. I rang to complain and they offered to bring me a another chow mien, lol.

That was a year ago and i haven't eaten a chinese since.

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