McNasty surprise

This is a bizarre story about a Muslim vegetarian who ordered a ‘veggie melt’ in McDonald’s and only realised halfway through eating it that it was actually pork. Now, that is bad (I once had a similar incident in a greasy spoon in Clapham in south London), and she has my sympathy, but what was she doing eating in McDonald’s in the first place? I mean, what’s the point of being vegetarian if you’re going to frequent such an unethical, meat-fuelled, smarmy establishment? Hasn’t she seen Supersize Me and McLibel? Even if she hasn’t, just the smell of the place should put any self-respecting vegetarian off – it reeks of meat (and plastic).

The bizarre bit of the story, though, was the girl’s utter surprise. Her uncle, Nick Tillekeratne, from Slough, who was with the girl at the time, said: "It was only when Jasmin began eating the veggie melt that she realised there was bacon in it.

"Believing that McDonald's has a worldwide reputation for quality, and great respect for the dietary habits of their customers, she did not bother to check.”

McDonald’s has a worldwide reputation for making the worst food in history – most of it in the guise of some form of meat. They don’t say “Boycott McDonald’s” for nothing, you know.