Grenade in a bag of potatoes: Strangest thing you've found in your food?

IvyTheTerrible · 25-10-2016 08:34AM #1

I just heard this story on the news: http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/echirolles-ils-epluchent-une-pomme-de-terre-et-decouvrent-une-grenade-1051603.html
For those who don't speak French, a woman was peeling potatoes in her kitchen when she pulled a hand grenade out of the bag! I would have had a conniption!
So what's the strangest thing you've found in your food?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 25-10-2016 08:40AM

A worm in the middle of a potato. I didn't eat potatoes for ages afterwards esp if they were mashed up before I got to check them

force eleven · 25-10-2016 08:43AM

A ring in the middle of a currant cake. Happened twice, and always at this time of year....

IvyTheTerrible · 25-10-2016 08:44AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

A worm in the middle of a potato. I didn't eat potatoes for ages afterwards esp if they were mashed up before I got to check them

Extra protein, though!

Barry Badrinath · 25-10-2016 08:49AM

Bangers and mash!

Amirite, wha'?

andekwarhola · 25-10-2016 08:52AM

A fleck of what looked like beef in a beef and tomato pot noodle.

SafeSurfer · 25-10-2016 10:08AM

An inter continental ballistic missile in a bag of chlpsticks. Put me off crisps for weeks.

Your Face · 25-10-2016 10:10AM

I found a burger in a Big Mac once.

Widdershins · 25-10-2016 10:12AM

force eleven wrote: »

A ring in the middle of a currant cake. Happened twice, and always at this time of year....

I read ''a ring finger'' :eek: I heard of someone finding one in a bottle of ketchup. They couldn't work out why the ketchup wasn't coming out.

I found most of a cow's plastic ear tag in frozen food from Lidl.

I love that word ''Conniption'', OP

cherryghost · 25-10-2016 10:39AM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Bangers and mash!

Amirite, wha'?

Was it just my family or at a certain time of the year the mash had concealed coins wrapped in foil? Can vaguely remember this memory but I used to hate it.

jimgoose · 25-10-2016 10:57AM

I see the disturbing weaponisation of ordinary foodstuffs proceeds apace:

Armenian Grandmother Finds Browning M2 Barrel In Bundle Of Rhubarb

whisky_galore · 25-10-2016 10:59AM

While eating a bag of Lidl nuts, I bit on a small shard of shiny metal.

Was about to go back in and complain when I found a big hole in my back tooth where my filling was supposed to be...

Esel · 25-10-2016 11:02AM

A potato in a box of grenades. Saved it for later. MASH.

Boom_Bap · 25-10-2016 11:05AM

Self mashing potato device found.

I found a big massive humongus lump of congealed speciak K flakes in my box of special K one time. It was like a rock of special K (not the drug).

Gave it to Kellogs and they gave us some stuff to say sorry. I can't remember what they gave us.

osarusan · 25-10-2016 11:07AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

While eating a bag of Lidl nuts, I bit on a small shard of shiny metal.

Was about to go back in and complain when I found a big hole in my back tooth where my filling was supposed to be...

Exactly the same thing happened me with some toffee.

steddyeddy · 25-10-2016 12:23PM

Something edible in a Pot Noodle.

Tazio · 25-10-2016 02:19PM

Esel wrote: »

A potato in a box of grenades. Saved it for later. MASH.

I got this joke. I'm old.

scdublin · 25-10-2016 02:22PM

Found some dead maggots in a pot of pasta from Lidl. There were more dead ones in the bag. Personally haven't eaten pasta from there ever since.

Mr. CooL ICE · 25-10-2016 02:34PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Self mashing potato device found.

I found a big massive humongus lump of congealed speciak K flakes in my box of special K one time. It was like a rock of special K (not the drug).

Gave it to Kellogs and they gave us some stuff to say sorry. I can't remember what they gave us.

I once found a big lump of special K in a bag of sugar

Boom_Bap · 25-10-2016 02:37PM

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I once found a big lump of special K in a bag of sugar

The drug or the cereal. If it's the former you may have uncovered the supply chain.

Widdershins · 25-10-2016 02:50PM

There was a mold issue with Capri Sun drinks but the mold looked like worms. They come with clear plastic bottoms now.I wonder what it was in the other cases..from their website:

In some cases when people think they have found a "worm" inside a Capri Sun pouch it was actually mold. The mold takes the form of a straw, which can then be mistaken as a worm since it is long and thin. While this is not a common occurrence, it can potentially happen because the product is free of artificial preservatives.

25-10-2016 02:54PM

Right.

Now I need to add grenades in potatoes to my list of pointless fears, alongside toilet snakes.

ScumLord · 25-10-2016 03:13PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Right.

Now I need to add grenades in potatoes to my list of pointless fears, alongside toilet snakes.

Toilet rats are far more likely in Ireland. But I suppose that would be a somewhat rational fear, because it could actually happen.

silvervixen84 · 25-10-2016 03:22PM

Found an earwig in my sandwich. I only found it because I opened the sandwich to pick out the giant hunks of tomato

Brought it back to the shop and they gave me a big box of milk tray to say sorry.

ScumLord · 25-10-2016 03:37PM

silvervixen84 wrote: »

Brought it back to the shop and they gave me a big box of milk tray to say sorry.

Should have accused them of being sexist, just because you're a woman doesn't mean you're going to like Milk tray. Earwig samwidge, sexism, time to crack open the till and start counting out fifties boyo.

Four Phucs Ache · 25-10-2016 03:55PM

Not in my food as such, but years ago bought a box of eggs and as you do, opened it to check them and there was a note in black marker written under the lid

"Do not use, master carton copy"

Let out a burst of laughter in Lane 7

25-10-2016 04:08PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Toilet rats are far more likely in Ireland. But I suppose that would be a somewhat rational fear, because it could actually happen.

F*ck you.

:pac:

Musketeer4 · 25-10-2016 04:16PM

That's gas! Like something would happen to Victor Meldrew.

Actually come to think of it he has had some similar occurances.
Go to 2 minutes in.

Dyr · 25-10-2016 04:19PM

Esel wrote: »

A potato in a box of grenades. Saved it for later. MASH.

Oddly enough the german stick grenade was nicknamed the potato masher because of its shape

Seems a bit far to go for a pun though

gramar · 25-10-2016 04:22PM

Bought a sandwich once on a service station. Took a bite and chewed but something definitely didn't taste right. Had a look inside and it was riddled with mould. Cue spitting, wretching and mouth rinsing.

tayto lover · 25-10-2016 04:26PM

I actually found a bit of chicken in my chicken curry got in my local Chinese.

There's a first time for everything.

Grenade in a bag of potatoes: Strangest thing you've found in your food?

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