Woman finds maggots in stew
There are many perks to eating out. For example, you don’t have to cook whatever meal you’re craving and you certainly aren’t expected to clean it up after you’re done.
However, there are also risks. While restaurants certainly offer the convenience of not having to prepare your own food, you can never be sure of the ingredients.
Here’s the story about a woman in Thailand who found an unpleasant surprise in her duck stew.
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On 3rd January 2021, Facebook user, เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ, posted about her experience at what she describes as a “famous restaurant”. In the post the netizen expresses her dissatisfaction at finding maggots on a piece of duck in her stew.
OP also provided photos.
Image credit:เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ
In her post, the restaurant goer states that she asked the waitstaff if to confirm if they could see the maggots in her food. To which, she claims, they said “I don’t know”.
Image credit:เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ
OP then states that the restaurant’s owner then angrily came up to their table. The owner allegedly aggressively claimed that it’s impossible for maggots to get to the meat, as they keep their duck hidden away in an air-tight freezer.
The poster further states that she did not receive an apology from the restaurant, but got a ฿40 (~USD1.21) discount.
It seems that other Facebook aren’t too pleased with the resolution – or lack thereof – of the situation.
Internet users defend the woman against restaurant owner
At the time of writing, the post has been shared 7.9K times and liked over 9.1K times.
Understandably, in a country where duck stew is a widely ordered, over 285 netizens have shared their views on the incident.
Image credit:เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ
Translation: Have the owner try to eat it.
One netizen offered a suggestion for gaining the owner’s empathy: having them try the dish, themselves.
Another user seems to be responding to the owner’s claim that because the duck is kept in a freezer, there’d be no way for it to come into contact with maggots.
Image credit:เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ
Translation: I’ve experienced it first-hand. Flies lay their eggs extremely quickly.
Finally, this last comment seems to bringing some comic relief to the situation.
Image credit:เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ
Translation: There’s protein.
The customer may not always be right, but it’s still important to check
Running a restaurant is tough. Overseeing what goes on in the kitchen, managing the staff and more importantly, the guests, is bound to get overwhelming.
Furthermore, we can imagine that this owner has had to deal with some less-than-pleasant personalities. That being said, it’s probably not the best idea to offer a small discount when a customer raises a valid health concern.
We hope that both parties are able to heal from the situation, and that the restaurant doesn’t face something similar again.
Cover images adapted from (L-R): เด็กหญิงหวานใจ หวานเจี๊ยบ
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