It’s being called a ‘Gentleman’s’ sandwich because it has anchovy mayo in it.
Yep, Waitrose is being blasted online after a woman tweeted about a sandwich she bought out of the Heston Blumenthal range.
The sandwich in question is the Gentleman’s Smoked Chicken Caesar Roll, and has ‘Gentleman’ in its name because of the dressing – an anchovy mayonnaise.
BBC6 Music’s Amy Lamé took to Twitter to call them out, saying: “I never knew sandwiches were gender specific. I’m female but thankfully @waitrose let me purchase this anyway.”
I never knew sandwiches were gender specific ? I’m female but thankfully @waitrose let me purchase this anyway ? pic.twitter.com/2KyVj2qG72
— Amy Lamé (@amylame) October 16, 2018
Waitrose has since responded to the complaints, saying that they are looking at changing the name of the sandwich:
The supermarket told The Telegraph: “It’s never our intention to cause offence – we’re not dictating who should eat this sandwich – we hope anyone who tries it will love the distinctive flavours.
“However, we are planning to change the name of the sandwich soon.”