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Being lied to

...about dairy in food at take out establishments

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Samantha87 Samantha87 VIC Posts: 17
1 16 Mar 2012
Today I went to an Ali Baba to grab a felafel kebab. I asked if the hummus and tahini had dairy in it and the man serving me said no. Though, when he squirted the sauce on the kebab, it was a white colour. When eating it also, it tasted like there was yoghurt in the sauce.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and ate the kebab, but it's been on my mind ever since. My chef sister was with me and stated that both hummus and tahini at places like that will usually have yoghurt in them.

Is it normal for people at fast food places to lie about dairy in food? Has it happened to anyone else?
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Mel17 Mel17 SA Posts: 98
3 16 Mar 2012
I'm sure it happens all the time.  They either don't know or don't care.  Maybe instead of saying vegan, tell them you are allergic.
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Kirrilly Kirrilly VIC Posts: 2092
4 16 Mar 2012
I've never heard of hummus or tahini having dairy in them. I've had a look on their website but I can't find any info on those sauces. It might be a good idea to check before you write them off completely, because a lot of mayonnaise and store-bought sauces that are a white colour can be vegan. It's just different ingredients.
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z1 z1 VIC Posts: 535
5 16 Mar 2012
1st world problems thread
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Kirrilly Kirrilly VIC Posts: 2092
6 16 Mar 2012
It's not unreasonable to worry about honesty re: ingredients in food. People could have allergies that could result in death. There are much more trivial first world problems to point out on the internet.
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Shan Shan NSW Posts: 4
7 16 Mar 2012
i've been lied to so many times at restaurants!
i went out for thai last night with some friends, ordered a vegetable dish and was accidently served my dish but with chicken. i told my waiter i was vegan, he apologised took back the dish and then returned with THE SAME PLATE.
i seriously jaw dropped.
he had actually picked out the chicken! the plate had the same crack and there were bits of chicken still floating in the sauce.
eating out is definitely becoming a challenge!
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Beemo Beemo United States Posts: 1259
8 16 Mar 2012
Samantha87 said:
Today I went to an Ali Baba to grab a felafel kebab. I asked if the hummus and tahini had dairy in it and the man serving me said no. Though, when he squirted the sauce on the kebab, it was a white colour. When eating it also, it tasted like there was yoghurt in the sauce.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and ate the kebab, but it's been on my mind ever since. My chef sister was with me and stated that both hummus and tahini at places like that will usually have yoghurt in them.
Nah Ali Baba's hummus and tahini is fine! happy Not too sure about the sauce though, I generally just get tomato sauce on my kebabs.

Here's an email I received a few months ago:
"Thank you for your enquiry. Apologies for the late response.

The Falafel product is suitable for Vegan diets, we manufacture this on a protein free line once a week in bulk and the stores are instructed to use a separate fryer for cooking the product. Other products such as Homos, Tabouli and our K’bab bread (manufactured by Peace Bakery) are also Vegan friendly products.

Our chips are Vegan Friendly as they are pre cooked in Vegetable oil (not tallow).

Should you have any further queries do not hesitate to contact us again."
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Samantha87 Samantha87 VIC Posts: 17
9 17 Mar 2012
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Nah Ali Baba's hummus and tahini is fine! happy Not too sure about the sauce though, I generally just get tomato sauce on my kebabs.

Here's an email I received a few months ago:
"Thank you for your enquiry. Apologies for the late response.

The Falafel product is suitable for Vegan diets, we manufacture this on a protein free line once a week in bulk and the stores are instructed to use a separate fryer for cooking the product. Other products such as Homos, Tabouli and our K’bab bread (manufactured by Peace Bakery) are also Vegan friendly products.

Our chips are Vegan Friendly as they are pre cooked in Vegetable oil (not tallow).

Should you have any further queries do not hesitate to contact us again."
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thank you so much for the info happy
Yay!
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Shahna Lammajamma Shahna Lammajamma QLD Posts: 56
10 19 Mar 2012
it is rather frustrating i now also specifically since the time that i asked for a peanut butter sandwich and when i got it i noticed it had peanut butter AND butter on it!
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