For those of you who have clicked this article in a desperate attempt to find out what a bay leaf is, first of all you are abhorrently lazy and secondly, it’s an aromatic leaf added to recipes to enhance the flavour of certain meals. It’s essentially a spice, which is why Chipotle chuck it into a bunch of their tacos and burritos. After all, Mexican food without spices would be entirely shit.
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A bunch of clueless food lovers in the US have been tweeting the brand, enraged after finding a simple bay leaf in each of their delicious meals. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so fucking tragic. Take a look – shoutout to the guy who ended up changing his username to “bay leaf white boy” after backlash from Twitter trolls.
Thank you @ChipotleTweets for the leaf in my burrito. Yum pic.twitter.com/pqKw1HAXSy
— Thomas Hoefener (@T_Heffff) February 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/joevv12/status/824396091206594561
This leaf was in my burrito @ChipotleTweets pic.twitter.com/XG4rqmhtuL
— Matt (@matttschaefer) December 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/mlobusss_/status/810983456889077760
https://twitter.com/kcaplette4/status/826886259385700352
https://twitter.com/KStacks_RealOG/status/816478681145180161
https://twitter.com/Real_BryanJost/status/814187977077391361
@ChipotleTweets Found this bay leaf in my bowl, nearly choked. Unacceptable. Care to explain? pic.twitter.com/BkImXXc28W
— TJ Strazzeri (@tjstraxxeri) January 30, 2017
Obviously the response from bay leaf lovers and those accustomed to the innards of a spice rack were howling. Many former Chipotle employees took to the internet to assure their peers that all was good.
When I worked at Chipotle I always would make sure to take the bay leaf out when I saw it so I wouldn't upset a white person https://t.co/lWx7HhctZs
— anna biotic (@ahuspen) February 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/mary_bethhh96/status/830114949884211200
2 things. 1 Why dont whites know any seasonings and 2 why doesnt chipotle know not to serve the bay leaf https://t.co/wgP2CvDBfN
— disco trap (@omgitstamz) February 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/tiddybee/status/830081017620865024
Not really sure what everyone is getting worked up about to be honest, it could be a lot worse. After all, this Ghanian woman found a human penis in her soup and we’re pretty certain that stuff isn’t chucked in for flavour.
