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cheeseportandgrapes t1_iuf0y6g wrote

Reminds me of pubs being able to serve you during the covid nonsense as long as you ate a scotch egg. Over a hundred years later from this article and not much different. Things don’t really change.

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gitismatt t1_iufrtc1 wrote

I went to a place in San Diego that served one chicken nugget and a single French fry. They also said don’t actually eat it because as long as the food is on the table you can order more drinks 😂

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Twospeedtom t1_iufd7t3 wrote

What? Why a scotch egg? Where cN I read more about this?

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CheesyBadger t1_iufptzp wrote

They had a rule in the UK that you could only consume alcohol with a "substantial meal" to try and prevent a bunch of people sitting around the bar in close quarters just drinking. So pub owners tried to tiptoe the line of what constituted a substantial meal. Many just offered a scotch egg since it was something relatively cheap on the menu that their patrons could order and then drink the rest of the night with their "substantial meal."

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aaksfdkas t1_iufrv0i wrote

A bunch of restaurants near me (NYC) started serving take-out alcohol over Covid. They all say you need a substantial meal online, but I've never tested what counts as "substantial".

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