Just as Nando’s had everyone running to their door with the new menu addition of halloumi fries, a scandal has erupted like no other. In a Watergate-esque whistleblowing scenario, a Nando’s employee has revealed all their most sacred secrets. From exclusive off-menu items to staff swapping takeaways with other fast food restaurants, the piping hot lemon and herb tea has been spilled and it is BURNING.
The most shocking revelation came in reference to those sometimes perfect, sometimes a bit shit, Nando’s chips. According to the employee, Nando’s chips are supplied by none other than beloved household over chip maker McCain… GASP SHOCK HORROR.
The employee, in an article for Leicester Murray, wrote:
‘The chips served at Nando’s are actually supplied by McCain.
‘So, you could recreate part of the Nando’s experience at home quite easily if you wanted to.’
However, making them at home might not actually be possible, if we’re inclined to believe a Nando’s spokesperson, who told Metro:
‘As per standard industry practice, some of our non-meat items are delivered frozen, such as our hugely popular chips which we developed in partnership with McCain and are exclusive to Nando’s.’
EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP IS IRRELEVANT NANDO’S, I EXPECT MY CHIPS MADE FROM POTATOS PLUCKED STRAIGHT FROM GOD'S GREEN EARTH.
Another scandalous revelation, their chicken comes into the restaurant pre-marinated. Apparently, ‘it’s cooked in a combi oven and then stored in a hot drawer until someone orders it.’
Okay, this one is actually perplexing. Nando’s, of course, is perfectly entitled to order their chicken pre-marinated, as long as it tastes good then their free to live their best, most efficient life. However, if basically all the work is done by the time you order, why does it take so long to serve??? Am I really waiting 40 minutes for someone to get some chicken out a drawer?
Wait, it doesn’t end there. One final thing we’re mad about, or at least supremely jealous about - and these really are the things that should be enraging you on this fine Tuesday – there are secret off-menu items that staff get, including a NANDO’S BURRITO. It may only be a chicken wrap filled with spicy rice, BUT WE WANT IT. Can we start a petition to add the secret Nando’s burrito to the official menu? (Because these are also the things we should be petitioning about in the current political climate)
Honestly, this is all just too much scandal for me. Nando’s need some serious Olivia Pope-ing to come back from this, or at least to send 1000 halloumi fries to everyone personally affected by this global outrage.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.