Jack Monroe #8 Grates meats, deletes tweets and when she denies it we've got the receipts.

[heretoreaditall2019]

“And yeah I’m mad, because it’s jollof rice all over again.”

She did miss the mark with this, so much so it’s actually embarrassing.

She’s accusing him of stealing a concept, which is fine, disputable but I don’t care to argue either way for it. Cultural appropriation & jollof gate is someone from a position of comparative privilege (often due to race but could also be class) taking ideas / assets from your specific culture, and usually then profiting from them either being classed as an innovator or monetising it to sell back to their population. You don’t have to be white, Asian people come under a lot of heat for stealing African American identities too.

I by no means think she’s a racist, I think that you have to learn a lot of this stuff and pro actively call out your privilege & make an effort, there’s lots said online about allyship and how to be a good one and it’s a lot it’s more than just talk it’s rescinding your privileges to help someone else, it would be inviting a little known bame blogger to have done that segment virtually or saying you’ll only participate in a panel if there’s women of colour on it, or when white actresses tie in other cast member’s salaries into their own contracts so they don’t get dicked over ...

Like I appreciate Southend isn’t exactly a cultural hubbub but considering the places she puts her voice out there you’d think she’d have spent a bit of time reading or listening to people on this. It’s evident she hasn’t as she wouldn’t have been doing that shit this morning tbh, or the above temper tantrum.

I don’t know why she doesn’t get called out on it, but her Twitter fanbase is grotty aged left wing (saying this as young beautiful and left wing init )... all oxbridge or equiv poshos who read the Guardian in their filthy houses, didn’t mind Rory Stewart, and only cared about Brexit as it means no more holiday homes or gap years for the grand kids. Probably voted for Lib Dems in the last election because they were worried about their investments but pretended it was because of Corbyn cos they’re not ready for our socialist queen. Smelly on every level. Someone else said it but they are always on a crusade that entirely misses the mark cos they don’t shut up and listen to anyone with lived experiences.

 

[LemonBean]

I'm glad I didn't watch this live, think I may have exploded! I'm having to pause and take deep breaths...

She hasn't explained that she's using butter as a replacement for ghee, which isn't as rich as butter. Masala is the name we give the spice blend, not the sauce, rather the word curry would be a closer equivalent to sauce/gravy

I'm also pretty sure I clocked Shivi rolling her eyes during JM's segment, around the time she mentioned serving dal at a Wedding breakfast I feel you, Shivi!

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

Does she actually believe she’s super fit?

As I can tell you as a fellow gay girl, I wouldn’t go anywhere near her. There are so many lesbians around like her and full of drama - I’d rather have an awful looking girl with a beautiful personality than someone like Jack who is so arrogant to believe her own hype.

One of the least unflattering pictures ever of her. She thinks she’s Nigella because she had curlers in her hair for a day!

 

[Yel]

That whisper "I don't have the cards" everyday I'm crying with laughter at Jack on live TV. Please let it never end

 

[BubbleDuck]

I don’t understand why daily kitchen hasn’t used the heaven and hell concept from Saturday kitchen and turned it into Fancy or frugal !they could easily take a basic item such as tinned chickpeas/tinned corned beef/ tinned fruit and have a viewers vote to have either fancy Matt or frugal Jack prepare a full meal from it

in all seriousness,I kind of wish that daily kitchen was a longer program, and featured a ready steady cook segment- with the same items given to both Matt and Jack, to make a meal from. I loved the rebooted ready steady cook that was on recently purely for the 10 minute round with random ingredients!

I admit , I used to admire Jack,because as someone in a similar position ( I thought ) to her , I thought she might be a helpful source of tips and information .i followed her blog , I bought her books . I followed her on twitter. Then I realised that although I myself was still in the same financial situation as I was when I began to follow her ( I’m a care worker), with the same childcare issues ( I co-parent with my ex ) I still had the same disabilities ( I have well controlled epilepsy, a life long immune disorder ( again,well controlled with meds) and mental health issues ( depression, anxiety and ocd- again, medication keeps these mainly in check ) , I was still able to pay the bills, feed my family and save a little each month to make sure we have a safety net. While Jack,despite having had several books published, being in a relationship with someone financially stable, being able to buy expensive coats/perfumes, and being able to afford to buy (and run) 3 freezers- was still claiming absolute poverty.

and for what it’s worth, I have made a passable chilli con carne with a tin of corned beef and a can of drained baked beans- I softened an onion,chucked in a can of corned beef, breaking it up with my spatula ( because I’m not fancy enough to own a grater ) once the corned beef was slightly browned off , i added garlic ,squirted in a bit of tomato puree, let that cook out a bit , and dumped in a can of drained ( not rinsed ) baked beans ( the cheap baked bean sauce can be a bit too sweet and watery ), along with some dried mixed herbs, then let it all cook down together while my rice cooked. Was it as nice as a “proper” chilli- no. Was it more edible than grated corned beef mush-yes !
the basic principles behind some of “Jack’s” ( I’ve used quote marks because although Jack has identified themselves as the originator of these recipes, I would not like to leave myself open to legal action from the various other sources who have also published these recipes and ideas,particularly the ones who predate any publication of them by The bootstrap cook) recipes are fine - it’s the execution, and the whole idea that somehow seasoning and spices is “fancy “.From my experience, if you are struggling to make ends meet, you wand to pimp up each meal as much as you can to make it an indulgence, not bring every meal down to a gruel like sludge

 

[PineappleQueen19]

Here it is, pile of utter wank. Enjoy

 

[chocolate choux]

“Due to social distancing and me being greedy, this is my hummus”

Matt, completely deadpan: “great”

 

[Saturn.]

It most certainly is inspired. Ian, didn't even ask if it could be done in a round tin beforehand. Maverick, or a modern-day Thomas Edison?

 

[Jelly Bean]

Matt's off Twitter because of her ghastly friend calling him a prick then the ensuing pile on.
She didn't mention that bit.

 

[Mrswhale]

It's not corned beef but it's already grated what can I do with this jack that's not a curry

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

I wonder if she'll produce some sort of "curry" in front of Nadiya with all her spice knowledge?

Nah we’re nearing the end of the show so the showstoppers need to come out tomorrow.

Whatever that salmon paste shit was on This Morning
Salad bag Pesto

Those two will be on tomorrow or Friday. I’m watching the This Morning bit again now and have a giggle at Ruth when she finds out salmon paste is going on. Ruth says “it’s a salmon flavour” and Jack says “well there is a genuine amount of salmon in there”. She said five seconds before it cost 27p so what, one flake of salmon Jack?! Poor Ruth.


Edited - She used bottled lemon, milk, salmon paste, frozen peas and spaghetti in this recipe. Yum!

Edited again!- Ruth asks if you can put any black pepper or herbs into it? Jack says...IF YOU WANT TO BE FANCY.

What the hell? Guys, am I living in 1912 now? Is black pepper costing tens of pounds on the black market?!

 

[PennyLoafer]

She reminds me of Father Ted in the very first episode - when he was going to be on TV for the first time and before it was even in the bag, the prospect of fame had gone to his head. "Don't want to be late on set... get a reputation as a bit of a Marilyn Monroe type". Dermot Morgan absolutely nailed his faux-humility, how he couldn't contain his raging desire to be famous.

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

@Saturn. is this you??

 

[Eurgh]

I would climb Matt like a tree but he does look a bit like a Tory

 

[Mycuppatea]

I cannot believe that a woman who campaigned for Remain but then spoilt her ballot paper because she felt the whole weight of the decision was on her and she would leave it to those better qualified to decide could dare call herself a political commentator and think the only thing holding her back from becoming an MP was being too busy to commit to a constituency. Good grief. To me it is the same self-deluding behaviour as an "idiot who throws things in pans" as i seem to recall she described herself who is too shy to make a you tube video but thinks she totally deserves a cooking show on national tv.

 

[Good Egg]

“And yeah I’m mad, because it’s jollof rice all over again.”

She drives me INSANE. As a single mum I’d like to apologise on her behalf. We all don’t behave this way. We are all not on the breadline tipping tins open with our bare hands. Some of us cook from fresh - it’s called budgeting correctly. I’ll probably regret this tattle post but fuck me she does my head in!
Ps: Matt if you’re reading and free once lockdown is over?

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

It’s funny considering she’s on Twitter for 20 hours per day that that apology came straight after the show. I’m quite sure she’d have seen that tweet prior to this morning, it had her tagged in it!

She’s obviously been told to do it.

 

[Brian Butterfield]

Tomorrow’s recipe inspo sorted for you, Jack.

 

[PennyLoafer]

So I just watched today's show. It's increasingly obvious that she doesn't know much about food or cooking. Nor is she truly interested in sharing useful knowledge to help people. Her staple ingredient for the limited amount of dishes she can offer is desperate bravado born of a raging hunger for attention. No wonder she's nervous in the spotlight. She also made me really uneasy every time she was on screen, with her gurning, fidgeting and weird power poses. I think that the schtick about hogging the beetroot hummus to herself was supposed to be funny and irreverent but it just came across as charmless and silly. I cringed so hard that I've turned into Tollund Man.

Plus, she had to have a little dig at Matt about Marguerite Patten using vanilla extract FROM A BOTTLE MATT. Seriously, get to fuck.

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

I do really like Nadiyah but I also feel like... come on hurry up love we’ve only got two days I wanna see some rinsed beans and a woman punch a tin of spam down a cheese grater, fucking mooooove