It's not unusual for people to make their own homemade mashed potatoes all slightly different. While some prefer to use milk, cream or another ingredient to perfect the dish, most can agree there are certain forbidden flavour combinations.
However, one man caused a stir online after revealing the bizarre substitute in his dinner after discovering he had used up all of his milk. Still keen to enjoy his dinner, the chef came up with an idea which has left many people feeling unsettled as they argue he should have gone without, the Mirror reports.
With no spare milk, the creative foodie opted for chocolate milk instead and even showed off the results of his attempt online. Taking to Reddit, the man said: "I was out of milk for my mashed potatoes so I used chocolate milk."
The controversial revelation was first shared last year and has recirculated again on the internet this week and it is clear people were unimpressed on both occasions. Reacting to a disturbing photo of the chef's brown-coloured creation, one person remarked: "Looks like punishment for a serious crime."
Another wrote: "That looks foul." A third disgusted user replied: "No no no that's is gross," before sharing several emojis depicting someone being sick.
Someone else simply commented: "Crying," while another speculated: "Think your dog's got a bad stomach. A few commenters were hopeful that the image was actually of refried beans but the creator stuck by his claims.
Explaining his logic in response to a puzzled viewer, he wrote: "Well, I was making the sausages, but thought I'd be a bit scarce, needed something else.
"Wanted mashed potatoes, but didn't have milk. Considered using just water, but my roommate said I needed the binding properties of milk, then he offered his chocolate milk as a substitute.
"I've got a stuffy nose, so I can't really taste anything so I thought eh why not, it'll just be a bit brown but otherwise the same. But I could still taste the sweetness.
"I will admit this was a mistake. Wasn't that bad though."
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