Customers were left scratching their heads over a takeaway's indecipherable label on a sauce container. An image of the inscrutable message was posted to Reddit's CasualUK forum by a diner seeking wisdom from the public. Their social media post read: "Got this from my local takeaway.
.. erm?" This sparked a flurry of speculation with guesses ranging from a hidden distress message to shrewd deciphering attempts revealing the true content.
Amid an array of confused and comical guesswork, tech aids like Google Translate, and tips from fellow perplexed foodies, the original poster finally determined what the enigmatic sauce was actually meant to be. The cryptic inscription "Booter Sos" induced humorous responses including "Well what are you waiting for!? Booter needs help!" from one Reddit user. While some poked fun at the conundrum faced by the individual who received the mislabelled item, other observers swiftly pointed out the handwriting hiccup, clarifying the intended item.
A contributor enlightened the thread suggesting it should read "Butter sauce...
" likening their own linguistic mishaps abroad. They recounted: "I got used to that in Amsterdam where satasos was used (satay sauce) on kebabs. And Roombooter really got me - I thought it was like rum butter we had on Christmas pud, mince pies, and it just means normal butter from cream (room).
" Yet another member replied querying the straightforwardness of the suggestion, prompting: "Booter sos = butter sauce. Yep, I see it, b.