Not so long ago, Romesh Ranganathan was having lunch in a burrito place. As he was tucking into his wrap, the manager recognised the 44-year-old comedian, said he was a big fan, and they had a friendly chat. A few minutes later the manager reappeared with the restaurant’s signature dessert: tres leches cake, a Mexican delicacy made with whole milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk. He put it down on the table with a flourish; again, all good. The only problem is that Ranganathan is a vegan. He hasn’t consumed any dairy in almost a decade.
So what did Ranganathan do? “I ate it!” he exclaims. “I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, so I fucking ate it in front of him, man. I was just sitting there going, ‘This has got so much dairy in it!’ I just thought, my morals are not as important as making this guy feel good about having brought this thing over.”
