A pub in Devon has replaced its Ploughman's with a Ploughperson's. The change in name has caused an online storm, with many branding the move as 'woke'.
The £12.50 platter consists of Devon blue, Quickes mature cheddar, Coca-Cola ham, salad, pickled onions, jail ale chutney and sourdough. Dartmoor pub The Tors Inn said it was "just a bit of fun" but admitted it as a "nod to the amazing ladies who work the land", reports Devon Live.
One Twitter user said: "I am either going to order Ploughman’s or I’m walking! I won’t play anymore." Another said: "I'd have asked for the manager. Then I'd have said to the manager: can I have a ploughman's. Then I would have said, could you please repeat my order just to make sure you understood me. If the manager replied 'you'd like a ploughperson's', I'd have said, 'no, let's start again.'" Another person wrote on Twitter: "Heard it all!' Woke brigade comes for ploughman's as dish name changed to Ploughperson's."
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LBC presenter James Oh Brien has also muscled into the debate. He said: "The cheese ploughperson’s story is an almost perfect illustration of the inanity of ‘anti-woke’ posturing. People genuinely offended by the nomenclature of a cheese-based lunch claim to be outraged by the idea of people being outraged by the nomenclature of a cheese-based lunch!"
Dicky Harrison, the innkeeper at the pub, has written it off as a bit of fun. He said: "It seems our ‘Ploughperson’ menu choice caused quite a twitter storm last night.
"We put it on the menu two years ago and really was just a bit of fun and something to catch the eye. We are a Dartmoor free-house and as such we can have a bit of a fun with what we offer and more importantly sell local products. It was just meant to be tongue in cheek and didn’t expect such a reaction.
"However we do also live in an active farming community and we renamed the plate in a nod to the amazing ladies who work the land here. In reality, women plough too. We’re not trying to make a statement, just having a bit of fun.
"It is a traditional meal with a different name however we boil the ham in Coca-Cola and then roast with molasses and English mustard and serve with some of the best cheese from Devon. I will also admit that grammar is not my strong point but we do make great food and serve a good pint in a proper pub."
