BBC Breakfast’s Jon Kay Shocks Viewers as Co-Host Reacts in Disgust

BBC Breakfast presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay were joined by chef Tom Barnes on Monday’s show, where they tried an unusual food pairing that left Sally a little skeptical, reported by the Daily Star. The conversation began when Jon brought up a food trend involving jelly, revealing that sales of the wobbly dessert had skyrocketed by 500% in the past month. Sally, baffled by the news, jokingly asked, “Has Mary Berry done something with jelly? Has something happened?”

Jon responded, “Apparently, everybody wants jelly wobbling back onto the menu this Christmas.” However, Sally didn’t seem too convinced about the return of jelly, expressing her doubts. The conversation shifted when Jon asked, “What about blancmange? Whatever happened to blancmange?” Sally quickly made her stance clear: “I think you’ve gone a step too far there Jon, I think. Maybe not”, reported the Express.

But the festive foodie talk didn’t stop there. Later in the segment, chef Tom Barnes introduced an even more unusual pairing: blue cheese with a mince pie. Despite the odd combination, Tom defended it as the perfect post-Christmas dinner treat.

Tom explained, “For me, the mince pie is quite sweet, so the blue cheese adds that savoury to it. It just balances it out a little bit. If you think about what you would traditionally eat with cheese anyway, like chutneys, some fruit, and maybe a glass of port, the flavours work, so a warm mince pie with a little bit of blue cheese on top is something I like to have at the end of the day.”

Sally admitted she enjoyed the classic cheese and chutney combo during winter but wasn’t sure about mixing cheese with a mince pie. She hesitated, saying, “I know what you’re saying, but there’s something about it at 20 past seven in the morning I can’t quite get my head around!”

Tom responded with a laugh, “I wouldn’t dream of eating it at this time!” Still, both presenters decided to try the combo, with Sally bravely being the first to sample it. After tasting, Sally shared her thoughts: “It’s fine, after a Christmas dinner? I don’t think I’d eat it after a Christmas dinner. I think because the mince pie is cold, maybe it needs warming up?”

Jon agreed that warming it up made a difference, adding, “It’s good! It’s about balancing out flavours, isn’t it?” Tom concluded, “Yeah, like you say, it’s just a personal preference. I think a mince pie is nice on its own, but for me, I like that little bit more savoury.”

Despite their initial reservations, it seems the blue cheese and mince pie combo might just have a place on the holiday table after all!