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A picture of a very sorry looking Christmas dinner served at a festive work do has sparked furore online with people branding it 'sadness on a plate'.
The image was uploaded to Twitter by Stephen Charleston, a nurse, who said: 'My mate is at his works Christmas Dinner event in Nottingham and just sent me this....'
The lacklustre meal was made up of just two roast potatoes, a measly slither of turkey, one pig-in-blanket and a few trimmings of carrot and parsnips on the side.
A tiny pot of cranberry sauce also accompanied the dish, which was swimming in a meagre pool of gravy.
The 'sad' looking meal was made up of just two roast potatoes, a measly slither of turkey, one pig in blanket and a few trimmings on the side
The post went viral, with users ridiculing the meal for looking like 'sadness on a plate', while others joked it was the epitome of the 'cost of living' crisis on a plate
The post went viral, with users ridiculing the meal for looking like 'sadness on a plate', while others joked it was the epitome of the 'cost of living' crisis on a plate.
One person said: 'If you could eat sadness it would look like this' while another posted: 'I bet that tastes of sadness'.
A third added: 'It's like noahs ark - two carrots, two parsnips, two potatoes & two slices! That's appalling!'
Others joked that the portion was akin to a starter with one person quipping: 'Looks ok, what did they get for their mains?'
The post saw other people sharing pictures of their 'sad' Christmas lunches.
Twitter users have given their verdict on the Christmas dinner, with many calling it 'sadness on a plate'
It comes after a survey revealed the most unsavoury acts when it comes to serving up a traditional festive lunch, including people adding baked beans or mash potatoes with their Christmas dinners.
Some 66 per cent of respondents said they had been disgusted by someone adding baked beans to their plate, while 59 per cent said they had been served
