Hot cross buns could land you behind bars this Easter weekend
Be careful of chomping down on those hot cross buns this Easter as they could just land you in trouble.
Remember when we were younger and hot cross buns were only available during Easter? Well, wasn't I glad when they started to stock it all year round.
There's something about having a warm hot cross bun with butter and a cuppa' tea. It gives me life. But never did I think that these little bundles of goodness could land anyone in trouble.
A video of a man who is called 'Officer Williams' has been making the rounds showing him taking a breathalyser test which shows a clear 0.00 score at the beginning. He then takes a few bites of a hot cross bun and shock and horror, the level jumps up to 0.21mg of alcohol. WHAT?!
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By the looks of things, the officer could not believe his eyes and neither could I. I legit feel like my life has been a lie. Who thought that hot cross buns could make you drunk?
According to SAPS, "your blood may not have an alcohol content of more than 0.05%" and if you're over the limit, you may just land yourself behind bars.
If you were curious like me to find out why the reading spiked, well, I did some research and found that according to ABC, an Academic Gastroenterologist said that the spice flavouring has traces of alcohol in it, and reads on a breathalyser because it's so sensitive.
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We spoke to Vee Dilraj, a Food Technologist from the Durban University of Technology, to get his comment on the 'boozy' hot cross buns.
"From a scientific point of view, ethanol is what people are concerned about it. Flavouring agents can be alcohol-based, but it is hard to say. It’s highly unlikely that alcohol will be formed during the baking process. If there is any traces, it could have been that the yeast has fermented over time. Oven temperature should have killed it, but as I said, fermenatation could have some traces of alcohol. I have not done any research on this as yet," Dilraj said.
So before you get behind the wheel this Easter, you may want to go easy on those hot cross buns.
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We’re in trouble!
— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) April 17, 2019
Especially during the Easter Weekend with Hot Cross Buns 😱
Surely there must be some malfunction here?
If this is true, imagine the unlawful arrests!
You eat 3 of these buns, you’re done!
Can the authorities clarify please! pic.twitter.com/T9k4dmrV5C