Nigella Lawson removes the term ‘sl*t’ from her raspberries in chardonnay jelly recipe saying term has taken on a ‘coarser, more cruel’ meaning in recent years

• Nigella Lawson has ditched the word ‘s**t’ from her recipes saying it is ‘cruel’ 
• Food writer, 61, posted her recipe of the day Ruby Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly which was previously called ‘S*** Red Raspberries in Jelly’ 
• Said ‘the word has taken on a coarser, more cruel connotation’ and ‘she’s not happy’ with it

Nigella Lawson has ditched the word ‘s**t’ from her recipes after saying it had developed a ‘coarser’ and ‘more cruel’ meaning in recent years.

The London-based food writer, 61, posted her recipe of the day – Ruby Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly – to her Twitter account,  with dozens of fans saying it was one of their favourites.

But the eagle-eyed among them noted that when the recipe first appeared in one of her books – 2002’s Forever Summer – it was called S**t Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly. 

One fan questioned why she dropped the term, saying: ‘Wonderful recipe (as always!) but it makes me wonder what has happened to this country when we can’t even call that recipe by its hilarious original name. What has happened to our free speech, humour and a sense fun? I love your turn of phrase Nigella!     

Nigella replied: ‘I feel that the word has taken on a coarser, more cruel connotation, and I’m not happy with that.’ 

Nigella Lawson has ditched the word ‘sl**’ from her recipes after saying it had developed a ‘coarser’ and ‘more cruel’ meaning in recent years. The food writer, 61, posted her recipe of the day – Ruby Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly – to her Twitter account, with dozens of fans saying it was one of their favourites. But the eagle-eyed among them noted that when the recipe first appeared in one of her books – 2002’s Forever Summer – it was called S*** Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly. The dish is pictured in a post shared on Nigella’s Facebook in 2018, while it was still called ‘s***’

Others have also commented saying  they ‘loved the old name’ and that they shall ‘shall forever call it by its original name’.

‘Oh how I miss the days that these were S**t Red Raspberries – I made them for a work function and my boss made me change the name,’ said one.

Another added:  ‘We had this served at our wedding – under the original name. 

‘Simply because it’s delicious (bonus was shocking my husband’s aunty by having s*** red raspberries written on the menu.’  

Nigella today posted the renamed dish as ‘recipe of the day’. It’s now called Ruby Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly

Nigella has often been hailed a feminist for trying to break the age-old view that women should be the creators of food but not the consumers of it.

She was also praised for refusing to conform to the trend for celebrities to be stick thin – telling recently how she had to tell American TV and billboards not to airbrush her stomach in ads.

She has also said that enjoying cooking isn’t anti-feminist, and said her ‘Domestic Goddess’ actually title reflected that.

One fan questioned why she dropped the term, saying: ‘Wonderful recipe (as always!) but it makes me wonder what has happened to this country when we can’t even call that recipe by its hilarious original name. What has happened to our free speech, humour and a sense fun? I love your turn of phrase Nigella!

She said in 2019: ‘I don’t think cooking is a woman’s moral duty, yet, to disparage an activity because it has traditionally been in the female arena is in itself anti-feminist.

‘One of the reasons I started writing about food is because women my age were frightened of cooking, of being shackled to the kitchen.

‘The ability to cook and keep oneself alive, to me, is a symbol of independence. And this fact is not dependent on one’s gender.’

Nigella has often been hailed a feminist for trying to break the age-old view that women should be the creators of food but not the consumers of it 

A spokesman for Nigella said she did not want to comment further on why she had dropped the word from the recipe.

The term ‘s***’ to refer to food has become an increasingly common term to refer to indulgent dishes, often pertaining to street food or treats that are marinating in alcohol.

Last year, restaurant foods*** opened in London with a menu that champions carb heavy comfort food, while LA import Eggs*** also opened in London, serving up egg-focused dishes, fast food style.

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