{"id":8420,"date":"2018-11-20T06:55:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T19:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/?p=8420"},"modified":"2021-10-25T18:51:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:51:30","slug":"yep-you-really-can-get-paid-to-eat-pigs-in-blankets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/uk\/yep-you-really-can-get-paid-to-eat-pigs-in-blankets\/","title":{"rendered":"Yep, you really CAN get paid to eat pigs in blankets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forget the Coca Cola advert rolling onto our screens; <em>this task <\/em>to find a &#8216;Pigs in Blanket Taste Tester&#8217; marks the real start of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>YES, REALLY.<\/p>\n<p>The Oast House in Manchester want to perfect their bacon-wrapped offerings\u00a0<em>so much<\/em> they&#8217;re willing to fork out an eye-watering <strong>\u00a3500 to the right person<\/strong> to give them the honest feedback they need. And if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-6403075\/Job-advertises-food-lover-paid-500-test-pigs-blankets.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/11\/18\/you-could-be-paid-500-to-taste-test-pigs-in-blankets-8152132\/\">Metro<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/lifestyle\/foodanddrink\/pub-will-pay-you-to-taste-test-pigs-in-blankets-a3993101.html\">The Evening Standard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/oast-house-spinningfields-could-pay-15431627\">Manchester Evening News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/pub-offering-pay-someone-500-13605393\">The Mirror<\/a> (&#8230;the list goes on) are anything to go by &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">people are excited<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>But what&#8217;s it all really about? Here&#8217;s what the Development Chef at The Oast House has to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPigs in blankets are the talk of the town this Christmas and are undoubtedly the trending food item of the season. That said, the pressure is on to ensure we\u2019re serving up the best pigs in blankets and Christmas nibbles in the city.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re wanting to play around with ingredients and flavours &#8211; and in order to pin down the perfect recipe, we need someone to come in and taste test to ensure our guests have the best Christmas nibbles possible! We\u2019re looking for a local festive foodie to visit The Oast House and give the team and I some honest feedback, face-to-face.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And there you have it.<\/p>\n<p>How to apply? 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