Mom Cooks Dinner for Family, Doesn't Realize Major Mix-Up Until Too Late

A video showing a mom "devastated" after discovering that the "pure Greek olive" oil she had used to make dinner was actually shower gel has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip was shared by @kameron_jane and has received more than 5.7 million views since it was posted on April 5. A message across the video, which shows a woman speaking to the camera, reads: "You'll never actually believe what my mom actually did to dinner."

The woman says: "Look at what my poor mother did. She just cooked this beautiful meal... Tuscan chicken... in this amazing sauce" made with "this pure Greek olive oil that she had ordered online." The camera shows the chicken dish before later showing a hand holding a bottle with a label saying "Pure Greek Olive."

The camera pans back to the kitchen counter as the woman says, "this delicious meal that she spent forever on... only after she finished, did we discover that it's shower gel." The camera shows a closer view of the bottle label that reads, "shower gel olive blossom."

The label says the shower gel is from Korres, the Greek skincare and beauty brand known for its use of various natural ingredients, such as olive oil, in its products.

The olive oil market was valued to be at $22.3 billion in 2022 and projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2 percent from 2023 to 2030. This is according to a report by Grand View Research, a U.S.-based market research and consulting company headquartered in San Francisco.

The strong growth of the olive oil market in recent years has been driven by "a developing trend of the inclusion of nutrient-rich oils in diets to mitigate the risk of various health conditions, along with the growing popularity of artisanal and minimally processed edible oils," the report said.

The olive oil market was also forecast to see growth within the personal care, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. The report added that olive oil's "compatibility with different drugs makes it an ideal carrier or solvent in oral and topical formulations."

'Devastating'

The daughter in the latest viral video says her mom "just had to leave the room because she's so angry."

The daughter is seen spitting something out of her mouth in the video as she says: "The chicken tastes like straight up soap."

The camera later shows the mom standing near the kitchen counter as the daughter asks: "How do you feel right now?" The mom replies: "Like I physically want to hurt someone or hit something really hard."

In a later comment, the mother (@roseanneflanders) said: "Mom here and I have so many explanations of how this happened but still a tad frustrated at the moment! Not gonna lie! That's what lack of sleep and too much multi-tasking can lead to!"

Users on TikTok were amused by the cooking failure in the latest viral clip, while others shared sympathy for the mom.

Treencasey posted, "I can't stop laughing," and JessNaj_private wrote: "Damn! I'd be devastated too! Favourite meal ruined, that'd be awful!"

AlyssafromMaine commented, "Oh no! Thats gotta be so frustrating," and LadyCoalMinersDaughter added: "Poor mama that's devastating after all that work."

Kechina noted: "Ohhh no!! I saw the bottle and knew straight away."

CageITA posted: "I'm Italian and I didn't even read what was on the bottle but when I saw it I screamed in disgust...the chicken looked good tho."

Mika agreed, saying: "The dish looked amazing. Sorry for ya loss. Mistakes happen."

Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.

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