An Argentinian restaurant has banned their popular ‘English soup’ from their menu in a cheeky World Cup swipe at England.
The owner of the historic eatery ditched the sweet dish ahead of the Argentina v England semi-final clash.
The traditional pizzeria has renamed the pudding ‘Malvinas Argentinas’ until Wednesday’s fixture is done and dusted.
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Owner Marcelo said the change was a patriotic stand.
“We changed the name, at least until the World Cup is over,” he said.
“Right now we don’t want to sell it as English soup,” he told local radio.
The restaurant, based in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, even displayed cheeky signs reading: “No English soup until after Thursday.”
Other restaurants on the busy street have jumped on the bandwagon in a show of support for their national team.
The stunt echoes similar moves during the 1982 Falklands conflict when British-linked items vanished from shops across the country.
Despite its name, sopa inglesa (English Soup) is the Argentinian version of trifle.
It’s made with vanilla sponge, caramelised milk, cream and a dash of moscato wine.
The name-change comes as football fever grips Argentina with the semi-final just hours away.
The winner will book their place in Sunday’s showpiece final against either France or Spain who play tonight.
Prior to Argentina’s clash with Switzerland in the quarter finals, ice cream chain Grido pulled its ‘Swiss’ flavour, as reported by Need To Know.
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