Ahh, Beef Wellington, an English delicacy famed for its complex preparation, is Gordon Ramsay’s second most famous dish (the first being the idiot sandwich) and the subject of Twitter’s latest culinary debate. 


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Over the past several days, Beef Wellington has gone where only hot dogs and ravioli have before, launching an internet-wide argument surrounding which cursed foods are a member of its ever-complicated “Wellington” family tree, per a stomach-churning infographic reposted by Twitter page @fuckedupfoods.


Describing the OG Wellington as the “refined” and “nuanced” “grandfather of the Wellington family,” the post goes on to detail the rest of the dish's sweet and savory relatives. After dubbing corn dogs and hot pockets as the respective “black sheep” and “hipster” of the clan, the post describes pigs in a blanket  as “the cool aunt/uncle” that “typically shows up for parties and holiday” and most controversially, Pop-Tarts as “the vegetarian” that is “frequently in a hurry most mornings.”



Naturally, food Twitter was equally confused and delighted at the bizarre implications.


“Petition to start calling corn dogs ‘Beef Wellington on a stick,’" joked @chilidaykevin.




“A pop tart is not a wellington it is a ravioli,” argued @itschewsdaym8ss.


“Is beef Wellington just a meat Twinkie?” mused  @NoMorePlayInVA.


Yet regardless of where one stands on this family tree, one thing is for certain – justice for the superior vegetarian Wellington, Fig Newtons.