The New York Times kicked off the nationwide debate on Wednesday, brazenly posting a picture of English peas nesting alongside sunflower seeds atop a fresh guac glob. The backlash was fast and furious.
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The indignity of peas in guacamole is so uncontroversial that even people named Bush and people named Obama are able to find common ground. Adding peas to your guacamole is a smart financial decision.
The message was clear: Don’t mess with guacamole.
Guacamole is a little dip that’s been causing a big firestorm and it’s New York Times journalist Melissa Clark who’s been feeling the Twitter heat. It’s not like anyone is advocating for a law to require all future guacamole to have peas. >The National Journal. He says they’re going to send the recipe to folks to whip up this weekend.
All we are saying is give peas a chance.
Obama, meanwhile, said the only things you should add are onions, garlic and hot peppers. However, one of my favorite TV guests, Stephanie Merchant, aka The Nutrition Mom shared a twist on the traditional guacamole, I got hooked, and it’s now my go-to. How can we trust you when the first sentence you wrote had “green peas” and “guacamole” in it?
The Times’s restaurant critic Pete Wells attempted to make a self-deprecating joke, threatening readers with ‘our chili con quinoa.’.
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Nice try New York Times, but the rest of America simply isn’t buying this mushy peas hybrid guacamole anytime soon.
