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Mushy Peas
yay or nay ?
are they nice, who like mushy peas ? Can't remember what they taste like fish n chips from chippy tonight, but just seeing what mushy peas are like |
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i don't mind them if i make my own but i don't like the look of the stuff from the chippy, it glows....
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yay or nay ?
are they nice, who like mushy peas ? Can't remember what they taste like fish n chips from chippy tonight, but just seeing what mushy peas are like . Most chippy's tend to use Marrow-fat peas which have a better flavour then the normal garden variety .Go on, treat your self they are usually 80p to £1 a tub . A light sprinkling with the vinegar works wonders as well. Enjoy!😻 |
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Yey for me. Always have some in the cupboard
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Being a Southerner who moved oop north, it took me a while to try this exotic local delicacy - they serve plates of it with mint sauce around here
![]() I've still not had a plate of peas, but I do now like mushy peas with my fish 'n chips - though I'm still holding out against gravy or curry sauce ![]() Anyway I hope the OP reports back on their culinary exploits!
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Mushy peas were an essential addition to any chippy dinner in Lancs where I grew up
Now I'm down South I make my own.......dried marrowfat peas are dirt cheap. I get them at Tesco for about 80p for a 500g pack I don't go for exact measurements.......I reckon a handful is one portion and there's about 10 or 12 handfuls in the pack Soak overnight in a bowl with a teaspoon of bicarb and plenty of water simmer the next day for about 40 minutes until the peas start breaking up start with a little water and add more as you go along to keep it thick Generally I add more water and some powdered stock to make pea soup........which is basically watered down mushy peas |
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This could be one for the Fussy Eating thread for me.
I can eat them but wouldn't usually. I'd prefer garden peas - even a modern mushy pea using mashed or whizzed up garden peas. but every now and then I will fancy them. Maybe with fish n chips but probably more when I fancy pie & mash. |
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The only peas to have with fish and chips. I usually cheat and mash up tinned marrowfat peas. Dont know anything about it being a northern thing though. I rarely have them now but I lived in S London for 50 years and it was always mushy peas in the chip shop. Now I'm in the midlands and I can't do the curry sauce or cheese on chips. Gravy is OK if the chips are with a pie but then it has to be petit pois. God, its complicated isn't it?
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hi..thanks for the replies( bit late lol)..I just had the fish and chips..But next time i might try them..I have had them in the past years ago, and still remember what they tasted like..wasn't in the mood for them as i have been full of headcold and been out just once..feel better now just lol
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Absolutely love them. Always get them with my chips from the local chippy.
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Definatley yay, asked for fish, chips & peas in Brixham Torbay a few years ago & was given garden peas, yuck, theres a place for them but not with chippy fish & chips, mushy all the way
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LOVE them
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As a southerner I have obviously never tried them. I just looked them up on Google Images though and am astounded that they look like Waitrose guacamole dip. Are they not one and the same thing?
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basically dried marrowfat peas, bicarb of soda, salt, pepper & water
http://britishfood.about.com/od/tzre...eas-Recipe.htm |
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As a southerner I have obviously never tried them. I just looked them up on Google Images though and am astounded that they look like Waitrose guacamole dip. Are they not one and the same thing?
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Fish, chips & mushy peas is my death row meal.
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As a southerner I have obviously never tried them. I just looked them up on Google Images though and am astounded that they look like Waitrose guacamole dip. Are they not one and the same thing?
![]() I will only eat the ones made by putting sugar snap peas in a blender. |
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I either like making my own i.e soaking a pack of Leo peas with a steeping tablet and adding salt and sugar or I like tinned Bigga marrowfat peas, which are looser and not as stodgy as other tinned mushy peas.
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My wife and I had Fish n chips in the park and sunshine this evening and we had them with some very delicious mushy peas. (and chip shop curry sauce too)
A grand meal indeed. We had them in the paper while sat on the grass. A perfect way to end this extremely hot day. Then an ice cream from the van and then the pub for a cold pint. |
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Curry, ice cream and beer sounds a potential recipe for disaster
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My wife and I had Fish n chips in the park and sunshine this evening and we had them with some very delicious mushy peas. (and chip shop curry sauce too)
A grand meal indeed. We had them in the paper while sat on the grass. A perfect way to end this extremely hot day. Then an ice cream from the van and then the pub for a cold pint. . Would skipped the ice-cream personally. Chipshop curry sauce is lush
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Don't mind them once in a while but I much prefer garden peas.
Can't stand processed peas though. |
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Love the individual frozen packs of mushy peas. Just microwave a few mins. Yummy
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Love mushy peas.
Not sure where the North/South divide is coming from - Way down in Berkshire I was eating them 40 years ago, when I was small. Mum would serve them with bangers and mash, yum. I recall years ago, one could buy a tinned variety with added mint. bit random, a mushy peas do not need mucking about with
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I recall years ago, one could buy a tinned variety with added mint.
bit random, a mushy peas do not need mucking about with![]() I've never found any tinned one to be much good........I usually find them too wet, like peas in juice.......and if you try and cook them long enough to reduce the liquid it just all sticks to the pan Mushy peas should be solid, the same consistency as mashed potato |
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. Most chippy's tend to use Marrow-fat peas which have a better flavour then the normal garden variety .
bit random, a mushy peas do not need mucking about with