Obama dips into the guacamole debate

President Barack Obama has joined a culinary debate that has upset America: can you sprinkle fresh English green peas on guacamole? Mr Obama added his voice to those horrified by the suggestion in the New York Times that adding peas to the avocado-based dip was an admirably “radical move”. When the President was asked his opinion during a Twitter question-and-answer session, he noted: “Respect the NYT, but not buying peas in guac.” He listed his ingredients for “classic” guacamole: onions, garlic and hot peppers.

BARACK OBAMA has weighed in with his culinary verdict on a debate that has been eating up the internet – peas in guacamole are a presidential no-go.

Mr Obama added his voice to those horrified by the suggestion in the New

York Times that sprinkling fresh English green peas on the avocado-based dip was an admirably “radical move”.

The collective taste buds of social media responded to the recipe with revulsion. And when the president was asked his opinion during a Twitter question-and-and answer session, he did not hold back.

“Respect the NYT, but not buying peas in guac,” he noted, using the popular shortening for a dip that is served up as a starter at Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants across the world.

He then listed his ingredients of choice for “classic” guacamole: onions, garlic and hot peppers.

This seemed to be a controversy on which there was rare cross-party consensus as Jeb Bush, the frontrunner in the Republican field to be the next president, also made clear that he was opposed to the innovation when it came to guacamole. The uproar erupted after New York

Times food columnist Melissa Clark wrote a few sentences in the website’s cookery section extolling a dish served up by Jean-Georges Vongerichten at ABC Cocina, a fashionable Manhattan eastablishment.

She wrote. “The peas add intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip, making it more substantial on the chip. They also help intensify the colour of the green avocado.”