N.Y. Times skewered online for telling readers to add peas to guacamole
On the Wednesday before the Independence Day long weekend, the New York Times had a modest suggestion for a party condiment.
Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us. <a href="http://t.co/7imMY9c2ph">http://t.co/7imMY9c2ph</a> <a href="http://t.co/oeOMt2qgmh">pic.twitter.com/oeOMt2qgmh</a>
—@nytimesThat's right. Peas.
Peas in the guacamole.
We're not making this up.
While many Canadians were taking the day off, maybe unplugging from the internet, the recipe seriously tested the trust Americans have in one of the country's newspapers of record.
In the replies to the above tweet, many people simply wouldn't have it.
<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> Possibly the worst food advice ever.
—@davidSrauf<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> please delete this
—@Lahlahlindsey<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> What happened to you? I don't even know you anymore.
—@pourmecoffee.<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> rot in hell you bastards
—@SimonMaloyWhen you add peas to the guac <a href="http://t.co/jbCHncHFyD">pic.twitter.com/jbCHncHFyD</a>
—@BuzzFeed<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlameCanada?src=hash">#BlameCanada</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanadaDay?src=hash">#CanadaDay</a>
—@ATXChristinaAs it happens, U.S. President Barack Obama was holding a Twitter Q&A Wednesday afternoon using the hashtag #AskPOTUS. A journalist with IJ Review asked the president to address this burning issue.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskPOTUS?src=hash">#AskPOTUS</a> Do you agree with the <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> about putting peas in guacamole? If yes, why?
—@JGreenDCrespect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, hot peppers. classic. <a href="https://t.co/MEEI8QHH1V">https://t.co/MEEI8QHH1V</a>
—@POTUSOn this, Obama and one of the would-be Republican candidates for the presidential election, Jeb Bush, were united.
Yes, a journalist actually emailed Bush to get his take on whether peas belong in guac.
You don't put peas in guacamole <a href="https://t.co/kG3ewrVv6f">https://t.co/kG3ewrVv6f</a>
—@JebBushFor Republicans in Texas, this was yet another example of Yankees sticking their noses where they clearly don't belong.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> declared war on Texas when they suggested adding green peas to guacamole. <a href="http://t.co/EDTqbzzsyE">http://t.co/EDTqbzzsyE</a> <a href="http://t.co/FHjTvCaNj7">pic.twitter.com/FHjTvCaNj7</a>
—@TexasGOPThe reaction to the recipe reverberated around Twitter and carried on into Thursday morning.
On one major issue, we see, Obama and Jeb Bush agree. Both feel guacamole Is better when wholly, Completely, and fully pea-free.
—@LimerickingVirtually the whole of <a href="https://twitter.com/GuardianAus">@GuardianAus</a> has left the office to try guacamole with peas. I am still here because guacamole with peas is wrong
—@Claire_Phipps.<a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama">@BarackObama</a> dismisses use of peas in guacamole. Bad form from a man who won the Nobel Peas Prize
—@Tweet_DecIt's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Peas in your guacamole.
—@lkoturnerPeas need to stay in their lane. Guacamole is all about the avocado <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/guacamolegate?src=hash">#guacamolegate</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZnSaKaEq7e">https://t.co/ZnSaKaEq7e</a>
—@guarnaschelliRemarkably, though, the reaction to the pea-guacamole was not all bile and vitriol. Some people actually tried it.
Tried it <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes">@nytimes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanWoodDFW">@RyanWoodDFW</a> .. Added turmeric & peas to my recipe. A fun alternative!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/guac?src=hash">#guac</a> <a href="http://t.co/S4ZLLixZ3V">pic.twitter.com/S4ZLLixZ3V</a>
—@amanchorSo, what do you think? Would you be willing to try guacamole and peas? Share your thoughts in the comments.