Talk:Mushy peas

Broader
I think they are broader than the north. You get mushy peas (without mint sauce alas) in chip shops in London. You can buy them in cans all over the UK I imagine. Secretlondon 20:55, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Mint sauce in peas is niche anyway. At least round my way. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen that in a chippy in my part of Yorkshire in over 50 years. Even then it was an option and not the default. For me this should be classed as misinformation because I cannot even tell you a single chippy in a 50 mile radius that does that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.102.75.215 (talk) 01:36, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

"Sodium bicarbonate is often added to soften the peas"
The purpose of the sodium bicarbanate is to inhibit fermentation during soaking which reduces later flatulence. I'm not sure this warrants a mention in such a short article although it's a useful thing to know if you're a big mushy pea eater like myself. Tatty 22:43, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Pic
Can we please get a picture for this article that's in focus? Alvis 05:08, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

yea i agree with Alvis this whole article is let down by the poor picture! by very ashamed whoever put it there, you have let down the entire wikipedia community yourself inculded!
 * Agreed. Please take a better picture and upload it! Secretlondon 13:50, 22 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I've tagged the article. Request is more likely to be seen there.--Shantavira 06:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

More on the new picture
Are there any objections to me replacing the photo so that it shows proper mushy peas? These ones are canned with added food colouring (as mentioned later in the article as not being traditional) - So I will add some proper ones and probably move that one down as an example of overly coloured ones. Lawrie (talk) 00:13, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Yeucch..
"They can also be served with boiled bacon joints or a pineapple." No doubt they can, but is there any verification that significant numbers of people actually do? Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:53, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I expect Peter Mandelson would, after mistaking the mushy peas for guacamole. Mr Larrington (talk) 21:13, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Fake news. Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:27, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Mushy peas and fried eggs
I've lived my entire life in the North-West of England and I have never heard of anyone eating mushy peas with fried eggs on top, either as a late-night snack or at any other time. I think it should be removed from the article.

Ashton Archer (talk) 13:23, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

"Garden peas"
Is it worth mentioning that chip shops/restaurants often distinguish between mushy peas and "garden peas" (i.e. just normal unmashed green peas)? In other situations the latter would usually just be called "peas". Equinox ◑ 12:55, 11 December 2016 (UTC)