| 单词 | mushy peas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmushy peas mushy peas n. originally English regional (northern) a dish or portion of marrowfat peas cooked until soft and served in their own juice. ΚΠ 1968 Birmingham Post 27 Mar. 10/1 The idea of traditional cooking..would..be rather better borne out were any fresh vegetables offered beyond the present sad accompaniments of chips and ‘mushy’ peas. 1973 Flavour Industry May 201/1 Findus have been selling frozen..Mushy Peas in the north east... Mushy or steeped peas are eaten mainly in the North and seem to have originated in Yorkshire. 1975 C. Wright Yorkshire 4 In south Yorkshire a portion of mushy (‘mooshy’) peas is popular with fish and chips. These are sold in cartons but if made at home dried peas are soaked overnight and boiled until the liquid gets into the pea and it becomes soft. 1981 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 30 Aug. 19 Mutton stew and mushy peas would have been the sailors' victory feast, had not the ship turned turtle and sunk before the eyes of the king. 1994 Observer 28 Aug. 10/6 Benidorm, once dismissed in Britain as a lager louts' paradise, serving fish and chips and mushy peas, has spruced up its image. < as lemmas |
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