'No peas in guacamole': Hong Kong Mexicans weigh in on NYT recipe row
Mexico's consul general in Hong Kong, and other Mexicans in the city, echo sentiments of US President Barack Obama about a New York Times recipe for the staple dish featuring green peas
Guacamole is a little dip that’s been causing a big firestorm and it’s New York Times journalist Melissa Clark who’s been feeling the Twitter heat.
She’s even provoked a reaction from the president of the United States.
Her crime was the suggestion that peas could be added to the avocado-based dip.
The dish is one of those, like pizza – peasant food turned middle class status symbol – that seems ripe for arguments. Sour cream, cottage cheese and tomatoes are other contentious ingredients.
According to Carla Cortes, who is Mexican and a store manager at the Cali-Mex chain of Californian style taquerias in Hong Kong, peas simply don’t belong in a guacamole.
She says that an authentic guacamole should only contain Mexican avocados, a touch of garlic, a pinch of salt, chopped white onions, a squeeze of lime and chopped jlapeno peppers.