Meaning of Yorkshire caviar | Babel Free

Definitions

mushy peas.

UK, humorous, uncountable

Examples

“A hovering bar zips around the restaurant while foodie-types dig in to the cultured food, from corn-fed chicken to fish and chips with Yorkshire caviar.”

“2009, 24 April, Oldfield Restaurants, Passion for Real Food, quoted in "Fishcakes with Yorkshire Caviar", The Journal To serve, spoon a reheated dollop of Yorkshire caviar alongside.”

“Downstairs in the kitchen Phil always had a box or two of Batchelors marrowfat dried peas soaking in a bucket together with a sodium tablet, which he would transform the next day into a grey-green lumpy mass of 'Yorkshire caviar', the humble but delicious mush of peas served with mint sauce and vinegar.”

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