At 1:51 pm ET on Wednesday, July 1st, The New York Times suggested to Twitter that they add green peas to their guacamole. The paper of record told us to trust them.
Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us. http://t.co/7imMY9c2ph pic.twitter.com/oeOMt2qgmh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2015
The recipe, by Melissa Clark, is about 90% your basic guac recipe – complete with cilantro, avocado, lime (juice and zest, of course), and jalapeno (debatable). But it also involves pureed peas, as well as a whole pea garnish.
Let’s be clear – this isn’t a food crime. Ok, it might be a food crime, but without making this myself I’m pretty sure this would taste fine. The peas would add sweetness, but it would probably taste like most guacamole you’ve had in your lifetime.
Anyway, Twitter lost its collective shit.
@nytimes pic.twitter.com/5lW4qokokO
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) July 1, 2015
@nytimes No. We shall never do this.
— consumerist (@consumerist) July 1, 2015
@nytimes hacked?
— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) July 1, 2015
@nytimes actually ISIS
— Sara Yasin (@missyasin) July 1, 2015
@nytimes please delete this
— Lindsey Adler (@Lahlahlindsey) July 1, 2015
@nytimes gtfo
— Alex Fitzpatrick (@AlexJamesFitz) July 1, 2015
@nytimes bye Felicia
— Barrett (@btryn) July 1, 2015
@DaveStroup @pepinosuave Go home, @nytimes, you're drunk.
— Laura A Lorenzo (@laura_lrnzo) July 1, 2015
@nytimes don't do this.
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) July 1, 2015
.@nytimes rot in hell you bastards
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) July 1, 2015
@nytimes delete your account
— Laura J. Nelson (@laura_nelson) July 1, 2015
@nytimes this is literally the whitest tweet ever
— Brett (@Brosner85) July 1, 2015
@nytimes pic.twitter.com/ZEz3gbnd5j
— Erik (@ThatGuyEdub) July 1, 2015
.@nytimes get fucked
— metal.txt (@metaltxt) July 1, 2015
This goes on forever, by the way.
The NYT lost the President, too.
respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, hot peppers. classic. https://t.co/MEEI8QHH1V
— President Obama (@POTUS) July 1, 2015
The woman responsible has spoken:
hey people, the peas in guacamole recipe is by @ABCCocina – I didn’t create it. And it’s delicious! @nytfood
— melissa clark (@MelissaClark) July 1, 2015
The funny thing: I wrote about @ABCCocina’s #peaguacamole 2 years ago & no one peeped. Now, outrage. #dontknockittillyoutryit @nytfood
— melissa clark (@MelissaClark) July 1, 2015
I’d say this is the next “The Dress”, but it looks to be pretty one-sided.