Whilst on my journeys in NZed, I would occasionally run across the menu item "Bubble and Squeak." What is this strange dish, I would ask myself. It was usually listed as an accompaniment to the main dishes, but I wasn't intrepid enough to order it without some idea as to what I was getting myself into.
One theory was that "bubble" could refer to some kind of cooked egg, while "squeak" could reference a pork or other animal product, but there was no way to be certain. As it appeared this was a dish from NZed's English heritage, I dared not explore further.
Now back in the land of plentiful wi fi, I finally decided to look this up. Just look at this photo (the dish in question is on the left. Why, or why would one want to conjure such a combination and, further, who would wish to voluntarily ingest something that looked like that? Geez Louise. What's wrong with taking those cold potatoes and making some nice latkes with a side of apple sauce? Do we really need to bring brussels sprouts into this? Have you no decency?
Eeewww.
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