I'm Mexican, and I Say: You Can't Do This to Guacamole!

respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, hot peppers. classic. https://t.co/MEEI8QHH1V

— President Obama (@POTUS) July 1, 2015

You don’t put peas in guacamole https://t.co/kG3ewrVv6f

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) July 1, 2015

I remember being introduced to the green pea guacamole back in a New Zealand supermarket, where a dry paste was sold as a substitute for the original Mexican salsa. It wasn’t gross… it just wasn’t guacamole. Also, let me tell you that guacamole is the only food which is exactly the same in its Mexican and Tex Mex versions… it’s that good.

Mexican food is all about little variations and guacamole is no exception. So, what’s the big deal with the New York Times proposal? Well, green peas are quite a flavor changer… they’re sweet, for guacamole’s sake! It doesn’t matter how crazy we Mexicans go, adding tomatoes, extra garlic or lime to our salsas, because they’re gonna end up tasting more or less the same… that kind of subtle differences we enjoy.

We love how guacamole tastes and we want to keep it that way. So, the answer is no NYT, I’m not gonna trust you, or Melissa Clark, or anyone else who claims to have re-invented one of my favorite dishes in the whole world. Here’s the original recipe, published today on the New York Times, just in case you were wondering.