The New York Times Guacamole Recipe That Sent the Internet Into a Rage

On Wednesday afternoon, the New York Times fired off an innocent tweet about guacamole.

In addition to the requisite avocado, lime juice, and cilantro, the otherwise-standard guacamole recipe—adapted from ABC Cocina, an award-winning fine-dining restaurant in NYC—adds one very untraditional ingredient: fresh English peas.

The internet did not take it well.

@nytimes please delete this

— Lindsey Adler (@Lahlahlindsey) July 1, 2015

Peas in guacamole?! We fought two world wars and invented a space program so we could have this world? WTF.

— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) July 1, 2015

How to Make Guacamole With Green Peas: 1. Mush up some avacados 2. Throw green peas in trash 3. Enjoy

— delrayser (@delrayser) July 1, 2015

The @nytimes declared war on Texas when they suggested adding green peas to guacamole. http://t.co/EDTqbzzsyE http://pic.twitter.com/FHjTvCaNj7

— Texas GOP (@TexasGOP) July 1, 2015

Others, like NPR’s Peter Sagal, were more amused than offended.

I think the peas in the guacamole are gold and white.

— Peter Sagal (@petersagal) July 1, 2015

I've been putting one single pea at the bottom of your guacamole every night & you NEVER FELT IT! Because you're common.

— Caissie St.Onge (@Caissie) July 1, 2015

Even President Obama weighed in.

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

— President Obama (@POTUS) July 1, 2015

Apparently there are a lot of guacamole purists out there.

Now that you’ve got avocados on the brain, check out our favorite (non-guac) recipes, like the avocado whip in the video below.

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