bubble and squeak
noun
: a British dish consisting of usually leftover potatoes, greens (such as cabbage), and sometimes meat fried together
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For brunch, try the crispy chili shrimp and grits, a gigantic fluffy cinnamon roll slathered in vanilla glaze, the mushroom toast spread with lemon ricotta whip, and the sensory-overload smoked brisket bubble and squeak.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
The British dish bubble and squeak is a frequent Boxing Day favorite.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
Read here to learn your bubble and squeak from your HP sauce.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
For comfort rather than zing, make a bubble and squeak with the cold, and otherwise unappetising, Brussels sprouts.
—Nigella Lawson, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
The Ace does a superb breakfast; order the bubble and squeak.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 31 Dec. 2022
So have roasted bone marrow, bubble and squeak, and one of the city’s most ambitious charcuterie programs.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022
With the oil, lightly coat 10-12 ramekins or other small crocks (or paper 10-12 cups of a muffin tin) and fill each with a portion of the bubble and squeak, lightly pressing down to flatten the tops.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2019
In England, cabbage cooked with potatoes and other vegetables in bubble and squeak.
—NBC News, 16 Sep. 2019
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
The British dish bubble and squeak is a frequent Boxing Day favorite.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
Read here to learn your bubble and squeak from your HP sauce.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
For comfort rather than zing, make a bubble and squeak with the cold, and otherwise unappetising, Brussels sprouts.
—Nigella Lawson, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
The Ace does a superb breakfast; order the bubble and squeak.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 31 Dec. 2022
So have roasted bone marrow, bubble and squeak, and one of the city’s most ambitious charcuterie programs.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022
With the oil, lightly coat 10-12 ramekins or other small crocks (or paper 10-12 cups of a muffin tin) and fill each with a portion of the bubble and squeak, lightly pressing down to flatten the tops.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2019
In England, cabbage cooked with potatoes and other vegetables in bubble and squeak.
—NBC News, 16 Sep. 2019
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