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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Alice Fisher

Grassy, herbal and sweet: How peas on toast is edging out avocados for brunch

Peas on toast.
Eating peas helps support British farmers. Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/The Observer

Smashed green vegetables for brunch have become a fixture on British tables over the last decade – but the avocado might finally be edged off the organic sourdough by a new topper. Peas on toast is now officially a thing.

The hashtag #peasontoast has had more than 3.3m views on TikTok and Google searches for “peas on toast” have increased by 133% this month. The dish is now on the menu of a wide range of restaurants and featured in recipe books by some of the UK’s most celebrated chefs.

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