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Presidential preference: No peas in the guacamole

The President expressed distaste in a New York Times' food piece that introduced peas to traditional guacamole
President Obama weighs in on guacamole debate 03:03

WASHINGTON -- Give peas a chance? When it comes to guacamole, no way, says President Barack Obama.

He dipped into the great guacamole debate Wednesday after The New York Times suggested adding fresh green peas to guacamole.

The recipe triggered intense discussion on the Internet and wound its way into the president's Twitter Q-and-A session on health care.

It turns out the president is a traditionalist when it comes to his guac.

His tweet:

On that, he was in bipartisan agreement with Republican presidential aspirant Jeb Bush.

Bush's tweet was even more pointed: "You don't put peas in guacamole."

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