bubble and squeak

American  

noun

British.

1. a dish of meat, usually beef, and cabbage fried or boiled together.

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bubble and squeak British  

noun

1. (in Britain and Australia) a dish of leftover boiled cabbage, potatoes, and sometimes cooked meat fried together

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Etymology

Origin of bubble and squeak

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

A relative of the Irish colcannon, English bubble and squeak, and Indian aloo palak, this is the kind of humble, stick to the ribs food just made for when the temperature dips.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

He moved to Bristol to take over Bonnies in St George in 2014 and assumed that cooking a staple of English breakfasts, pie and chips, along with bubble and squeak would be a sure-fire winner.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2021

In England, cabbage cooked with potatoes and other vegetables in bubble and squeak.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2019

But then, whimsy has been baked into the English, like toad in the hole or bubble and squeak, for a long time, perhaps as far back as the 16th century.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2018

"It's good. Almost as good as bubble and squeak."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood