pea wet

English

Alternative forms

  • pey wet

Noun

pea wet (uncountable)

  1. (Northern England) The cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.
    • 2015, Stuart Maconie, The Pie at Night: Nights Out in the North‎[1], →ISBN, page 153:
      But the steak puddings were always superb and the curry, gravy and 'pea wet' were clearly the work of a skilled saucier.
    • 2017, David M. Barnett, Calling Major Tom‎[2], →ISBN:
      The best thing is, you pay for the chips and you get the pea wet and scratchings for free. It's lovely. You should try it.
    • 2023, James Clarke, Sanderson's Isle‎[3], →ISBN:
      You won't catch me nosing round a chippy at the end of the night begging batter scraps and pea wet.
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