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bubble and squeak

–noun British.
a dish of meat, usually beef, and cabbage fried or boiled together.

Origin:
1765–75
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bubble and squeak  
n.   Chiefly British
Cabbage and potatoes fried together.

[Imitative of the sounds made as it cooks.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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