fried potatoes and cabbage, normally leftovers

An English dish of equal parts mashed potatoes and chopped cooked cabbage mixed together and fried until well browned. Originally, the dish included chopped boiled beef. The name is said to come from the sounds the potato-cabbage mixture makes as it cooks (some say it's from the sounds one's stomach makes after eating bubble and squeak).

A dish made by frying leftover meat and vegetables (typically mashed potatoes) together.

An English side dish made with mashed potatoes and cooked cabbage, mixed together and fried.

cabbage and potato leftovers mixed and fried, sometimes with meat added

Bubble and squeak (sometimes just called bubble) is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added. It is traditionally served with cold meat from the Sunday roast, and pickles.