in ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 0 s ▁to ▁sust ain ▁his ▁expedition ▁while ▁seeking ▁the ▁North west ▁Pass age . ▁ ▁Cons umption ▁Cook ed ▁black ▁pe as ▁are ▁commonly ▁sold ▁at ▁fair ground s ▁and ▁mobile ▁food ▁coun ters . ▁They ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁e aten ▁from ▁a ▁cup ▁with ▁salt ▁and ▁vin eg ar . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁served ▁hot ▁or ▁cold , ▁the ▁former ▁being ▁especially ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁At ▁fair ground s , ▁they ▁were ▁tradition ally ▁served ▁in ▁white ▁por cel ain ▁m ugs ▁and ▁e aten ▁with ▁a ▁sp oon . ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁years , ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁served ▁in ▁thick ▁white ▁dispos able ▁cu ps . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁" world ▁famous " ▁B ury ▁Market ▁and ▁in ▁Pr eston , ▁par ched ▁pe as ▁are ▁sold ▁ready - co oked ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁brown - paper ▁b ags ▁or ▁in ▁pl astic ▁tub s , ▁as ▁an ▁aut umn ▁del ic acy . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁sold ▁at ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Christmas ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Cons umption ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁certain ▁areas ▁within ▁the ▁historical ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁not ably ▁Old ham , ▁W igan , ▁B ury , ▁Ro ch dale , ▁Pr eston , ▁St aly bridge , ▁Le igh , ▁A ther ton , ▁Ty ld es ley ▁and ▁Bol ton . ▁ ▁Car lin ▁pe as ▁ ▁Car lin ▁pe as , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁car ling , ▁map le ,