An Epic Battle Awaits – Yes, A “Food Fight!”
It’s the most watched television show of the year: Super Bowl Sunday. This year, Kansas City will try to become the first team in the games 59 year history to win three times in a row, while Philadelphia is seeking revenge for losing to the Chefs two years ago…..it’s an epic battle – but even more than the game itself, I love how people celebrate the matchup of “football and food” by making unique food stadiums:
I love the food stadiums online!
As Led Zeppelin once sang about the Super Bowl: the teams might change but:
“the snacks remain the same…”
Now THIS is a Super Bowl stadium I would buy a ticket for! Yes, when the world’s biggest sporting event is on TV, you have no option but to do your part to live up to the hype – and that means only one thing!
THE SUPER BOWL OF SNACKS!
I plan to make a LOT of fun Super Bowl food once again this year – recipes below – because it’s an American tradition that goes back to the beginning of football, right?
More Meat And Cheese, Please!
If you want to wow your Super Bowl party guests, why not offer up your own food stadium, with all the meat and cheese you can handle!
What better way to celebrate the Super Bowl than to tease you with pictures of amazing food stadiums to help us swallow the following Super Bowl Food stats! First, look at this snack stadium:
And of course, you can never go wrong when you unveil a snack stadium that looks like this – all of these great pics raise a question: how much food IS eaten on Super Sunday?
HERE ARE THE STATISTICS ON SUPER BOWL SNACK FOOD!
The Super Bowl is ranked as the number two food consumption event of the year, second only to Thanksgiving! (Source: American Institute of Food Distribution)
Get Ready To Consume 1,200 Calories!
Yes, thanks to Holytaco.com for the terrific Twinkie stadium, which should remind us all that the average number of calories consumed during the Super Bowl is 1,200! It’s the second largest day for U.S. food consumption, behind only Thanksgiving!
71.4 million pounds!
Yes, that’s the estimated total pounds of Hass avocados that will be consumed for the game this year, according to the Hass Avocado Board. That’s enough to cover the Super Bowl Stadium end zone to end zone in more than 27.5 feet of avocados – that’s a lot of guac!
I love the way the guacamole looks like the playing field here!
90 Millions Pounds Of Wings, Please!
Hope you have enough ranch dressing and paper towels to handle this one:
1.25 Billion Wings!
Yep, that’s the number of Chicken Wings that football fans are expected to eat on Super Bowl Sunday, according to the U.S. National Chicken Council, and why would they lie to us?
Don’t Forget The Chips!
Ys, potato chips are an American tradition, and we make sure to stuff our gullets during the game!
An astounding 14,500 tons of chips and 4,000 tons of popcorn are eaten on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Calorie Control Council says we’ll eat:
— 11.2 million pounds of potato chips.
— 8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips.
— 4.3 million pounds of pretzels.
— 3.8 million pounds of popcorn.
— 2.5 million pounds of nuts during their Super Bowl parties.
One last statistic to share and it involves THIS:
Cheer On #32!
Yes, we all support #32: that’s the percentage of U.S. grill owners who will be firing up on Game Day!
According to Weber, the Super Bowl ranks as one of the top 10 most popular holidays to grill. And when you do grill, turn it into something amazing like this!
Yes, nothing better on Super Bowl Sunday than a grill full of burgers and sliders, including my favorite: A burger topped with Provolone, french fries, thick bacon and tartar sauce!
You can click here for some of my favorite slider recipes:
Behold Jim’s Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich!
Since Philadelphia is playing Sunday, I knew I had to make some Philly food! And this is a “Super Bowl worthy” sandwich for sure! Philadelphia is known as the home of the “cheesesteak” and they are VERY particular about it!
Jim’s Steaks sells a “complete it at home” kit for their famous cheesesteaks – mine arrives tomorrow…and what makes a real “Philly Cheesesteak” real? I found this description for the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich on a website:
“According to Philadelphians, you simply cannot make an authentic Philadelphia Cheese Steak sandwich without an authentic Philadelphia roll. The rolls must be long and thin, not fluffy or soft, but also not too hard. They also say that if you are more than one hour from South Philly, you cannot make an authentic sandwich. With cheese, it is a cheese steak or “cheesesteak.” Cheeze Whiz is the topping of choice for serious steak connoisseurs.”
Yes, “Cheese Whiz” it is! You know, the kind of cheese that comes in a can and doesn’t need refrigeration!
You can also add grilled onion and bell peppers as well – and the kit comes with everything we need to make them to our liking!
This isn’t the first time I’ve ordered an iconic Cheesesteak from GoldBelly and found it delicious – and was able to make it at home!
This one was built on a round roll – from the legendary Donkey’s Place!
See the recipe and more here:
As for Kansas City, it’s all about the “Q”:
Here’s what I found online about this iconic smoked delight:
“Kansas City’s barbecue craze can be traced back to Henry Perry, who in the early 1920s started barbecuing in an outdoor pit adjacent to his streetcar barn, serving slabs of food wrapped in newspaper. Perry’s ‘cue became so popular that fans began imitating his technique and style to create their own unique recipes.”
Smoked briskets, sausages and all the side dishes take time, but which one of these cities’ has the food you crave for the game?
I plan to make the Rib recipe I did a few months ago:
“Bourbon Butter” BBQ Ribs!
I discovered this recipe thanks to a great guy at the Pepper Palace store, who showed me how to combine two of their special sauces to create this at home:
Friends will supply the side dishes and we are ready for a football feast! If you want to try to make these yourself, here is the complete recipe:
Of course, none of this food can go down without a little help!
Is There A Beverage With Your Meal?
Well, what do YOU think?
During the Super Bowl, there will be 325 MILLION GALLONS of beer consumed. That is A LOT of beer…you might need a bit of help carrying it to your table…
Serving Up A Bacon Mug!
And when in doubt, just pour yourself a frosty brew in this mug and have a nice snack at the same time!
If you need to get yourself excited for professional football, here are some great films to kick off the weekend!
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johnrieber 
Those food stadiums are awesome – blew my cooking mind!
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I am going to try and make one next year because the artistry is sometimes perfect and sometimes just hilarious
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I am looking forward to a photo of your creation, John.
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WOW! I am now hungry and want to wolf down appetizers and a Philly cheesesteak. These are amazing, John!
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The ribs were good last time I made them so we will see…the sandwiches were made by an iconic Philly restaurant as I shared – first time on those! The Turkey Chili is a mainstay for me to make my wife so that will be good as well…a lot of time to eat as the game will no doubt run 4+ hours with halftime show and ads ads ads!
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It will be! We tuned in a while ago and we’re pretty choked up at Brad Pitt’s piece. ❤️ If you ever have a chance to stand in line in Philly for the cheesesteak – it’s worth it.
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Dear John – I have been a so-called ‘foodie’ all my life but truly have never ever come against such a cornucopia as you show here! And since I have also learned about the health side of food most of that time, please do not say most would only ‘consume’1200 calories during the day 🙂 🙂 🙂 ! Wow – these photos I’ll keep and smile but not necessarily copy 🙂 ! To you tho’: ENJOY!!!
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I love the stadium ideas. I have to try to make one of those one year. You’ve given me an idea. Ha, ha. To prepare for the big game, I’m thinking of driving into Philly tomorrow to Jim’s or Dalessandro’s or one of the better cheesesteak places. (Um, it won’t be the touristy Pat’s or Geno’s). Ha, ha.
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This reminds me I need to get a six pack and some stuff for a meat and cheese tray for Sunday, John. Since my team (the 49ers) aren’t in it, I haven’t been too excited this year, but I always like the excuse to make some burgers and snacks!
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all stunning and I love the sushi stadium the best!
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Every time your superbowl comes around, I always look forward to seeing those fun ‘food stadiums’. Thanks, John.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Maybe one day I will make one Pete! Have a great weekend!
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Great post….and yummy as well chuq
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There is a LOT of food and drink consumed on this day here in the US…this is how I have fun with it! Thanks for the comment – cheers!
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