There are a fair few things you have to do before attending a football match for it to be considered a proper day out.
Take the exact same route? Check. Meet a few pals for a chat beforehand? Check. Get some delicious pre-game grub? Absolutely check.
The cuisine varies from continent to continent around the world, be it from cups of tea to ten feet tall hot dogs. Here are a few of the best foods at football stadiums around the globe.
?? “For me, it is all about quality and I will not compromise on that. I have opened up too many football pies to find just hot air and gravy.
“Barcelona have Messi, Real Madrid have Ronaldo and Kidderminster have our pies.”
– Brian Murdoch in 2012.
RIP, Brian! pic.twitter.com/GyjVEEPyQi
— Kidderminster Harriers ? (@khfcofficial) November 9, 2020
This is a very British football food. Let’s be honest, most of the time you get a load of pastry and little else on the inside.
Want a good pie? Get down to a non league side like Kidderminster. They take a bit more care and pride in their pies.
Want vegan? Go to Forest Green Rovers!
VINE: When a journalist asks @RonaldKoeman what he thinks of mayonnaise… #saintsfc https://t.co/j67BvnacmS
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 5, 2015
Who hasn’t shoved a polystyrene plate of chips down their gullet at a football game?
In England, fans cake their potatoes in salt and vinegar, whereas over in Belgium and Holland they prefer a bit of mayonnaise on the side. To quote Pulp Fiction, they drown em in that sh*t.
These come in all shapes and sizes across Europe.
You can get a köfte ekmek – a variant of a meatball sandwich – in Turkey, grilled pork steaks in Portugal, or a galette-saucisse in France.
They’re all filled with meat. Not much room for your vegetarians at football games, it would seem. Don’t even say the word ‘vegan’ next to Big Dave.
Sunflower seeds are pretty common snacks in Eurasian countries like Armenia and Azerbaijan, but you’ll also find ankle-deep pools of discarded shells in places like Spain.
Again, you’ll find plenty of burger vendors around England, but they’re also dolled out pretty handsomely in Slovenia and the Netherlands.
Want some bratwurst? Get yourself over to Germany.
Big quantities of sausages are also demanded by fans in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Italy. Ask for a ‘salamella’ in Rome and you’ll get a grilled sausage with onions and paprika. Not bad, eh?
Hot dogs get around in Europe, but they’re largely synonymous with the United States.
Each American state is pretty big on food culture, so each Major League Soccer side offers a wee spin on the street food.
This is a little more specific to Argentina. Choripan is made from pork and beef chorizo and is a go-to for football fans, taxi drivers and is present at most markets and stalls
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