Super Bowl Food Swap Update
Well, it's East vs. West this year for the Show. The Ravens and Eagles got plowed down in the middle of the road. JUST KIDDING! If you follow football, you will know that all 4 teams earned their place in the NFC and AFC finals and the Superbowl. These were probably the most knuckle-biting match-ups we've seen in awhile. I digress. Is anyone willing to pony-up a REAL food item to an SE'r for the winning team? Obviously, I'm Steelers (going for the 6-pack!) I will send 2 pounds of Isaly's Chipped Chopped Ham and BBQ sauce to a Serious Eater who is routing for the Cards. In return, what will you S.Westerners wager?
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17 Comments:
I am serious. I can't match every challenger, but a good, serious foodie wager is within my budget. For those of you who have never had chipped chopped ham out west, it's the bomb! Other east vs. west individual challenges would be interesting as well!
Josdean at 12:09AM on 01/20/09
Well, once upon a time, you mkight have been offered, oh, say a dozen gooey butter cakes and some fine pork steaks, but the Bidwills had to go and move the Cards from St. Louis. We do all still have a soft spot for Kurt Warner, though.
lemons at 12:18AM on 01/20/09
@ lemons - Kurt deserves this shot. He's a good guy, but so is our Ben. The Steeler's owners have been in negotiations to keep the team in Pgh., so I know how you feel. Pork Steaks... Ummmmm!
Josdean at 12:31AM on 01/20/09
I hate to bring it up, but am I the only Serious Eats viewer who, while watching the game on Sunday, heard a muffled yet still discernible scream wafting from the PA area--the collective voice of PerkyMac and izzy? ;) Followed by a vow to bake 'four and twenty red birds' baked in a pie?
I am a Giants fan, but would have liked to have seen an all Eastern 'bowl. So I can't weigh it but to give my -.02 'beaten butt' cents--I don't see why Cardinals fans couldn't offer some St. Louis food as well as some AZ food in combination.
HeartofGlass at 6:31AM on 01/20/09
Yeah, Roethlisberger (sp?) is someone I have a sort of soft spot for, too.
lemons at 9:49AM on 01/20/09
I have "sort of" recovered from the devastation on Sunday. But yes, Perky and I were the ones you heard screaming..........
izatryt at 11:38AM on 01/20/09
@Josdean, what is chipped chopped ham
@izatryt, I was screaming too (crying in my beer here in philly)
chilimama at 3:24PM on 01/20/09
chip chopped or chipped ham is also known as shaved (deli) ham - it's just REALLY thinly sliced.
joyyy at 4:15PM on 01/20/09
Josdean, you owe me nothing, but I think I owe you some crow? I know I need to eat some, but my tummy is still a little upset and my throat is sore from that scream heard 'round the stadiums & tv sets. Poor little birdies, my iggles are hurting. I promise not to hurt them anymore.
PerkyMac at 4:30PM on 01/20/09
I heard you Perk (and Iz too). I feel your pain, but, alas, we can't all be going to the Show. I would rather play your iggles. We would have had some interesting 'conversations'. No crow eating required (as long as you root for Pgh). There are enough tasteless (but funny) bird jokes circulating already. I got an e-mail with a picture of a dead raven in the middle of the road, and in the distance, you see a Jeep speeding away with a license plate that says "Steelers", and the sign along the side of the road says "Tampa 40 Miles". I won't even go into the Cardinal roadkill pix (only because I feel bad for the poor bird in the picture).
Just to show you all how fanatical we are about our Steelers, the biggest family restaurant chain based in W. PA (over 70 units), Eat'n Park, are closing their restaurants on Superbowl Sunday at 3:00 so that all of their employees can watch the game. Pretty cool.
Now, where are all you Arizona folks hiding??? Let's hear from you too.
Josdean at 4:03PM on 01/21/09
@ Chilimama - Chipped ham is shaved so thin that if you could actually pull a whole slice from the deli bag, you could almost read a newspaper through it. Now THAT'S shaved ham. I have a friend here whose parents head to Florida each winter. When she visits, she is not allowed to come down without bringing 4 lbs. of chipped ham. She used to carry it on the plane. Not sure if she can anymore. My wager still stands, Cardinal fans. Mmmm... can you taste it now???
Josdean at 4:16PM on 01/21/09
@chilimama... as joyyysaid its just really thinly sliced and kinda salty and kinda a big deal around here... slap on some ketchup and brown sugar and toss it in a skillet and then on some Cellone's italian bread and call it a day... nothing like "ham barbeque"
i will be sending a friend who now lives in Tampa some EnP cookies for her super bowl party... she'll be so excited!!
hungrygrl7 at 4:20PM on 01/21/09
@perky... you MUST have some Pittsburghness in you if you call them IGGLES!! thats straight Pittsburghese....
hungrygrl7 at 4:23PM on 01/21/09
@Josdean ~ can't say I was looking forward to looking for my slingshot and bringing down that crow, no less prep, cook and eat. Thanks for the pardon! Get ready to wring my neck. My daughter and granddaughter live in AZ (granddaughter is half Navajo/Hopi), so my loyalties are divided. Maybe the bird jokes will decide for me? Send them to me at gmail dot com?
PerkyMac at 4:24PM on 01/21/09
@hungry ~ I don't say iggles, but I lived in Chestnut Hill and NE Philadelphia (a long, long time ago as a newlywed) and got the biggest kick out of the Philly accent. It's too much fun to ignore. Haven't been to Pittsburgh - they have the same accent? Philly and NYC are so much the same, yet so different!
PerkyMac at 5:22PM on 01/21/09
Hey Hungrygrl7 - Spread the word, E&P is offering free shipping in the US for Smiley cookies or gift baskets. I will be spreading the Steeler/Smiley cookie word.
@Perky - Pgh. DEFINITELY has their own vernacular basterdization of the English language (Pittsburgeeze). You guyz run a close second!
Josdean at 8:34PM on 01/21/09
free shipping?! even better!
hungrygrl7 at 9:01PM on 01/21/09