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This is it. This is the big one. Super Bowl 59 is not just an opportunity for the Kansas City Chiefs to make NFL history. It’s not just an opportunity for the Philadelphia Eagles to exact their revenge on the Chiefs for their defeat in Super Bowl 57 two years ago. It’s not just Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce (and probably Taylor Swift and the refs) against Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley.
Super Bowl 59 — or Super Bowl LIX, if you want to be fancy about it —is the opportunity for football fans across the country…nay, across the world, to strut their stuff in the kitchen.
Call it bar food, football food or simply “grub” for the big game, the Super Bowl and your favorite host’s annual Super Bowl party is the big stage for real deal fans and chefs alike. You can get fancy and make a theme of it with one person shouldering the load, or you can simply do the ole’ midwestern potluck and hope that one of your friends doesn’t give you food poisoning.
Either way, what New Year’s Day is for the Tylenol industry, the day after the Super Bowl is for plumbers. Monday is their Super Bowl, because we’re going to get down to business on Sunday night.
Outside of fans of the Eagles and Chiefs, basically nobody wants to see either of these teams win the things. Kendrick Lamar is going to be a must-see halftime show and the commercials never fail to disappoint, but we all know that it’s the Super Bowl food that takes center stage if and when the game is undesirable.
As such, we here at ClutchPoints have put together the definitive list of Super Bowl foods. Don’t like it? Fight us. This is where the rubber meets the road.
Note: Deserts have not been included on this list though they are absolutely a must-have at a Super Bowl 59 party. Shoutout to Pretzel Jell-O Salad
There’s a time and a place for seafood, but the Super Bowl just isn’t it. That’s not to mention the fact that cocktail shrimp essentially has its own holiday on New Years Eve. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, an item later on in this list deserves more credit when it comes to being able to be dipped in marinara sauce.
Chili is a great football food and it’s good to make for big groups of people. That’s why it has a spot on these rankings, but Chili is also extremely versatile and it can be good for so many different situations. It doesn’t scream Super Bowl, which is why it’s ranked, but not all that high.
Much like Chili, pizza is great to feed a big crowd. Ordering a few pies for the house is definitely the lazy way to Super Bowl, though. Everyone will be happy, but everyone will also know you put in very little effort into the event. That...
