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Food blogger Marry Kotter's snack stadium
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Mary Kotter
In the night to Sunday it's that time again: With the Super Bowl,
the
US sports event of the year is coming up.
100 million people watch the spectacle in front of the screens.
With family, with friends.
Almost as important as knowing the names of the teams involved: the catering.
In the USA, a food industry of its own has long since developed around the Super Bowl.
Candy bars and balls, popcorn and muffins, onion rings and nachos, wine gums and biscuits, sandwiches and chicken wings - just to name a few.
Everything in the right guise, the right colors, the right shape.
And of course there are the appropriate dosage forms, such as snack helmets or football bowls.
But all this is nothing compared to the so-called snack stadiums.
Mini arenas packed with delicacies from which there are no limits to culinary creativity.
Of course you can also get these arenas in stores.
But if you are self-respecting and have the qualities of being a host, you build it yourself.
The main thing is handy
This handy hardware store variant probably fits on any coffee table - and still has enough boxes ready for a decent selection of snacks.
Stacked on top of each other, like the rows of spectators in the stadium, the space is optimally used:
Walkable — and rather salty — is this multi-story version, taking cues from hosting Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for Super Bowl 2020:
This crunchy arena was created with a lot of love for the delicious detail.
From the looks of it, everything can actually be nibbled away with this environmentally friendly construction method.
This uncomplicated variant, which delish.com came up with as inspiration for imitation according to your own taste, gets by without any adhesive or static testing:
These fans from Hamburg, on the other hand, went to great lengths – including floodlights, pools and celebrity boxes:
Tips for your own coffee table arena
Food blogger Marry Kotter keeps her fingers crossed for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.
And with a passion for the right snacks, he has a few tips for uncomplicated coffee table arena ready:
How do I build my own snack stadium?
»We got six champagne boxes at the beverage store.
But it can actually be any cardboard that you can cut off at an angle for the grandstand look.
Then we printed out the logos of the finalists, made a few little flags – and the shell was done.«
What belongs in a good snack stadium?
“Anything that comes to your mind.
Nachos, snacks, nuts, … .
Jello shots are also always well received - and are ideal for the interior.
I was super optimistic the first time and also filled in different vegetable sticks.
I took them out the next day the same way I put them in.”
The best snack for Super Bowl night?
»I look forward to Pretzel Bites with Cheese Sauce every year.
You simply make them from frozen pretzel sticks.
Defrost, cut into bite-sized pieces, bake in the oven, done.
The cheese sauce is also super easy.
And super tasty.«