What food is available at the Super Bowl?
A bespoke menu has been created for fans at today's game, influenced by the Cajun and Creole cuisine to be found in New Orleans. And there'll be a LOT of it. This is what has been produced:5,000+ alligator sausages (yes, really!!)6,500+ pounds (almost three tons) of shrimp just for po'boy sandwiches50,000+ locally-sourced baguettes (from the Leidenheimer bakery, a New Orleans institution… it's not a real po'boy unless it's on Leidenheimer bread)5,000+ slices of pizza7,000+ hot dogs50,000+ cocktails150,000+ nacho chips700,000+ ounces of beer expected to be servedA half-ton (800 lbs) of soft-shell crab1.3 tons of short ribs12,000 locally-sourced oysters
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- Glasgow Times
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Time Out
19-05-2025
- Time Out
Photography: Laura Murray Shrimp Loaf
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Daily Record
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- Daily Record
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