The Master of Side Dishes Tournament

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

Thread rules:

 

All suggestions must be According-to-Hoyle side dishes

 

That is to say, Mashed Potatoes is eligible, while..I don't know..Ziti is not.

 

Suggest only things you've eaten strictly as sides.

 

I'm thinking sixteen foods, single elimination.

 

 

 

I'll start by entering COLESLAW

[Guest Teal-y Dan]

BAKED BEANS

 

Sweet, spicy, tangy, there are bacon chunks, what's not to love?

[Copper Feel 0]

I nominate rice. Sure, it's virtually tasteless, but it greatly improves the quality of food that isn't.

[Maztinho 0]

Going for a long shot.

 

Fried Okra.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

Please be more specific with rice.

 

White rice? Brown rice? Fried rice? Rice pilaf?

 

Just "rice" would be like someone saying "potatoes."

[Darthtiki 0]

Twice baked potatoes and Broccoli Bundles

[Nighthawk 0]

Going for a long shot.

 

Fried Okra.

 

I was going to say that. Nothing but some old country boys, we are.

 

So, I guess I'll say...

 

French fries.

[CanadianChris 0]

Corn on the cob.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

Corn on the cob.

 

My first vote, provided it doesn't go head-to-head with my nomination:

 

Mac and cheese.

[Copper Feel 0]

White rice.

[NYU 0]

Au Gratin Potatoes.

[King Kamala 0]

This nomination is for my Canadian bretheren, poutine.

[the max 0]

What about garlic bread? Or biscuits?

[treble 0]

Sweet Potatoes

[Guest Vitamin X]

Biscuits FTW. You can't say Mac and cheese, because people eat that as an entree all the time. As for rice, I prefer brown rice, but especially rice pilaf if you're eating some sort of grilled meat (in my case it usually goes with salmon or some other kind of fishy meat).

 

To follow up on the biscuits, cheddar biscuits. Ever been to Red Lobster and had those? Can't eat just one, right? No one can. Cheddar biscuits are god's gift to side dishes and pre-meal fill-ups.

[MFer 0]

Cornbread

[Nighthawk 0]

See, I don't know if I'd call mac and cheese an entree exactly, as I really don't recall ever seeing mac and cheese as the center piece of a full course meal. People often eat it solo, true... but that's slightly different.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Garlic bread. But just garlic bread. No need for cheese or tomato or anything.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

I'm going to have to disqualify mac n cheese. I love it, that's true, but I've eaten alone too many times to truly call it a side dish.

 

Conversely, it is on the side dish list at KFC.

 

We'll have to have a vote.

[Maztinho 0]

See, I don't know if I'd call mac and cheese an entree exactly, as I really don't recall ever seeing mac and cheese as the center piece of a full course meal. People often eat it solo, true... but that's slightly different.

 

I've seen it served as a main dish, but it was like Mac and Cheese on crack with bits of ham and crouton like crunchy things with it. My ex's Grandmother's recipe, it was awesome.

 

But countering that, Mac and Cheese is generally a side once you hit the age of say 11, and excluding being at college when it's reduced to Ramen.

 

Edit: Since it was tossed and we are voting on it's eligibility. Mac and cheese should go in.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

Mac and cheese - side dish.

Kraft Dinner - meal.

 

I didn't make the rules here.

[CanadianChris 0]

To follow up on the biscuits, cheddar biscuits. Ever been to Red Lobster and had those? Can't eat just one, right? No one can. Cheddar biscuits are god's gift to side dishes and pre-meal fill-ups.

I don't think I've ever had fewer than six in a single visit.

[EL BRUJ0 0]

my favorite side dish:

 

Shredded Hash Browned Potatoes

 

(Don't know if that counts as a side)

[NYU 0]

Mac and cheese should definitely be considered a side dish.

 

Hash browns....good pick. I forgot about that.

[NoCalMike 0]

Mac N Cheese

Biscuits

Cauliflower Puree with garlic & butter added for taste

Asparagus w/ salt & lime

Broccilli & Cheddar rice (Rice r' Roni mix)

Garlic Bread

Bruchetta(sp?)

[PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0]

Fried calamari fo' shizz...

 

Stuffed baby bellas too...

[NYU 0]

Now see, fried calamari -- that's a main dish.

[the max 0]

Fried calamari fo' shizz...

 

Stuffed baby bellas too...

 

Side dishes, not appetizers.

[Maztinho 0]

Stuffed Baby Bellas are a side/appetizer so they are fair game in my not so humble opinion. They are also fucking delicious.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Gnocchi - potato dumplings drizzled with melted butter and herbs

Couscous - small little pasta with some vegies and butter

Sweet Potato Caserole

Cornbread Stuffing