Aside from cake, what food is a staple at celebrations?

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1. At least for me, chips and onion dip is a necessity at any party.

2. In my family and friends around Chicago you get your Italian beef, a tray of Italian sausage, salad, baked ziti (no I’m not Italian). That’s just the normal party catering.

3. Pizza

4. Lefsa is pretty common at my extended family get togethers.

5. Each celebration is different. New England is all about the seasons.

   A winter celebration is way different than summer.

   While camping this week there was a big discussion about the best pie.

   Apple is the best, but not in the summer. Blueberry takes it. Spring? Strawberry Rhubarb.

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   Summer it’s about pasta salads, corn salads, grilled stuff, fruits.

   (here there is usually a nice charcuterie board and crudite no matter the time of year)

6. Tamales
   For the 4th
   Brats
   Brisket
   Burgers

7. Chicken wings

8. Flan with the cake

9. It depends on the occasion but cake is usually just a staple at birthday parties. I’m going to a family reunion today and at this party there’s always hotdogs and hamburgers, potato chips and bison chip dip (French onion dip), a taco dip, chips and salads, baked beans, pasta salad and veggie and fruit platters. Dessert is a ton of different things but generally no cake.

10. Chips and dip, a veggie tray (you always have to pretend there is some “healthy” element), pizza, burgers, hot dogs.

    Cake is usually just at birthday parties.

11. Pies.

12. Americans are always putting out that god-awful veggie platter. The Cubans are smart and don’t bother. In Miami, almost every party has store bought croquettas and pastalitos.

13. It depends. Ordering wings near the new year is something that my family does, but chips are probably a bit more common at general purpose celebrations (and those chips would be in a sad state without guac or spinach dip or something).

14. I grew up with grandparents that liked to host people. So we had appetizers of feta cheese, grape leaves, chips and dip, little meatballs, cocktail weenies and the like

15. Depends what type of celebration.

    Not going to have potato chips or hot dogs at a fancy feast.

16. If you have cake, you have to have ice cream for sure.

    Other foods, at least where I live, dishes would include burgers, hot dogs, pasta & potato salads, deviled eggs (may need to make some today now that I’m thinking about them, lol), chips & dip, Cuban sandwiches (sliced in 2 inch portions), wings, green bean casserole, cheese & veggie plates, mac & cheese and tons more depending on the guests & occasion.

17. Cheese and meat platter.

    Vegetable platter.

18. Did someone say cake? 🤤

19. pop/soda/coke/cola/fizzy drink did I get them all?

20. Taco dip

21. Ice Cream, anything or anyone you shot yourself.