# What's a good snack with beer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [January 28, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892 "2007-01-28T23:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/21 "2007-01-29T02:23:35Z")
I’ll put this in our food and drink forum. Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/22 "2007-01-29T02:25:08Z")
Tinned beans on toast. Or nachos. Just don’t have any friends over for a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/23 "2007-01-29T02:31:56Z")
[QUOTE=Pygmy Rugger] Anything fried. [/QUOTE] I couldn’t agree more! I’ll have to jump on the wasabi peas bandwagon. [Homer]mmm…wasabi pea wagon…[/Homer] ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/24 "2007-01-29T02:47:52Z")
Chocolate chip cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/25 "2007-01-29T02:49:24Z")
[Skittles?](http://www.skittles.com/index.jsp) What? 😉 Hey, Tom Lehrer sang about it: "Spring is here, spring is heeeeere! Time for skittles and time for beeeeeer! ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/26 "2007-01-29T02:52:58Z")
Boiled peanuts. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/27 "2007-01-29T02:53:11Z")
Skittles?!?!? Didn’t we get the pukey smiley with the upgrade? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/28 "2007-01-29T03:00:12Z")
You don’t EAT skittles with beer. You [PLAY](http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Skittles.htm) them. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/29 "2007-01-29T03:01:31Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Zappa] [Skittles?](http://www.skittles.com/index.jsp) [/QUOTE] You mean [Skittlebrau?](http://www.glossynews.com/artman/publish/skittlebrau.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/30 "2007-01-29T03:07:59Z")
First things first: **Frank** is wrong. Ice cream is yummy with beer. Other good foods with beer: - Yup, wings. - kettle chips, with ranch or bleu cheese dressing to dip. - really rich chocolate cake - very salty peanuts. Which make you thirsty, requiring more beer. The Circle of Life. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/31 "2007-01-29T03:19:25Z")
Anything heavily spiced or salted is the perfect thing to go with beer. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/32 "2007-01-29T03:29:41Z")
Wow! So many replies. You guys sure know how to eat. I see several mentions of Wasabi Peas. Don’t know what they are but I aim to find out shortly. I had to laugh when I saw Balut. Mrs. P is Filipino and I’m definitely familiar with balut. Sorry, but I’ll have to pass on that. As well as ice cream and cookies. Pumpkin seeds and all kinds of nuts are a good choice. As are dried fruits. (but I think I’ll stay away from the _dried salted prunes_. Yikes!) ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/33 "2007-01-29T04:03:33Z")
[Wasabi Peas…](http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=659) (insert Homer noises). Crunchy dried(probably fried, I dunno) green peas coated in wasabi flavoring. Salty, spicy, crunchy, all your beery food needs. We get [Wasabi potato chips](http://cgi.ebay.com/Canadian-Lays-WASABI-Potato-Chips-Two-Big-Bags_W0QQitemZ270016919225QQihZ017QQcategoryZ43401QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) in Canada, and curry chips too! ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/34 "2007-01-29T04:09:46Z")
Similar to nachos… bite sized tortilla chips with sharp chedder cheese grated over them… then another layer of chips then another layer of chedder… then one more layer of each. Microwave 60 seconds. That and a beer… mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/35 "2007-01-29T05:10:40Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] Chocolate chip cookies. [/QUOTE] I’ll second that with an emphasis on the “chocolate” part and not so much the “cookie” part. Dark chocolate is especially good. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/36 "2007-01-29T07:36:51Z")
[QUOTE=Peanuthead] Wow! So many replies. You guys sure know how to eat. I see several mentions of Wasabi Peas. Don’t know what they are but I aim to find out shortly. I had to laugh when I saw Balut. Mrs. P is Filipino and I’m definitely familiar with balut. Sorry, but I’ll have to pass on that. As well as ice cream and cookies. Pumpkin seeds and all kinds of nuts are a good choice. As are dried fruits. (but I think I’ll stay away from the _dried salted prunes_. Yikes!) [/QUOTE] Wasabi peas are available for cheap at Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s - 1840 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, 60614 - (312) 274-9733 Trader Joe’s - 3745 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, 60613 - (773) 248-4920 Trader Joe’s - 25 N La Grange Rd, La Grange, 60525 - (708) 579-0838 Also available at quality Asian markets. ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/37 "2007-01-29T09:56:57Z")
Stockfish! Its the best, makes your breath smell like a wet dog, mhhhhhhhh 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/38 "2007-01-29T10:25:30Z")
[QUOTE=Kotick] Stockfish! Its the best, makes your breath smell like a wet dog, mhhhhhhhh 😛 [/QUOTE] [Vobla](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vobla) is somewhere in the same ballpark. Definitely not to be taken on public transport unless shrink wrapped. Dried squid rings are another popular beer snack. Salty and chewy and vaguely crunch all at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/39 "2007-01-29T11:47:58Z")
Recipe for Number One Beers Friend Go to an asian supermarket and get: 1. dried squid - looks and smells gross 2. cupie doll mayonaise 3. japaneese chillie sprinkerlers (in a little glass jar with sprinkle holes) Squeeze some mayonaise into a small bowl and sprinkle with the sprinkle stuff. Toast the dried squid over flame or coals. This makes it tearable. Tear into strips and dip into the mayonaise. Believe me - this stuff is great. But it makes you smell as if you have been eating cat food, so make sure your friends indulge as well. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892/40 "2007-01-29T12:44:16Z")
If you’re feeling fancy. . .don’t overlook nice cheese with beer. I don’t mean a log of cracker barrel cheddar. A lot of good cheeses go at least as well with beer as they do with wine. One could start a whole thread on cheeses to eat with beer, but look around, and try some out. Other than that, I always have a supply of good pretzels in the house. I like anything salty. I don’t like anything sweet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-snack-with-beer/389892.md?page=3)