Foods that Reveal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dang, it’s a clever idea and also a lot of work for a potluck dinner! Hopefully this is a friend group where it is known that everyone enjoys this kind of thing.

Yup, I would decline the invite.

I am not the OP, just a person following along. I thought it seemed overly ambitious too, at first. Then I realized if I was tasked with this, I could just stop by taco bell on the way to the event and pick up 20 bean burritos. Or stop by a Chinese takeout place and pick up 20 egg rolls. Or pop in to the deli counter of a grocery store and get 20 jalapeno poppers. After that I decided it is kind of a fun concept.
I assume the event is a gender reveal party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans

If you want to give the hosts a hearty FU for putting their guests through this ordeal, bring the jelly belly beanboozled game. We are still traumatized from 5 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Mochi?

Balls of burrata surrounded by veggies or whatever you like, then you break it open so the cream pours out to create a sauce?

Interesting idea!

[Anonymous]

It’s not only too much work for the guests, it creates a bizarre mish mash of foods that don’t even go together. Who the hell wants butterfly flower tea and roasted chestnuts for dinner.

[Anonymous]

Stuffed crust pizza

[Anonymous]

Reese’s peanut butter cups

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not only too much work for the guests, it creates a bizarre mish mash of foods that don’t even go together. Who the hell wants butterfly flower tea and roasted chestnuts for dinner.

Isn’t that often the case for a potluck though? If it’s interesting to the attendees that’s what matters.

[Anonymous]

Eat before you go.

[Anonymous]

Baked Brie en croute or chocolate covered strawberries.

Pepper shooters if you don’t want to cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not only too much work for the guests, it creates a bizarre mish mash of foods that don’t even go together. Who the hell wants butterfly flower tea and roasted chestnuts for dinner.

Isn’t that often the case for a potluck though? If it’s interesting to the attendees that’s what matters.

In that case, the secret reveal at a potluck is generally cat hair!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WHO MADE UP THIS STUPID THING ?

Plus 1

Maybe it is the host’s way to minimize chances of guests bringing over Costco crap to share

[Anonymous]

Mini pot pies - use premade crust and muffin tin

[Anonymous]

Dolmades

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not only too much work for the guests, it creates a bizarre mish mash of foods that don’t even go together. Who the hell wants butterfly flower tea and roasted chestnuts for dinner.

+1 to this! Who is minding the menu??

[Anonymous]

I would love this! I hate going to potlucks and having to pretend to like eating a bunch of cheap store bought stuff. People should put effort and good ingredients into what they bring.