8 super snacks for the rugby

By Ashraf Booley, 29 October 2015

Having the crew over for the upcoming rugby? We have a selection of crowd-pleasing snacks to entertain your guests, from beer-battered onion rings to truffle-and-Parmesan chips.

The Springboks will take on Argentina in their third-place playoff of the Rugby World Cup on Friday 30 October and New Zealand will compete against Australia in the finals the very next day. Rugby fans will sure be on the edge of their seats in the build-up to the finals, so we’ve rounded up 8 tasty snacks to keep you fed while the boys battle it out on the field.

Beer-battered onion rings
Because ordinary onion rings just don’t compare.

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Grilled spicy nachos
These will silence growling stomachs. Best washed down with a cold beer or chilled watermelon juice for the non-drinkers.

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Truffle-and-Parmesan chips 

If you really, really want to impress, ditch store-bought crisps and make your own batch of these truffle-and-Parmesan chips. Warning: they’ll be swept up in no time.

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Bacon-wrapped braaibroodjie with cheese and red pepper jelly

There’s no going wrong with these broodjies. They’re everything.

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Honey-and-chipotle glazed pork sausages 

These smoky, sweet sausages are a treat sandwiched between warm buns.

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Roast sticky chicken wings

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Mix, marinate and pop in the oven for a couple of minutes. They’re fly.

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Woolworths’ vegetable chips with home-made garlicky hummus

Or you could wing it by buying Woolworths veg crisps and simply whipping up up a quick-and-easy hummus to serve it with.

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A trio of hotdogs

Kick boring dogs to the kerb and try any of these inventive recipes by Clement Pedro. Try the furious chihuahua, or make all three. Yes, do that. For variety, you know.

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Ashraf Booley

Article by Ashraf Booley

Woolworths TASTE’s digital content producer loves nothing more than trying out inventive recipes and using close friends and family as his guinea pigs. When he’s not crafting content or posting images to TASTE’s Instagram account, he sits in a quiet corner sipping on pretentious tea and penning poetry.
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