@awk i voted for clams. we’d get fried clams (i prefer whole belly to strips) and stuffies. steamers also come as an appetizer but i like them for my main, in a lemon broth with drawn butter on the side. clam chowder (new england style please) is also a favorite appetizer of mine (but not for sharing) and you gotta have clamcakes on the side.
@gio correct. because chile describes the pepper used to make the sauce. “chili” is a particular dish - i.e. chili cheese fries would be with a spiced and tomato-y ground beef mixture. (and “chili powder” is the spice blend used to flavor it, whereas something like cayenne or ancho would be “chile powder” because it’s simply a particular chile which has been dried and ground.)
just saying…i wish we had green chile cheese fries here. i’m hungry and i don’t care that it’s 9am.
Spell-checkers and most Texans have a problem with the distinction between chili and chile, so we can get a bit defensive when we see our green and red spelled incorrectly on packages, and in advertising or media.
Any time is the right time for a well-made dish of green chile cheese fries, soo…breakfast of champions?
@gio most definitely breakfast of champions. if anybody says otherwise, put an egg on it. or don’t and know that your breakfast is definitely better than whatever they’re having
as it happens, i’m a gringa living in boston but i have developed a great affinity for tex mex (as well as just the tex and just the mex) and i love to read and learn. we can get fresh hatch chiles here approximately one week (or in the case of last year, one day) out of the year and i look forward to roasting and [re]stocking my freezer each time. but no matter how many i buy, they don’t seem to last very long
maybe someday i’ll be able to try the real deal(s) in both texas and new mexico.
oh, and if i’m not at a seafood restaurant, fried pickles. it’s good if you can mix in some fried banana pepper rings as well. fried green beans are also good. as is tempura, as long as it’s not broccoli. then you’ve gone too far.
Clams??
@awk Earth, what a planet! On earth you enjoy eating a tasty clam. On my planet, clams enjoy eating a tasty you!
@awk fried clams! Nom!
@awk @Tin_Foil I could do with some popplers and slurm right about now.
KuoH
@awk @kuoh @Tin_Foil Mmmmmm. Slurm. It’s highly addictive!
@awk i voted for clams. we’d get fried clams (i prefer whole belly to strips) and stuffies. steamers also come as an appetizer but i like them for my main, in a lemon broth with drawn butter on the side. clam chowder (new england style please) is also a favorite appetizer of mine (but not for sharing) and you gotta have clamcakes on the side.
@awk @jerk_nugget I endorse this menu.
@awk Bearded, sure!
Who needs food when you have fried appetizers?
Nachos for the appetizer, then Nachos for the main course.
Beer.
@shahnm Can’t put cheese, sour cream, and ranch dressing on beer.
@shahnm @Tin_Foil You could if you really wanted to.
@shahnm @Tin_Foil @ZeroCharisma that would be one thick head on that beer
@Tin_Foil
Calamari or Octopus.
@hchavers
Yummmm, breakfast octopus…
Cauliflower poppers, bruh.
Escargots
All of the above!
Button mushrooms sautéed in butter.
@tweezak add garlic and I’m in.
Calamari or mushrooms (stuffed or fried) or spinach artichoke dip.
Green chile cheese fries! (And yes, that is the way we spell chile in these parts.)
@gio correct. because chile describes the pepper used to make the sauce. “chili” is a particular dish - i.e. chili cheese fries would be with a spiced and tomato-y ground beef mixture. (and “chili powder” is the spice blend used to flavor it, whereas something like cayenne or ancho would be “chile powder” because it’s simply a particular chile which has been dried and ground.)
just saying…i wish we had green chile cheese fries here. i’m hungry and i don’t care that it’s 9am.
@jerk_nugget An educated person!
Spell-checkers and most Texans have a problem with the distinction between chili and chile, so we can get a bit defensive when we see our green and red spelled incorrectly on packages, and in advertising or media.
Any time is the right time for a well-made dish of green chile cheese fries, soo…breakfast of champions?
@gio most definitely breakfast of champions. if anybody says otherwise, put an egg on it. or don’t and know that your breakfast is definitely better than whatever they’re having
as it happens, i’m a gringa living in boston but i have developed a great affinity for tex mex (as well as just the tex and just the mex) and i love to read and learn. we can get fresh hatch chiles here approximately one week (or in the case of last year, one day) out of the year and i look forward to roasting and [re]stocking my freezer each time. but no matter how many i buy, they don’t seem to last very long
maybe someday i’ll be able to try the real deal(s) in both texas and new mexico.
Deep fried mac-n-cheese.
Reuben egg rolls
A nice cheese and sausage platter
A bunch of fried mini tacos stuffed with pulled pork or barbacoa
Reuben Balls!
Bacon-wrapped dates. Coconut shrimp
. Dim sum. 
Samosas. I’d be happy to make a whole meal out of appetizers!
Fried cheese or Chili’s chips and queso (which is not really anything like anyone else’s queso). Maybe quesadillas.
oh, and if i’m not at a seafood restaurant, fried pickles. it’s good if you can mix in some fried banana pepper rings as well. fried green beans are also good. as is tempura, as long as it’s not broccoli. then you’ve gone too far.
Truffle fries. That’s the only appetizer I can think of that beats out cheese curds.
I cannot believe no one has said this already…
TOASTED RAVIOLI
/image toasted ravioli
Ice cream. Good chocolate. Oh wait. That is desert first.
@Kidsandliz no, ice cream and chocolate can be appetizers. Or main course. It’s all in the presentation.
Cheese sticks or fried pickles
Bruschetta is a winner for me.
Cheesesteak Egg Rolls or Buffalo Chicken Dip
I’m a big fan of charcuterie boards, cured meats and cheeses