Food Panda: Your perfect partner for boodle fight party at home
From sending invites to making
sure you have food and drinks enough for everyone, planning a party can be
quite an arduous task, no matter how much you enjoy having people over. And although
having one ‘pot luck’ style is a good hack, your guests would much rather
prefer that you, as the host, took care of everything.
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The ‘boodle fight’ is a great way
to check at least one of your party preparations off your list—setting the
tables—because a boodle fight only requires a single long table and a lot of
food.
Few know that we have the
Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to thank for the concept, as the boodle fight
originated from the military’s practice of members of the army, regardless of
rank, gathering around a long table and eating food spread over banana leaves
with their bare hands.
As primal as it sounds (‘boodle’
fight is military jargon for ‘attack the food’ after all), a boodle fight need
not be so messy. Just follow these tips to make your boodle fight the talk of
your barkada:
Have a
theme.
Few things are more fun than
themed parties, and your boodle fight’s can be reflected in the decorations,
activities and, of course, the food! Prepare a lei for each guest, and serve
kalua pork for a Hawaiian luau; spice up your guests’ evening with a Mexican
fiesta, complete with tacos, enchiladas and margaritas; or go organic and serve
only vegetarian delicacies!
Come in
costume.
Have your guests come as opposing
characters, and prepare for a real fight! Heroes and villains, nerds and jocks,
#TeamNicki and #TeamTaylor—the possibilities are endless! At the end of the
night, award the guest with the best costume and prepare a consequence for that
one friend who was just too lazy to dress up (oh come on, we all have one).
Create food
stations.
Encourage guests to move around
and mingle by creating food stations—meat in one area, seafood in another, and
desserts at the end. You also have the option of creating several stations of
the same mix of food items, so guests don’t crowd the table. Print cute labels
and directional signage for your stations so your guests don’t get lost in all
the food!
Have an
accessible wash area.
Since you’ll be eating with your
hands (as much as possible), your guests will appreciate a wash area complete
with hand soap, lotion, and the works. Surprise them with a masseuse giving
free hand massages to make it more special!
Have food
delivered.
Save time and have food delivered
instead! With foodpanda, you can order food online from over 1,000 restaurants
of different cuisines (Like Greenwich, Andoks, Omakase, Cibo, Pepper Lunch etc)
and have them conveniently delivered to your doorstep via www.foodpanda.ph or the foodpanda app.
So gather
your friends, order food, and have the best boodle fight! That’s one match you
won’t mind having with one another.
Great idea! It's surely gonna be fun for the family reunion or get together with friends. :)
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