As the Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos in a wild-card playoff game on Sunday, fans from both cities can enjoy a “Battle Boat” – a colossal menu item at Highmark Stadium, recently highlighted by a social media content creator.
The Battle Boat is a 2-foot display of combined spicy waffle fries with food from two NFL cities. One half is filled with Buffalo staples and the other contains a culinary delight from the opponent’s location.
Cameron Guzzo, 26, from Massachusetts, said he decided to spotlight the chip-stuffed monstrosity during a recent trip to Buffalo for his “At the Stadium Food Review” series.
COTTON CANDY BURRITO, NEWEST FOOD AT ARIZONA CARDINALS HOME GAMES, FILLED WITH ‘FUN’
“Every stadium I go to, I try to see if they have something crazy, something that draws attention, or something that’s funny,” Guzzo told Fox News Digital. “It seems like those videos are doing really well and people are enjoying seeing the bizarre side of it.”
Guzzo is a civil engineer who supports the bills despite living in New England Patriots territory. the battle boat if it weren’t for an email from the team.
Buffalo Bills fan and content creator Cameron Guzzo discussed the “Battle Boat,” a 200-foot-long dish of waffle fries topped with various foods, during a game. (Cameron Guzzo)
“It’s kind of in a tucked away corner that you wouldn’t see if you were just walking down the hall,” Guzzo said.
Luckily for him, he said, he got the email with the stadium food offer.
SAN FRANCISCO’S SOURDESS IS ‘CULINARY SYMBOL’ AND PART OF THE 49ERS CULTURE
“That’s the only way I knew about it,” he said. “And I’m really glad I did because that was one of the coolest foods I think I’ve ever encountered at a sporting event.”
Cool enough to give it a 9 out of 10 his video.
The Battle Boat was available at Highmark Stadium for the entire 2024 season. But it made its debut during last season’s wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, albeit under a different name, Delaware North spokesman Glen White told Fox News Digital.
Delaware North oversees food service at all Bills home games.
Then known as “Stampede Fries,” the 2-foot-long arrangement of fries was topped with Buffalo chicken and blue cheese on one half and chopped pastrami, coleslaw and shredded cheese on the other.
It was renamed for the subsequent divisional playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, White said.
KANSAS CITY HOME TO AMERICA’S BEST BARBECUE, CHEFS CLAIM: ‘OUR VARIETY MAKES US UNIQUE’
The dish was called the ‘Bad Blood Waffle Fries’ and was pitted Kansas City style barbecue against Buffalo Chicken Dip as a split topping.
The concept stuck, but it took a kid to come up with a permanent name during a bring-your-kid-to-work day at Delaware North’s headquarters.
“We struggled to come up with a consistent and catchy name, so our (chef) Stephen Forman asked all the children present for their input, and Battle Boat was suggested and became the clear winner,” White said. .
The “Battle Boat” is available at Highmark Stadium, home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. (Delaware North)
Although the Battle Boat costs $28, Guzzo said it is worth the price.
“The week I had it, it was a Greek theme, so it was souvlaki chicken and Greek dressing and fetta,” Guzzo said. “And then the other side changes dramatically for the opponent’s city.”
He was there for a game against the New York Jets.
“Food transcends everyone.”
“It had a New York theme,” Guzzo said. “It was meatballs with marinara and mozzarella cheese.”
Guzzo had no idea what would be featured in Sunday’s game against the Broncos.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
“The only thing I heard about before I went to Denver was Rocky Mountain oysters,” Guzzo said, adding that he “wouldn’t like it if that was on the (other) side of the waffle fries.”
He doesn’t have to worry. The Bills and Delaware North announced that the Denver half “would be awarded a Denver omelet: scrambled eggs, peppers, onions and pancetta.”
For more lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle
As for the next NFL stadium food Guzzo will commit, it’s an unreleased item, “so I can’t talk too much about that right now.”
Nevertheless, Guzzo said, he has come to realize that “food transcends everyone.”
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
His latest review might end up in a stranger’s suggested social media feed, which gets more views than any other type of video he makes, “which tells me people like to see the craziest types of food.”
