Offended by friend’s comments about party food

Christ, I’m glad I’m a man sometimes. My friends I’ve made an effort as long as the beers are cold enough when they come round to watch football or rugby.

Did you not put on some salad, French bread, cheese or the like? I love all that you did (except for the prawns, don't do shellfish), and would have enjoyed it but I'd have liked salad with it - which you can buy ready made and a baguette or two with cheese. Also some fruit.

You know she didn’t. It’s in the opening post. It’s the key point of the thread. Why this disingenuous crap?

Party food is what you served and yes it's beige and stodgy but so what.Party food is not a fruit platter or crudites and dips.

Do I like party food, not really. Would I eat a few sausage rolls and samosas, of course. Would I get a McDonalds on the way home, possibly.

Would I be as rude as your friend, never.

No one said it was special.
No one was trying to shine as a host
It was picky food for a football match!
Very rude of the friend.

Nobody is falling over themselves to distance themself from Iceland frozen foods

But this is an opinions forum and people are simply being honest

Beige buffets are not everyone’s cup of tea

That is so rude! Don’t invite them again, ungrateful twats

You don’t have to defrost it - it all cooks from frozen, and at the same temperature too.

Erm… I mean, I think that’s what my cleaner said when she was rambling about some family event she’d hosted the other day. I suppose that in the part of town where she lives, one has access to these lower cost frozen food emporiums. One has never come across one oneself, you understand. But it’s nice to know the lower orders have something they can take pleasure from in life, however basic.

Lol at all the people saying they wouldn't like it either. Spectacular missing of the point. Your friend is a rude cow and you really shouldn't have apologised to her OP.

Not passive aggressive. Just agreeing to differ.

Tbh I wouldn’t have put that much effort in personally. I’d have just shoved some pizzas in the oven and chips in the air fryer. All that defrosting and cooking for different lengths of time sounds a bit of a faff 😂

"And I am clearly in the minority here as most people think this is a delicious party buffet."

Not really. I'd imagine most people here would expect these snacks to be pleasant and tasty enough, and an easy, simple treat that doesn't require anyone to miss the match, which is the point of the social occasion.

Those claiming that Iceland frozen snack food "isn't nice" are really saying: "These companies try to meet the expectations of ordinary popular taste, and I'm here to announce that I'm better than that, even though it's of no relevance or consequence."

This is the great irony of snobs. They think they’re superior to someone but are in fact showing their inferiority by their bad manners.

I’d eat it because it is what it is. But I hate that kind of food even if it was from Waitrose rather than Iceland, it’s all just so blergh. Kids usually eat it though and she’s lost the plot if she thinks Mac Donald’s is better.
she’s also incredibly rude!

Whatever was being served they were unbelievably rude. I would be horrified if my children behaved like this as guests.

The drama on mumsnet is hilarious

I’m pmsl at the idea that the child who only eats macdonalds would have eaten a freshly prepared buffet from scratch

Utterly bizarre behaviour tbh, they said party food and the OP served party food.

Once again, the choice of food served is irrelevant.

The woman was unnecessarily rude.

If I said party food it would be bread, cheeses, meats, dips and crudities, a plate of those beige freezer foods maybe(I like the prawns and can’t beat sausage rolls) crisps and salad garnish at least. Just the beige freezer food is too fatty for me and I don’t like the chicken in batter type things as the chicken tastes horrible.

more typically for guests I make a veggie chilli and serve with baked potatoes and other toppings

For nibbles when watching the footie? It wouldn't be my first thought when I heard 'party food', no. Especially something as informal as watching football with friends.

Absolutely this!

Of course cooking from scratch is better, and there's lots of things I would make from scratch at a party but there's nothing wrong with a few packs of frozen party food on the odd occasion if you're either really pushed for time and there's lots of ppl to feed. You say each to their own but that's your passive aggressive way of being judgemental.

So I can see why they would be a bit dismayed that there was no fresher option, and I don't think it's rude not to eat if you don't like the food.

Dismayed? Christ on a bloody bike 😆

OP you said party food and that's what you served. I'm killing myself at some of the suggestions on here ...cucumber sticks 😂😂

Well you imagine wrong then. Nothing wrong with the party foods from Iceland

And I'm sure we all wish we were you. 🙄

Even for a few nibbles while people watch football? Crikey.