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What do you call this plate of food...?

261 replies

Lostinbooksandcoffee · 15/06/2020 12:43

When you have a selection of various foodstuffs? For example:
Crackers, cheese, ham, boiled egg, hummus, crudités, pork pie or sausage roll, grapes.

Basically, a little bit of everything. I've seen it called a 'picky plate' or 'snack plate' on FB etc. I've also seen it mentioned on MN how they detest the saying.

So, I'm just curious what you call this type of meal?

OP posts:
steamburn · 15/06/2020 12:56

We had this thread last week....

Jbck · 15/06/2020 12:57

Thank you show I thought I was losing my marbles 😂

rbe78 · 15/06/2020 12:57

We call it 'picnic tea'

CuriousaboutSamphire · 15/06/2020 12:58

As much as the term makes you, and others, cringe the fact that you, and others, feel so free to denigrate what is so normal for many makes me angry.

MN snobbery at it's worst!

ArtichokeAardvark · 15/06/2020 12:58

Usually an 'eating up' lunch. Tends to happen when there are lots of leftovers and half eaten packets of things in the fridge and I need room for a big shop.

Never heard of the phrase picky tea before, sounds a bit twee, or the type of meal you'd give a fussy toddler. (Although possibly because it sounds like icky, which is one of my least favourite words of all time)

WingBingo · 15/06/2020 12:59

Picky tea in this house.

TheGirlWhoLived · 15/06/2020 12:59

Kids call it pick and choose, they love a pick and choose dinner!

Gunpowder · 15/06/2020 13:00

Trashy tapas

shellshock77 · 15/06/2020 13:00

Picky tea, Cold tea or Holiday dinner as it's what we have for lunch on holiday Smile

Bumble84 · 15/06/2020 13:01

A wee snacky plate

Worrysaboutalot · 15/06/2020 13:02

"Bitsa meal" As in bit of this and a bit of that. Kids love those meals.

InfiniteSheldon · 15/06/2020 13:02

Omg trashy tapas is fabulous and I am stealing that without shame sws

Ugzbugz · 15/06/2020 13:03

Picky bits or mezze 🤣

BearBearBearBear · 15/06/2020 13:04

Def a grazing board. But, that's pretty close to being a ploughman's.

BearBearBearBear · 15/06/2020 13:05

Trashy tapas from now on though GrinGrinGrin

CherryValanc · 15/06/2020 13:07

Cold plate - term which just means nothing had to be cooked to be hot on it.

4catsand1dog · 15/06/2020 13:10

Picky Plate

MzHz · 15/06/2020 13:11

My DS used to call it Bips and Bobs :)

Mmsnet101 · 15/06/2020 13:11

Bitsies or bitsa

differentnameforthis · 15/06/2020 13:15

Grazing plate/picky plate

Toilenstripes · 15/06/2020 13:16

I would call it a deli platter

GarlicSoup · 15/06/2020 13:18

'Plate of Food'

Is that you Greg Wallace?

NoMoreFlowers · 15/06/2020 13:18

Leftovers

WagathaChristieDoesItAgain · 15/06/2020 13:19

I call it picnic food

PanamaPattie · 15/06/2020 13:19

Wedding buffet.

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