Elland Road Matchday Food: Leeds United fan favourites

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We get a taste of what food favourites Leeds United fans enjoy tucking into before the big game.

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00:00 You've got to have a chicken malted pie, haven't you?

00:02 It's not much to do without a chicken malted pie.

00:04 And it's got to be properly burned as well.

00:06 It's like it's cooked on Reactor 3 in Chernobyl.

00:09 Perfect.

00:11 Just great for half-time. You can't hold it.

00:15 You get it out the first minute and you finish it in 78,

00:18 because it's that warm.

00:19 So, beautiful, honestly.

00:21 And obviously a pint at the Peacock.

00:23 Yeah, goes a South White at the top of Easter Hill,

00:26 walk down, gets it grill time. Burger. Standard, really.

00:31 Get it and take it round.

00:32 We usually get a pie inside.

00:34 Some of them can be quite hot, to be fair, but it's not that bad.

00:37 They taste all right.

00:38 It's what you expect at a football game.

00:40 You don't come for Michelin-star meals, to be fair to you.

00:42 When I get up in the morning, I always put the Leeds chants on,

00:45 a couple of Leeds videos, get me in a sedent mood.

00:48 Every now and again, I might have a bit of toast,

00:50 and then I'm straight on to the strongboat,

00:52 and I'm keeping it real, brother.

00:54 I've been coming to Illinois for 50 years, so it's changed quite a lot.

00:57 But always the fish and chip shop is the first protocol, normally.

01:02 But habits change, and obviously kick-off changes,

01:05 so the times that you eat is different.

01:07 But all the burger outlets and the free traders around,

01:14 excellent, really, most of it.

01:16 I do hospitality as well, so that's pretty good.

01:18 They've upped the game on that.

01:20 It's absolutely brilliant.

01:22 The fans are fantastic.

01:24 We have the best fans in the country.

01:26 Might be the best in the world.

01:28 Something special when it is Match Day.

01:31 It's, you know, people become friends.

01:34 We've been seeing exactly the same customers

01:37 for more than 10 years since I was here,

01:40 and it's a very special relationship.

01:43 My personal favourite is a Spam Butty or a Scallop.

01:49 Off the menu, yes.

01:51 A very popular one, other than fish and chips, is sausages.

01:57 Cheeseburgers mainly, but it's over-expensive everywhere you go,

02:01 it doesn't matter where it is.

02:03 You can't beat that burger stand for me, and it's nice.

02:06 We always go to that one, cos it's the best one round here.

02:09 We have a burger before we get into match,

02:11 just get in, sit down, watch a game.

02:13 Yeah, no messing about.

02:15 Beer's terrible.

02:17 Normally, like, walking down to the game, you get to feel the crowd,

02:20 feel the buzz. Leeds always has a really, really great crowd.

02:23 Then I usually come to the Peacock for a pint and then into the game.

02:26 The most popular item is obviously burgers.

02:29 Chips and curry is the second one, probably, after that.

02:33 You know, it's just everything else, basically, that we sell that's on the menu.

02:38 Customer-wise, you start off quiet,

02:41 and then obviously as it gets closer and closer to kick-off,

02:44 you get busier and busier.

02:46 Usually I go inside the ground and get a pie,

02:48 but the burgers inside Peacock, they do sort of like Thai food,

02:52 which is pretty good.

02:54 Yeah, I'm more of a grill-type man, just over there.

02:56 It's absolutely... I love it.

02:58 I haven't been today, but I'm going to go later.

03:00 Every game, got to get some of their cheeseburger,

03:02 just do amazing food, honestly, great.

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