Sometimes the Side Dish Steals the Limelight
By Kewkumber
@Ladypeace (2028)
Singapore
February 15, 2016 9:41pm CST
I had a lovely lunch with two of my friends and both of them ordered beef burger with fries. I had fish and grilled vegetables.
I ended up trying some of their fries, dipping it in ketchup and boy were they better than my fish.
They'e golden and crispy on the outside and their insides were soft, fluffy and had a strong potato flavor.
This is not the first time that a side dish has stolen the limelight. Off the top of my head, I've had stellar sides like mac and cheese, buttermilk biscuits and grilled corn cob with garlic butter and cheese.
Have you ever been in a similar situation where sides eclipsed the glory of mains?
Photo: Friend's beef burger and fries
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20 responses
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
You've got that right and I wound up ordering just the sides only when I visit.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Feb 16
This happens often, I always put a lot of thought in the side dishes I will be having with my meals.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
We're alike! I blame it on the shops who make their side dishes so appealing and yummy.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Feb 16
@Ladypeace Just having meat would be boring. The sides make the meals.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
@fishtiger58 So true! You'd feel like something's missing.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
16 Feb 16
Oh my gosh your food looks delicious! I sometimes enjoy side dishes more too. 
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Thank you! 
Yeah, it happens to everyone.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
I have my fries at the same time as my burger because I like to match their flavors. Are you saving the best for last with your fries?
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Feb 16
dinner tonigh here a t Westminster Villa the homemade biscuits were so much nicer than the chicken dish that it was astonishing and the dessert white cake with frosting and the v eggie soup were better than the chopped pieces of tough chicken in a nasty tastng white sauce.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Oh Hatley dinner sounds great with biscuits, white cake and veg soup! It's a shame the chicken was badly executed.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
LOL, I do that sometimes really. For example at BK, I just go for the onion rings and nuggets.
@skysnap (20152)
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16 Feb 16
@Ladypeace indeed. I can think of things like those extra sauce on sizzlers or fried prawns on side for example. those things come in small quantity and are delicious.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
When delicious side dishes come in small quantities it makes people desire to have more!
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
17 Feb 16
@Ladypeace I agree. Now I have had sides that were wonderful whenever we have had family get togethers and everyone brings food. Some sides I could eat and nothing else.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Thank you, I'm sure we all have a similar experience at some point because some sides are just that good.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
No offense to mains they're really good but sometimes they do step aside when you find a good side.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Yes, now we're talking! Biscuits are too lovely! 
Poor chicky sandwich...
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Feb 16
I love good fries! I agree sometimes the veggies are better than the main course.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
I love them too! Yeah a good salad can be a real deal maker.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
20 Feb 16
You know, I like to put pickled vegetables in my lunch box and sometimes that small bite is my favorite. Also, olives.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
20 Feb 16
Wow do we have something in common. I absolutely love Japanese pickled vegetables. I'll pass on the olives 
@alchemistrx (2547)
• Philippines
16 Feb 16
Side dishes are always the best than the main dish.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Yes, they were! Oooo...I've never tried TR's rolls with cinanmon butter but I love churros and they probably have similarities. Yum!
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
16 Feb 16
That looks delicious. I completely agree, sometimes the side dish is the one that tastes the best. I had a burger the other day that was delicious.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Thank you, glad someone else feels the same too. Haha burgers are great!
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Feb 16
I have, but it is often the vegetables that outshine the starches for me, such as my wife's home made slaw (cabbage with a variety of vegetables added), usually one of a kind since she does not write down the recipes.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
17 Feb 16
Her coleslaw sounds real yummy! I've had salad sides at Japanese restaurants with a killer sesame and mentsuyu sauce, so good!
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
Indeed, the rocket salad, beet root and bacon kept falling off my friends' burgers.
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