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"  We won&amp;#039;t know until Sunday whether the sterling silver Vince Lombardi Trophy will be heading to Pittsburgh or to Green Bay, but the score is in for the first annual Super Bowl Food Off, and the victuals victory goes to the Packers. The &amp;quot;contest&amp;quot; held by Foodspring, a website run by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, was held to honor the proud culinary legacies of Pittsburgh and Green Bay, which despite shared affinities for certain food groups (sausages and beer anyone?), each boasts its own unique food heritage. To determine the champion, the site pitted to the teams&amp;#039; hometowns against each other in a four-quarter battle of the bite, comparing history, culinary trends, and general tasty trivia. Though the game may not have been the heart-pounder that fans hope for from the real Big Game, some interesting food facts emerged. More From Delish: Most Authentic Ethinc Food in the US The first quarter compared the origins of the franchises&amp;#039; names, which the meatpacker-titled Green Bay won handily (although with a field named after ketchup, the Steelers put up a good fight.) In the second quarter Iron City reemerged, as the battle turned to a &amp;quot;state scrimmage,&amp;quot; pitting Wisconsin-oriented foods like artisan cheese and bratwurst against Pennsylvania&amp;#039;s dominance of the snack food market. With over 2,000 producers putting out more pretzels and potato chips than any other state, it&amp;#039;s no wonder that in a contest determined by a food manufacturers&amp;#039; trade organization, this quarter went to the Black and Gold. In the third, it was all about suds, an area in which both cities excel, with Pittsburgh&amp;#039;s historic Iron City Brewing Company and Green Bay&amp;#039;s recent gold medal win at the 2010 Great American Beer Fest for Titltetown Brewing Co.&amp;#039;s Boathouse Pilsner. Ultimately, this one went to came down to Pizza Beer, the pie-flavored brew that brings together two of the Big Game&amp;#039;s most essential food groups. The beer&amp;#039;s more available in Green Bay, so it took the quarter. More from Delish: Both Lambeau and Heinz make the list of Best Football Stadium Food. Check out the other favorites. The fourth was all over the field, testing locavore appeal (Pittsburgh&amp;#039;s 12 farmers markets beat out GB&amp;#039;s 5), foodie web presence (Green Bay), and food related player endorsements (a restaurant named after Brett Favre and Greg Jennings&amp;#039; A&amp;amp;amp;W ads took it for the Packers.) And so with three out of four quarters, the First Annual Food Off went to Green Bay. What does this mean for the Big Game? Probably not a lot, but it sure made us hungry. So what will you be filling your super bowl with this Sunday? Pennsylvania&amp;#039;s famous pretzels? Or maybe a cheesy dip in honor of the Wisconsin dairy land? We want to know. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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