How to make a beer cake with your own hands: an original gift for all occasions

Many beautiful surprises and gifts have been invented to please women, but for men this list will not be so long. One of the interesting solutions is a men’s beer cake, which will not only delight you with the “filling”, but will also decorate any holiday and will be appropriate both for Defender of the Fatherland Day and for a birthday. It can be made either from the minimum - only alcohol, or with the addition of various goodies and snacks.

And in order to find out what a beer cake is for a man and what is needed to make it, as well as how to do it correctly, following step-by-step recipes or instructions from videos, it is worth reading the question in more detail.

4. Video with master classes

What you will need

Beer cake is quite easy to make and makes a great gift or party table decoration.

To make it you will need:

30 cans of beer (any brand will do, but you can use several different ones to make the cake colorful)
cardboard;
pizza pan;
satin ribbon;
fabric or wrapping paper (optional)
glue;
scissors;
stationery or construction knife;
double sided tape.

After you have collected all the necessary materials, you should decide how many layers the future cake requires. Three-tier design is the standard option.

Features of making a cake

One of the main components of this cake is beer. It not only does not spoil the taste of the dessert, but also adds special bright notes to the overall composition of the cake. If you want to try a new, delicate and delicious dessert, prepare the cake according to the recipe below.

Required Components

Step-by-step cake preparation

Delicious recipe! Peppers marinated in sweet marinade

Place the prepared cakes on top of each other on a tray, carefully brushing each of them with the creamy mixture. The top of the cake can be decorated with chopped cake scraps, grated chocolate or nuts.

Step-by-step instruction

Make three piles of beer cans, taking into account that towards the top layer the radius of the tiers should decrease proportionally.
After you have folded the jars, wrap them with satin ribbon, which is best secured with double-sided tape.
Next, you need to cut out three circles from cardboard, having previously measured the resulting diameters of the beer structures. It is more convenient to cut the material with a construction knife with a sharp blade.
Wrap each circle in decorative paper or fabric, based on your taste preferences and the theme of the beer gift.
Assemble each tier by gluing the cans to the base one by one. Then stack the levels on top of each other.

It is best to use a metal pizza pan as the base for the cake, as it has small sides that will prevent the containers from accidentally falling over the edges.

Original gift idea for a man who smokes

While opening a pack of cigarettes, the husband took out an insert with an advertisement for the next promotion.

“It’s as bright as a postcard,” he remarked.

“Postcard,” I thought. If this were a postcard, the pack would be a holiday gift. There are enough master classes on how to make a postcard for February 23rd for your loved one on the Internet, and using them to make a postcard the size of a business card is not so difficult.

I imagined giving my husband a sealed pack of cigarettes as a gift for February 23rd. How he politely thanks, deciding to himself that the woman he loves has completely lost her imagination. And then he opens the package and discovers a handmade postcard addressed to him personally. And he looks at it in surprise for a long time, wondering how it got there. Well, it seems that such a gift can definitely surprise. It's just a matter of small things - how to arrange it all?

DIY beer can cake: how to make it for men?

You can give a cake made from beer in cans to a man and make it yourself. The main thing is to show a little patience and spend your precious time. In order to make a man's dream come true, you need to cope with this task. To make this craft you will need:

Your man's favorite beer in cans.
Thick and flexible cardboard.
Five liter plastic bottle.
Paper for decorating gifts.
Scotch.
Satin ribbon.
Scissors or cutter.
Assembly adhesive.
Beer snack (snacks or any other).

Beer can cake: step-by-step preparation

You need to cut out three circles from thick cardboard. The first with a diameter of thirty-two centimeters, the second with twenty-two centimeters, and the third with seventeen centimeters. This will serve as the frame for the future cake.
The first circle, which is the largest in diameter, should be placed under the beer cans. After this, you will need to make a small indent from the edge to half a centimeter.
In the center of the first tier there should be four cans of beer, which need to be wrapped with tape in a circle from top to bottom. This needs to be done so that the cake has some kind of core and does not collapse when transported to the place of the birthday celebration.
It is best to coat the edge of the bottom of the cans with mounting glue and make sure that they are held tightly at the base. After which a cylinder is cut out of food-grade plastic. It should be identical in height to beer cans. The cylinder can act as a wall between the inner and outer circle of the cans.
The lower tier needs to be unfolded so that the front side is visible to the birthday boy. For insurance, it is best to tie the cans with tape. The bottom tier needs to be glued on top of the second circle of medium diameter.
The second tier should be secured from six cans, which need to be placed around the frame. At the same time, you need to leave space in the center for decorating with food-grade plastic and filling the birthday cake with goodies.
The small circle is the last tier.
Once the base of the structure is ready, you need to cut out two circles from flexible cardboard, they should be equal to the first two tiers of the cake. These circles need to be drawn with a margin of a few centimeters along the outer edge and the central hole.
In this stock you need to place several plates for snacks and bend them, securing them with tape.
You can decorate the beer cake using decorative paper or satin ribbons and secure them with tape. You can later decorate the cake to your liking.

Step-by-step recipe with photos

The other day it was a friend of our family's birthday. For dessert, I was assigned to make a cake. I didn't have to think long about the design. For a man who loves a foamy drink, I prepared a “barrel of beer.” Under the sensitive gaze and tips of my husband, such a brutal barrel came out, the husband noticed: “Viking barrel”)). The gift created delight and a storm of emotions. The effect has been achieved.

Now about the cake itself. I took the recipe for Turkish pie as a basis. It's called "Crying Pie". Thanks to Larisa (Kleine Hase). Chocolate sponge cake, richly soaked in milk, whipped cream cream. I added banana in two layers. The cake is gorgeous, soft, juicy - very tasty.

Making such a cake is not very difficult. The size of the barrel can be changed and the wood imitation can be different.

You can complement the “Beer Barrel” cake with mastic crayfish.

I first made a sponge cake for 4 eggs, then for another half portion. You can make all the dough at once and bake in one form, or divide the volume into 3 parts and bake in two or three batches.

Beat eggs with sugar until fluffy and white. Add milk and butter, mix with a spatula.

Combine cocoa, flour and baking powder.

Sift into the egg mixture.

Stir with a spatula until smooth.

Line the bottom of the pan with baking paper and lightly grease the pan with vegetable oil. Lay out the dough.

Bake at 180 degrees until done (check with a dry wooden stick). Cool the biscuit.

Cut the biscuit into layers. I got 5 pieces. I left the top of the head on the sides of the cake.

For the cream, take chilled cream and powdered sugar.

Whip the cream to soft peaks, add powdered sugar and beat until stiff.

Slice the banana thinly.

Let's start assembling the cake. I did it in a ring. Soak the biscuit in milk and add a layer of banana.

Add cream. I divided the cream into 4 parts and measured it on a scale.

Flatten. Cover with biscuit and soak again.

Alternate biscuit with cream. I only put banana on the first and third biscuits.

Place the cake in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Remove the ring.

Sprinkle the edges with biscuit crumbs to hide the cream.

Beat soft butter with powdered sugar. Level the cake with cream.

Now the decoration. Unfortunately, it was not possible to take a photo. Paint the mastic brown. Roll. Cut a circle to fit the diameter of the top of the cake. Place circle on cake.

Measure the height of the cake. Roll out the mastic into a long strip. Measure the size using a ruler and trim off the excess. Wind the strip onto the rolling pin and, gradually unrolling the rolling pin, wrap the cake in a circle.

Apply stripes all over the cake, I also colored it dark.

Make two identical stripes from black mastic, glue them to the bottom and top of the cake, lightly moisten the cake with water. Also make a faucet from mastic, letters and rivets on strips.

I painted the letters and “carnation caps” yellow with the addition of gold kandurin.

This is the beer barrel I got. For the first time I'm satisfied.

Master class on creating a beer cake

What else unusual can you give a man?

In addition to beer cakes, there are many ideas to surprise and delight your loved one for any occasion:

Fish bouquet (with beer). Ordinary flowers are usually given to women as gifts. But a man can be presented not only with a cake made from a foamy drink, but also with a bouquet of fish. Dried fish are collected into a bouquet and then wrapped in paper or newspaper, you can add a bottle of beer (or several). You can tie the gift with a satin ribbon.
Edible composition. With a little effort, it is possible to create an unusual gastronomic composition. Place hunting sausages, smoked cheese, hot peppers, lemons on long wooden skewers, collect them in a bouquet, complement the gift with a bottle of alcohol and package it beautifully in a rectangular basket or paper.
Bouquet of socks. According to popular belief, you should not give socks as a gift - this can lead to quarrels and separation. But if you present a floral arrangement made from men’s socks, the recipient of the gift will probably be delighted with such creativity. Unpack the socks, roll each one into a tube, starting with the elastic, to create something like a flower bud. Move the edges slightly and you will get a beautiful flower from a simple sock. Secure each bud with a safety pin, insert “stems” - long wooden skewers. Collect a bouquet and wrap it in gift paper.
Cool beer mug. A lover of a foamy drink will appreciate a mug with a funny inscription or design.

Making a beer cake

Option with two tiers and a single pallet with strapping

When time is running out or if there are only a minimum of materials available, you can create a composition simply but tastefully. Consumables:

Beer in an aluminum can – 25 pcs., in a glass bottle – 1 pc.
Double-sided tape.
Colored tape.
Crepe paper.
Satin ribbon.
Foil.
Cardboard.
Wire.
Postcards.

To make a beer cake in cans with your own hands, you need to follow simple step-by-step instructions:

First, two circles are cut out of cardboard, their diameter determines the diameter of the product. This should be done with an eye to the number of cans that should fit on them, provided that they are glued together. That is, only one circle provides usable area. The denser the cardboard, the better; material from the bottoms of boxes for equipment is excellent.

The cut circles are glued together; you can use glue or double-sided tape. If you use double-sided tape, just cut out two long strips and stick them in parallel at the maximum distance from each other.

The glued circle is wrapped in foil around the circumference, after which the foil is carefully folded so as not to create large folds.

First, seven cans are installed in a tight circle to secure them: one in the center and six around it.

Next, they need to be carefully wrapped so that at this moment no gaps form between them, otherwise, as the diameter increases, they will become more impressive, and the structure will begin to wobble.

Now the first circle of cans is surrounded by the next, wider circle.

Next, you need to carefully, so that the cans remain standing tightly, secure them by wrapping them with tape in a circle.

A belt is cut out of crepe paper, perhaps not a whole one, but from several pieces, which will fit all the cans along the outer radius. Its height should be 2/3 of the height of the beer container. It is better to secure the belt with double-sided tape. After its arrangement, the belt is tied with a strip of satin ribbon.

The second tier begins with placing a glass bottle in the very center. Six aluminum containers are placed around it, after which they need to be tied with tape.

The outside of the top row is also covered with crepe paper and tied with ribbon, just like the bottom row.

Using two different colors of ribbon can make a pretty bow, although you can do without it.

One or more postcards will be needed to enhance the design's aesthetics. To install them on the wire, its lower end must be secured to the ring on the valve.

Fish bouquets are perfect as an additional decoration, as well as a very appropriate edible addition. For this you will need any paper and tape.

Mini option with pizza and snacks

If the recipient of the gift not only loves foam, but also likes to eat well, you can make a simple and very tasty beer cake in cans with your own hands with plenty of treats.

Beer in cans – 7 pcs.
Purchased semi-finished pizza – 1 pc. If you have the appropriate culinary skills and a stove, you can make pizza yourself; fortunately, there are countless recipes on the Internet.
Snacks. Depending on the size of the paper “sockets” in the ring, there will be from 8 to 10 of them, respectively, they can be filled with each unique snack or partially repeating ones. For example, you can use salted peanuts and pistachios, dried fish, beef, pork or squid, hunting sausages, chips and anything that goes with foam.
Ribbon.

In order to make a cake from beer bottles with your own hands, you need to follow the step-by-step instructions, as described below:

A can of beer is placed in the center of the dish, with 6 more around it. They are all tied with ribbon. It is needed not only as a decoration, but also as an element that holds the jars.
A plate of pizza is placed on top.
After filling with snacks, paper rosettes are placed along the edge of the plate in a circle.
In addition, if there are candles, they can be placed on top of the pizza, which will add additional charm to the children's holiday, which each of us looked forward to in childhood, as a bonus for the New Year.

How I prepared a gift for my man

In the process of preparation, I used up three packs of cigarettes, and only on the fourth the result turned out as expected. This required about an hour of time, a stationery knife, narrow tape and a glue stick.

We cut the cellophane packaging in the middle of the top edge of the pack, lengthwise.

To open the wrapper, carefully make cuts.

We make cuts along the short edges of the top edge. We lift the film so that the pack can be pulled out of the packaging.

Carefully, so as not to damage it, we pull the cellophane to about the middle of the pack so that it can be opened. It’s not worth removing the film completely - you won’t be able to pull it back on.

You shouldn’t pull the wrapper completely off: it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to pull it back.

We remove the excise stamp. It is not necessary to peel it off completely; it is enough to separate the part that prevents you from opening the lid. We remove the stamp carefully so as not to tear it and damage the surface of the package around it.

It is important to open the package so as not to damage the original packaging.

Open the package and put a card or note of congratulations inside.

Close the lid and glue the tax stamp in place.

It is best to use narrow tape that matches the width of the pack.

Carefully stretch the cellophane film and secure it with transparent tape at the cut site. It is best if the width of the tape matches the width of the top edge of the pack.

Now the pack of cigarettes looks like new and does not indicate fraud. Of course, if you look carefully, the tape will be visible. But few people look closely at the packs before opening them.

Videos with master classes

A very minimalistic option made from a small amount of materials. The simplicity of the design and the ease of its implementation will help you quickly and without much hassle give alcohol and snacks a presentable appearance.

The master class describes an alternative version of serving a beer cake with internal filling. The cylindrical cardboard container is filled with bottles and covered with a scattering of beautifully decorated snack bags. The costs of materials, time and effort are also not high, as in the previous version.

A detailed guide to making a two-tier man's cake using beer and snacks. Each step is carefully described, and the exact dimensions of the design parts will make it easy and simple to make it yourself. The most labor-intensive, but also the most presentable option.

A beer cake is, first of all, a beautiful presentation of ordinary products: foam and, possibly, snacks, using a minimum amount of consumables. At the same time, positive emotions are additionally created both from an aesthetic point of view and from the fact that a loved one tried to make an original surprise and put his own work into its creation.

And as you know, gifts made with your own hands are especially highly valued. From the point of view of execution, everything depends on the number of cans or bottles of foam and, accordingly, the tiering of the product, as well as its “decoration” with different types of beer snacks. In terms of using bows and ribbons, it is better to stick to minimalism - few men are big fans of this business, but it’s worth embellishing it a little.

What do husbands get as gifts on February 23?

Recently, there has been a trend to give socks to husbands. Of course, some ladies give socks by tying them in a bow, while others creatively fold them into a bouquet. However, the sock surprise is a rather well-worn topic.

A gift for each husband is created individually according to his character, mood, hobbies and interests. Therefore, before you buy or do something, think about whether he needs it or not.
If we go by the phrase “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” then there is a chance that your gift will lie idle.
On a men's holiday, it is not necessary to give a grandiose gift; it can be comic, symbolic, sweet, tasty, necessary or romantic.

Beer cake is delicious, beautiful and original!

Defender of the Fatherland Day, birthday, wedding anniversary, professional holiday. If you look at the calendar, you can come up with a reason for celebration for every day. Holidays for women are a real challenge. And the point is not that you have to stand at the stove for half a day and then wash a mountain of dishes. The main problem is the gift for the man. Shaving accessories, belt, eau de toilette, cufflinks, wallet, business card holder, key holder - all this is a well-worn topic.

If your chosen one is friends with a sense of humor and loves to give you unusual gifts, you will surprise him too. A DIY beer can cake and a fish bouquet are the best gifts you can give a man. The basis of such a foamy dessert will be an alcoholic drink in cans. But its decoration and presentation depend on the flight of your imagination.

We will share with you a couple of creative ideas and valuable tips:

beer cans are the basis of the cake; it should be made round and multi-tiered;
For any cake you need cake layers - in our case it’s a strong frame;
as a frame you can use spacer, durable cardboard, plastic or wood;
We fix the cans together with double-sided adhesive tape;
be sure to fix the bottom of the jar on the frame;
You can decorate a beer cake with multi-colored fabric or corrugated paper;

the cake can be completely covered with fabric to maintain intrigue;
beer cake can be decorated with satin ribbons, bows, cut-outs from postcards, balloons, candles, numbers, and photo cards.

It all depends on how much you unleash your creative potential. A little advice: if you plan to move the cake from place to place, then you need to choose a durable material for the frame, otherwise the cake may fall apart. On average, to prepare a three-tier cake you will need 25 tin cans with a nominal volume of 0.5 liters.

You can get creative and add a few glass bottles. You can attach stickers with wishes to each jar, write words of love, jokes, or indicate on what day you should drink this foamy drink.

How to make a fish bouquet for a beer cake

Fish is the best company to go with beer. A bouquet of dried fish wrapped in newspaper will be an excellent stylized addition to a beer cake:

Advice. For the convenience of the gift recipient, the fish can be attached not one to the other, but separately to a wooden sushi stick. The recipient will be able to “pluck” such “flowers” individually.

A similar bouquet can be assembled from another snack. For example, from pistachios or salted nuts. In this case, they need to be placed in a thick and transparent plastic bag and tied tightly there. There should be a minimum of free space in the tied position.

Form the newspaper into a tight cone, like the grandmothers at the market, but with a smooth edge. The narrow part of the cone and the node of the package must match. Tie them up, connecting them to each other. The bag itself should fit tightly in the cone. The edges can be decorated in the spirit of a flower bouquet. The bouquet, like the cake, can be decorated at your discretion!

From crayfish

This gift bouquet is simply truly exclusive! True, you will have to puff over it for some time. But what an amazing result!

author: Tatyana Zadvornaya

To create such a masterpiece, you will need a little more than 1 kg of crayfish and a bottle of a man’s favorite beer. For decoration, prepare craft paper, ribbons, and rubber bands. You will also need wooden skewers, tape, lemon and several sushi sticks.

And to make it convenient to give a bouquet, prepare another piece of penoplex and a tube (about 10 cm in length and no more than 5-7 cm in diameter). Step-by-step photos of making a men's bouquet are further in our article.

Step 1

. Boil the crayfish in salted water with spices and place to dry on a towel.

Step 2

. Attach 4 sushi sticks to the bottle using tape on different sides. Cut the lemon into 4 parts. We attach it to skewers.

Step 3

. We attach the crayfish to the skewers. You can do it like this. The first method: pierce the abdomen with a stick after the last legs and along the body (this part still does not go into food). The second way is using a rubber band. It needs to be worn between the tail and belly.

Step 4

. We make a blank from penoplex and a tube. It should resemble a hollow cup (penoplex) with a stem (tube). The glass should be slightly larger in diameter than the bottle. Cover the leg with craft paper.

Step 6

. We insert a bottle into the blank made of penoplex and a tube and attach the crayfish.

We wrap it in craft paper (on a square sheet we make cuts in the middle and bend the edges).

Now we glue it approximately in the middle of our bouquet, decorate it with ribbon or twine. To strengthen it better, you can use a glue stick.

When assembled, this bouquet is simply magnificent.

Choosing the Right Paper

The tobacco is placed in a covering made of paper. Paper is an important component in making rolling papers, so you need to purchase it in advance. As a rule, it is purchased in special stores. Under no circumstances should you use the first piece of papyrus you come across. This will not only spoil the taste of the product, but will also make the rolled cigarette toxic. You should especially avoid paper that is used in printing and has any font printed on it. The use of such material can cause serious poisoning and even lead to the development of lung disease. And all because the ink used in printing houses contains a huge amount of toxic substances. When they enter the human body, they cause great harm to him.

Therefore, cigarettes are made only using special paper. There is a large amount of similar material on the modern tobacco market, which allows you to choose the one that suits you best.

In addition, such paper is produced with glue already applied, which makes it easier to create rolling papers.

Chips from cigarette packs

And I could collect such things myself, and even collected them. My grandfather smoked, and I kept taking away empty packs from him, and he had to smoke different cigarettes.

Unique handmade crafts from the 90s

The crown of my collection was a chip from a pack of German cigarettes that my uncle brought me.

Unique handmade crafts from the 90s

Now I probably won’t be able to repeat this trick.

Bottle bouquets for men

If a man is not averse to drinking alcoholic beverages from time to time, then he will certainly appreciate a bouquet made from bottles. Bottles should be beautifully tied with ribbons. Even better, wrap each bottle in a separate bag according to the principle by which we described wrapping fish, and attach wooden sticks to the package.

In this case, the sticks, of course, must be thick, because the bottles are much heavier than the fish. Snacks will look natural in such a bouquet. If the bouquet composition turns out to be too massive, place it in a flower pot. The pot can be tied with ribbon.

Figures-keychains from systems

Unique handmade crafts from the 90s

To be honest, I didn’t know how to weave something like this. My brother and his friends wove such beautiful things and gave them to me for holidays until my 15th birthday. At first I thought he weaved them himself, but then it turned out that in his room there was a whole box of such keychains, and he gradually gave them to me.

Unique handmade crafts from the 90s

I didn’t know how they weaved, but when asked to teach me, Vitalik replied that it would take a very long time.

Materials for production

To make it, you will need beer in cans or bottles as the main element. In addition, you will need cardboard or a similar material as the basis of the structure, as well as various types of consumables: tapes, colored paper, fabric, etc., as well as tools: scissors, glue, tape, etc.

More “premium” versions may contain various snacks and appetizers: chips, crackers, dried squid, fish or meat, and anything that is suitable as a snack for foam.

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Paper selection and manufacturing process

Paper is the second necessary component, which must be prepared in advance.

In no case should it be the first one that comes to hand, since such a solution will not only add an unpleasant aroma to the finished product, but will also make this product extremely toxic. This requirement especially applies to printing paper with font printed on it. Such a base can lead to serious poisoning or even the development of lung disease, since printing ink contains many toxic substances that, when entering the body, can cause irreparable harm.

Therefore, only special paper should be used to make cigarettes. Today, similar products also have a fairly wide selection and can be purchased in a special store.

The procedure for making a cigarette is not particularly complicated, but it does have some subtleties. In order to make a cigarette, you need to take a small piece of paper measuring 5-6 cm. If it is special paper, then it must contain an adhesive segment located on one of the sides. It is necessary to step back a little from this part of the paper and pour in a small amount of tobacco so that it evenly fills the entire plane of the sheet.

After this, the cigarette must be rolled, lightly compacted and sealed with a special strip. You should not roll the cigarette too hard, as this step will only thicken the tobacco and make it simply impossible to smoke. Insufficient rolling will make the cigarette too loose, which can lead to its deformation or complete collapse.

How to give money in an original way

The time for weddings begins, and with this the question arises - How to give money to the newlyweds in an original way. Here is a selection of non-trivial methods. —Tie the money together into a ribbon. You can put it in a loop and present it with the words “So that the money never runs out.” — Make a money tree. Read more xbnfqnt about this here. - Give a three-liter jar, but not with cucumbers, but with green rolled ten-ruble notes or dollars. This is from here.

— Money can be given in a pack of cigarettes only if the groom is a smoker. Buy his favorite cigarettes and unpack them very carefully. Take out all the cigarettes, roll up the bills and put them in the pack instead of cigarettes. Pack the pack back in film and the gift is ready! If the hero of the occasion does not immediately understand what is going on, ask him to treat you to a cigarette. — Embroider a tree trunk and branches, and let the leaves be folded like an accordion of bills. here - In a box of chocolates, similar to a box (for example, Raffaello, Korkunov), put money in bundles. Each pack can be labeled with what it is intended for. For example, a fur coat for a wife, an IPAD for a husband, a romper for a child. - Design Sberbank beautifully. And also insert photos into it in the style of a Sberbank advertisement. Or simply arrange money in a jar of greens. More details here. — Make a beautiful card with the decor of their bills and coins. Original. - Give a small souvenir and make the packaging out of banknotes. Instructions.

-Push rolled up bills into balloons, inflate them and give a bunch of balloons. You can also inflate the balloons with helium and put them in a large box. When the box is opened, the balls will instantly fly out of it and rise to the ceiling. The main thing is to make sure that the box will be opened indoors and not outdoors. And it is advisable to tie long ribbons to the balls. so that at the end of the banquet they can be collected and taken with you without any problems. — Crown made of banknotes. How to make it is described in detail here - Make a rose from banknotes or even a bouquet. Read exactly how here - Make a huge passbook out of cardboard and invest money in it. — Freeze banknotes in ice. Just first fold them into a file or wrap them in polyethylene.

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Materials for production

More “premium” versions may contain various snacks and appetizers: chips, crackers, dried squid, fish or meat, and anything that is suitable as a snack for foam.

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