What not to eat on a first date

By Callan Boys
Updated April 29 2014 - 12:13am, first published April 24 2014 - 11:02am
Garlic bread.
Garlic bread.
Garlic bread
Garlic bread
Messy and splatter-prone ... avoid spaghetti with a tomato sauce. Photo: Quentin Jones
Messy and splatter-prone ... avoid spaghetti with a tomato sauce. Photo: Quentin Jones
Bucket of prawns. Photo: Quentin Jones
Bucket of prawns. Photo: Quentin Jones
Bucket of prawns. Photo: Quentin Jones
Bucket of prawns. Photo: Quentin Jones

A common belief about first date food is that messy equals bad. This is nonsense. Messy, within reason, equals good. After you've discussed the finer points of Gelato Messina and Breaking Bad (or whatever your two mutual Tinder interests were) it's good to have something that promotes conversation and laughs. Sticky BBQ ribs, whole crabs and ridiculously sized ice-cream sundaes are great for this. There are, however, some dishes that are a definite no-go on a first date.

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