<p>Which food do you associate with your favourite sport? </p><p>Pie and chips at an English football match, biriyanis at the cricket in Pakistan or grilling meat in the parking lot outside an American football game – there are some tasty traditions which go hand-in-hand with sport across the world. </p><p>Ruth Alexander hears how a traditional rice dish can bring two rival nations together over a game of cricket, and how a disappointing sausage roll before a football game led one man on a country-wide quest for better food for fans. </p><p>Over a pile of warming chips on a frosty night in South Manchester, Ruth discovers how getting the food right off the pitch might help a team’s fortune improve on the pitch. </p><p>If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected] </p><p>Presenter: Ruth Alexander </p><p>Producer: Hannah Bewley </p><p>Additional reporting: Ben Derico</p><p>(Image: a box of chips with gravy and curry sauce held beside a football pitch. Credit: BBC)</p>
