Describe some awful foods combos

[baka420]

A fried egg and wagon-wheel sandwich.

[EmilyG]

I love pizza, and I love chocolate, but I don't like the two together.

(I haven't ever eaten them at exactly the same time, but I've eaten chocolate shortly after having pizza, and the aftertaste of the pizza interferes with my enjoyment of the chocolate. Same with bacon aftertaste and chocolate - I've never understood people who like chocolate-covered bacon. :P )

[Flander]

Originally Posted by Ponch8

I love salted olives. I love blue cheese. I also love olives combined with feta cheese. Therefore, I tried some olives stuffed with blue cheese. The flavors totally clashed, which I wasn't expecting at all.

Originally Posted by enipla

Me too. Really surprised me. Didn't work AT ALL.

Blue cheese stuffed olives are marvelous, provided you include one KEY ingredient...


the dirty martini.

[nu8reed]

Originally Posted by the_diego

I can never understand why I should eat sukiyaki with raw egg.

The runny yolk should act as a dipping sauce for the beef. I happen to like runny yolks so it is my favorite part of eating sukiyaki.

[Rollo Tomasi]

Originally Posted by Missy2U

Husband loves ketchup on everything - I can barely stand the smell of it. But he goes so far as to put it on EGGS!!!

Like all kinds of eggs? Or just scrambled? 'Cause I love ketchup on scrambled eggs, and so do most of my family members and friends.

Is it a Pennsylvania thing?

[Noelq]

Pineapple meatloaf. ::shudder::

The acid curdles it, somehow. Just... vile.

[Dr. Girlfriend]

Originally Posted by joebuck20

One popular snack in Russia, at least according to a story I read once, is cottage cheese dipped in sour cream.

My dad would eat cottage cheese sometimes with sugar on top, sometimes with ketchup, and on special occasions, sometimes both. Yargh...

[sparky!]

While in Israel, I had Shakshouka for breakfast.

*puke*

It was basically poached, runny eggs sitting in really spicy tomato sauce.

It was absolutely vile. The texture was the biggest issue: the soft egg snot did not mix well with the sauce. Completely disgusting.

[pancakes3]

I was scrambling my brain for what it was that really f's with my palate in mornings that goes with orange juice. Then I remembered it was toothpaste, so not really in the spirit of the OP.

However, a quick google search reveals that OJ and Oatmeal is both good:

http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/he...s/printer.php/

and bad:

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3615/...ur-Health.html

for you. good because it clears your arteries. bad because it clogs your colon.

[Yorikke]

Originally Posted by baka420

A fried egg and wagon-wheel sandwich.

A what now? The only wagon wheel I know is from that old "Hankerin' for a hunka cheese" commercial on Saturday morning cartoons. And cheese on eggs is awesome, so you must mean something else.

[gotpasswords]

My brother used to butter saltines, then heat 'em up to melt the butter by holding them next to a light bulb.

Yesterday, my husband was in the mood for what struck me as a dreadful combo for dinner - curry chicken with mac & cheese.

[pulykamell]

Originally Posted by sparky!

While in Israel, I had Shakshouka for breakfast.

*puke*

It was basically poached, runny eggs sitting in really spicy tomato sauce.

It was absolutely vile. The texture was the biggest issue: the soft egg snot did not mix well with the sauce. Completely disgusting.

Bite your tongue! Shakshouka is awesome. I only discovered it last year when I was looking for a poached egg in tomato sauce recipe (thinking it would be a good combo.) One of my favorite breakfasts.

[Missy2U]

Originally Posted by Rollo Tomasi

Like all kinds of eggs? Or just scrambled? 'Cause I love ketchup on scrambled eggs, and so do most of my family members and friends.

Is it a Pennsylvania thing?

Yes. All kinds of eggs. Omeletes, scrambled, FRIED - and no, it's not a PA thing. He grew up in Chicago/Arlington Heights, IL. I think he's just weird.

Not that YOU are weird - I don't even KNOW you.

[SeaDragonTattoo]

Ketchup on eggs is really common. Though I like to think grown-ups graduate to sriracha on eggs. I've been known to throw on a little barbecue sauce sometimes...

[Cub Mistress]

As a game, my sisters an I cam up with weir foo combinations. One we came up with was cucumbers dipped in mustard, which actually turned out to be not so bad in reality. Sauerkraut with peppermint sauce was one we never had the courage to test!

Braunschweiger liver sausage with mayo on rye bread is actually wonderful no matter what anyone else says. Cheese only makes it better.

[Vicullum]

Huh. All this time I thought I was the only one who ate buttered saltines, having dreamed it up as a child as a great side dish for my ramen soup. Does that mean I'm also not the first person to think of spreading peanut butter on my chocolate chip cookies?

I once grilled up a bunch of steaks that I had pre-seasoned for a party. One guy I knew proceeded to douse his entirely in ketchup before he ate it. I died a little on the inside.

[salinqmind]

I like a little ketchup on eggs! A toasted white bread/ hard-fried egg / American cheese sammitch from a dingy diner, wrapped in wax paper and brought back to the office for lunch the day before payday (75 cents about 30 years ago) - and dipped in ketchup from a McD packet found in the back of the drawer - fond memories!

I agree about the olives. Blue cheese stuffing - wretched. Gorgonzola, a tiny bit better. Feta - can't get enough. Wonder why? There's not that much difference in the three cheeses.

[baka420]

Originally Posted by hrhomer

A what now? The only wagon wheel I know is from that old "Hankerin' for a hunka cheese" commercial on Saturday morning cartoons. And cheese on eggs is awesome, so you must mean something else.

They are a marshmallow biscuit treat popular in the UK, Canada and Europe.

[Atomic Mama]

Hey!

I haven't read the other posts yet, but I LOVE saltines with butter! OOOOOOOOOOOh, fat + salt

[pulykamell]

Originally Posted by Atomic Mama

Hey!

I haven't read the other posts yet, but I LOVE saltines with butter! OOOOOOOOOOOh, fat + salt

I mean, yeah, it's just (essentially) bread & butter. I don't understand why it would be considered weird, much less "awful."

[purplehorseshoe]

Originally Posted by sparky!

While in Israel, I had Shakshouka for breakfast.

*puke*

It was basically poached, runny eggs sitting in really spicy tomato sauce.

It was absolutely vile. The texture was the biggest issue: the soft egg snot did not mix well with the sauce. Completely disgusting.

Huh. That sounds pretty similar to Mexican huevos rancheros, which is basically poached eggs with salsa. I guess, if you don't like runny poached eggs ... (which I do!)


I put M&Ms into a turkey-on-bagel sandwich in high school once and ate it. It was ... surprisingly not-bad, I suppose because turkey works better with sweetness than most other meats (honey-roasted, turkey with cranberry jelly, etc.)

[Qadgop the Mercotan]

Raw fish with lime juice and cheese sauce.







No actually, I kid. I love tiraditos a la huancaina. It's delicious! (But if had known what it was when I ordered it, I never would have!!)

[EmilyG]

On the flip side, here's a food/drink combination I like that some of my friends find very odd: French fries with a glass of milk. I don't think anyone finds it actually "disgusting", but some of my friends think it's very weird. I'm not entirely sure why - maybe the combination of something healthy and something unhealthy?

[sparky!]

Originally Posted by EmilyG

On the flip side, here's a food/drink combination I like that some of my friends find very odd: French fries with a glass of milk. I don't think anyone finds it actually "disgusting", but some of my friends think it's very weird. I'm not entirely sure why - maybe the combination of something healthy and something unhealthy?

At first I thought you mean french fries in a glass of milk.

A big glass of cold milk goes with everything!

(that's milk without fries floating in it)

[sparky!]

I have one that is obvious: Homer Simpson's idea for nuts and gum.

I think a water chestnut and chunky peanut butter sandwich would be pretty awful.

[EmilyG]

Originally Posted by sparky!

At first I thought you mean french fries in a glass of milk.

A big glass of cold milk goes with everything!

(that's milk without fries floating in it)

No, I have never dipped fries in milk.

Though, talking to some university students, apparently the combination of eating French fries and ice cream at the same time is popular. *shrugs*

[YWalker]

Originally Posted by hrhomer

Grandma used to cut up a banana into a bowl of mayo, and eat it with a spoon.

When I was a kid, one of my favorite side dishes at Sunday lunch was bananas cut in half lengthwise, then topped with Ann Page mayonnaise and cut into thirds, and then topped with a pecan half. It's pretty tasty.

[Shamozzle]

A friend of mine's sister used to eat soya sauce sandwiches.

From personal experience I don't recommend lemon-lime gatorade on corn flakes. Surprisingly disgusting.

[Barking Dog]

Originally Posted by EmilyG

No, I have never dipped fries in milk.

Though, talking to some university students, apparently the combination of eating French fries and ice cream at the same time is popular. *shrugs*

I can vouch for the yumminess of that combo. You get the mix of salty and sweet, also the mix of hot and cold. If you like reese's pb cups or hot fudge on ice cream you might see the appeal.

And if you get a reese's blizzard topped with hot fudge and a side of fries, you've got somethign close to a perfect dessert!

[salinqmind]

Originally Posted by YWalker

When I was a kid, one of my favorite side dishes at Sunday lunch was bananas cut in half lengthwise, then topped with Ann Page mayonnaise and cut into thirds, and then topped with a pecan half. It's pretty tasty.

For more Fun With Bananas, please look up "Candle Salad" on Wikipedia for the ULTIMATE banana and mayo combination. This one has a cherry, too.

[Hookit]

Originally Posted by romansperson

Chocolate milk with a tuna sandwich. Seemed like every time they'd surprise us with the 'treat' of chocolate milk for lunch at my elementary school, I'd have brought tuna from home that day.

Ergh.

Chocolate milk(or any milk,for that matter) doesn't mix well with any food that isn't cake,biscuits or chocolate,anyway.

[Bass Chick]

I absolutely cannot STAND the taste of nutmeg in savory foods.

[Nom_de_Plume]

While in Germany, I tried wheat beer with banana juice. Sounded bad, but it was delicious. I couldn't remember if you could even find bananan juice in the US.

I did not try the beer and Coke or beer and Sprite.

[tomcar]

Originally Posted by Nom_de_Plume

While in Germany, I tried wheat beer with banana juice. Sounded bad, but it was delicious. I couldn't remember if you could even find bananan juice in the US.

I did not try the beer and Coke or beer and Sprite.

Many wheat beers have subtle banana flavors already... I have never even seen banana juice though. It sounds interesting.

[ministryman]

Lamb and Tuna Fish

[Seanette]

Originally Posted by sparky!

I have one that is obvious: Homer Simpson's idea for nuts and gum.

I think a water chestnut and chunky peanut butter sandwich would be pretty awful.

That doesn't sound so bad, really. I'd try it, but I'm currently out of water chestnuts (chunky PB is a pantry staple).

[Swords to Plowshares]

Originally Posted by Noelq

Pineapple meatloaf. ::shudder::

The acid curdles it, somehow. Just... vile.

Fresh pineapple basically dissolves meat. In fact pineapple enzyme is what's used as meat tenderizer. You have to use canned pineapple instead in meat applications.

[Kobal2]

(cold) merguez & nutella. It's actually not that bad, all things considered. It is bad, but not horribly so, not as godawful as you'd think anyway. The tastes kind of layer themselves instead of mixing - first you've got the ultra-sugary & chocolatey nutella that overwhelms everything, then the meat of the sausage neuters and washes it, and finally the spicey fire comes as an aftertaste. Then you take another bite and it starts over.

And yes, it was a bet.