# Describe some awful foods combos **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618 "2012-08-15T22:50:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/61 "2012-08-17T00:57:47Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/62 "2012-08-17T01:20:27Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/63 "2012-08-17T01:52:13Z")
> [@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. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/64 "2012-08-17T02:12:10Z")
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… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/65 "2012-08-17T02:18:33Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Vicullum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/6de8d8/32.png) [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/66 "2012-08-17T02:24:57Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/67 "2012-08-17T12:42:28Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![baka420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@baka420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baka420)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/68 "2012-08-17T15:49:24Z")
> [@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. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/69 "2012-08-17T16:09:36Z")
Hey! I haven’t read the other posts yet, but I LOVE saltines with butter! :eek: OOOOOOOOOOOh, fat + salt 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/70 "2012-08-17T17:12:08Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > Hey! > > I haven’t read the other posts yet, but I LOVE saltines with butter! :eek: 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.” ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/71 "2012-08-17T20:02:52Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > 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.) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/72 "2012-08-17T20:21:38Z")
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!!) ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/73 "2012-08-18T13:54:18Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/74 "2012-08-18T14:06:22Z")
> [@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) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/75 "2012-08-18T14:10:24Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/76 "2012-08-18T14:32:55Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > 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_ ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/77 "2012-08-18T15:25:17Z")
> [@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. ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/78 "2012-08-19T07:21:16Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/79 "2012-08-19T08:28:15Z")
> [@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! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618/80 "2012-08-22T12:57:27Z")
> [@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. :eek: This one has a cherry, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-some-awful-foods-combos/631618.md?page=5)