# Disgusting Food Combinations (that people actually eat) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998 "2010-04-22T16:01:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/41 "2010-04-23T00:20:37Z")
> [@Phoebestar](#): > > I just logged in after years of absence to note that that’s what I had for lunch. In Winston-Salem. (and they were good!) > > Carry on. Nothing personal Phoebestar - I’m glad you like 'em that way! I liked Winston-Salem and the people I was with, but cole slaw is just a dealbreaker for me (especially on what was supposed to be a chili dog). Just out of curiosity, is that the default style of hot dog down there? The person who got me the hot dog seemed surprised that what she gave me wasn’t what I wanted. ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/42 "2010-04-23T00:24:27Z")
> [@nikonikosuru](#): > > Not too strange to me, really. I mean, if you like ketchup on eggs, why not? This is what I tell my wife, who likes ketchup on her eggs! Of course, I will not eat eggs with ketchup. Neither one of us make any sense at all! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/43 "2010-04-23T00:37:25Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My SIL the corn freak makes vanilla ice cream with brown sugar and adds a can of creamed corn. I’ve had it and it’s not bad. Like washing down carmel corn with a vanilla shake. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > How did she happen to discover this combination; was it two minutes to midnight and those three things were going to go bad if she didn’t eat them in a hurry? > > I suppose that question can be applied to every post in this thread, but that one just struck me as particularly unlikely to happen by accident. I believe this can be found in the Asian grocery store right next to the cheddar cheese ice cream. It’s a common Asian (Philippino?) flavor. In fact, I’ve had a non-frozen Vietnamese dessert similar to this. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/44 "2010-04-23T00:51:21Z")
According to many people here, putting ketchup on a hot dog is an abomination. When I go to Wendy’s, I like dipping my fries in my Frosty. A friend of mine introduced me to this tradition. It’s just the combination of sweet and salty. Sooooo good. > [@norinew](#): > > I had a friend in high school who _adored_ peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches! :eek: And she wasn’t pregnant? 😉 > [@hogarth](#): > > I had a German housemate who once cooked supper for me and my friends. The main dish consisted of pork medallions, whipping (whipped?) cream, bananas, and ketchup. He called it “banana-pan”. > > It struck me as unusual at the time. 🙂 You might want to try [this](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/cheesy-ham-and-banana-casserole-recipe/index.html), then. ---
**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/45 "2010-04-23T02:34:20Z")
Ritz cracker with peanut butter, ketchup, and onion. Sounds HORRIBLE, but surprisingly good. My grandmother used to eat it, and once I tried it I liked it too. DF likes it now as well, so it must not be half as bad as it sounds ---
**Author:** ![rainy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/46 "2010-04-23T02:36:19Z")
> [@PaperBlob](#): > > Just out of curiosity, is that the default style of hot dog down there? The person who got me the hot dog seemed surprised that what she gave me wasn’t what I wanted. Round here we call that a suicide dog. You can get them at the Dairy Queen, and if you’re going to do it right they need to be foot-longs. They come with chili, slaw, onions, mustard, ketchup and cheese. Perfection is attained when paired with onion rings and a chocolate milkshake. Don’t wear your good shirt when trying to eat one of these bad boys. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/47 "2010-04-23T02:37:56Z")
My boss liked cold crisp pickle slices covered in warm maple syrup. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/48 "2010-04-23T02:42:43Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > I have seen somebody actually drink a mixture of Coke and milk, which just seems like the _ne plus ultra_ of grossness. [And Kahlua and vodka and it’s tasty.](http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2952.html) ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/49 "2010-04-23T03:22:46Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > [And Kahlua and vodka and it’s tasty.](http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2952.html) Absolutely! I frequently drink milk, Diet Coke and vodka as a pre-going out drink! ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/50 "2010-04-23T03:40:49Z")
> [@PaperBlob](#): > > This is what I tell my wife, who likes ketchup on her eggs! Of course, I will not eat eggs with ketchup. Neither one of us make any sense at all! Slaw dogs are popular in the south. You had a chili slaw dog - also fine eating. Brunswick stew is also good on a dog, and slaw is also good on pork bbq sandwiches. These things just are. As for calling them “suicides,” I think that kind of applies to any thing where all of the available options are exercised. I think of it mostly as a fountain drink that mixes every drink on the fountain ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/51 "2010-04-23T03:42:19Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Absolutely! I frequently drink milk, Diet Coke and vodka as a pre-going out drink! there is a joke in there about Russia or caucasians ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/52 "2010-04-23T04:12:52Z")
> [@whole\_bean](#): > > Slaw dogs are popular in the south. You had a chili slaw dog - also fine eating. Brunswick stew is also good on a dog, and slaw is also good on pork bbq sandwiches. These things just are. **Phoebestar** is from West Virginia, and I from Kentucky. I can confirm that she enjoys slaw on chili dogs and on pork barbecue sandwiches, although I had never heard of such awful combinations before I met her. And awful it is! She seems to think the same thing about coneys … I’ve noticed that the chili and slaw hot dog is quite popular here in North Carolina, but I can’t say whether or not it’s usually the default. Note that she prepared the hot dogs in question herself. Certainly if I ordered a chili dog I would be very sad to find slaw on it. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/53 "2010-04-23T04:44:17Z")
> [@Miss\_Woodhouse](#): > > My mother likes old fashioned flavors sometimes and will get a hankering for cheddar cheese and strawberry jam sandwich. She says growing up cheddar cheese went on a lot of things we wouldn’t dream of putting it on now: apple pie, cinnamon rolls Apple pie without cheese Is like a kiss without a squeeze Apples and cheddar go together beautifully, and so do apple pie and sharp cheddar cheese. The sweetness and apple of the pie are nicely balanced with the cheddar. Apple pie has cinnamon, cinnamon rolls are sweet… so I can see a few slices of cheddar\* with that, too. Who hasn’t enjoyed an apple, cheese, and crackers? Simple food, and good food. \*I mean real cheddar, as in sharp cheese, not processed cheese food. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/54 "2010-04-23T10:28:38Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > When I go to Wendy’s, I like dipping my fries in my Frosty. A friend of mine introduced me to this tradition. It’s just the combination of sweet and salty. Sooooo good. There’s no reason to go to Wendy’s except to get fries and a Frosty to dip them in. That’s my favorite weird combo. Yum. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/55 "2010-04-23T14:21:22Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > **Phoebestar** is from West Virginia, and I from Kentucky. I can confirm that she enjoys slaw on chili dogs and on pork barbecue sandwiches, although I had never heard of such awful combinations before I met her. And awful it is! She seems to think the same thing about coneys … > > I’ve noticed that the chili and slaw hot dog is quite popular here in North Carolina, but I can’t say whether or not it’s usually the default. Note that she prepared the hot dogs in question herself. Certainly if I ordered a chili dog I would be very sad to find slaw on it. How about a slawburger? They eat 'em over in Eastern Kentucky, I’m told. I love slaw on barbecue, myself. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Walking\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@The\_Walking\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Walking_Dude)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/56 "2010-04-23T16:34:27Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > Well… I just got back from New Orleans where I tried a Peanut Butter Burger (w/ Bacon) at Yo Mama’s. It sounded so strange but I had to try it. Glad I did because it was really really good. I might have to make them that way myself. Yo Mama’s has some truly amazing burgers, and a wonderful and assorted selection of good tequila. The Peanut Butter Burger is one of my favorites! On to my “disgusting” combo… I like to add a big ole’ dollop of peanut butter to a bowl of chili. Add some Saltines and Tabasco and I’m good to go. I think those two are pretty common in chili, but peanut butter seems to be pretty weird. I always get a lot of these: :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/57 "2010-04-23T18:46:11Z")
I know people who have beer or orange juice (instead of milk) on their breakfast cereal. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/58 "2010-04-23T18:53:57Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > There’s no reason to go to Wendy’s except to get fries and a Frosty to dip them in. That’s my favorite weird combo. Yum. 😃 Back in the olden days, before McDonald’s ruined their perfect french fries, it was McD’s fries dipped in strawberry milk shakes for me. Same principle, but even better… (IMHO, YMMV, IANAL, etc.) And cheddar cheese melted on apple pie is the food of the gods. My mother loves sandwiches with grape jelly and mayo. I draw the line there. Ick! (And no, I won’t even try it. The thought of it is too nauseating.) @Hazle: My college roommate referred to Wheaties with Miller Lite as “The Breakfast of Champions.” But that may have been because we were more likely to have beer in the fridge than milk… ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/59 "2010-04-23T19:05:14Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > How about a slawburger? They eat 'em over in Eastern Kentucky, I’m told. I love slaw on barbecue, myself. From _Dumas Walker_ by The Kentucky Headhunters Let’s all go down to Dumas Walker’s Let’s all go down to Dumas Walker’s We’ll get a slawburger, fries, and a bottle of Ski Brang it on out to my baby and me [See the video here!!! Complete with dripping slawburgers.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTBWiUkR69w) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998/60 "2010-04-23T19:15:43Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > I’ve never understood the compulsion to put fruit in savory dishes. Just…no. > > (And by “fruit” I of course mean sweet things like apples and raisins, and not, say, tomatoes.) Oh, you would not like my trout with bananas. > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My SIL the corn freak makes vanilla ice cream with brown sugar and adds a can of creamed corn. If she made chocolate ice cream that way, it would look exactly the same on its way out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998.md?page=4)