# Do you have any weird food combinations that actually taste good to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879 "2020-02-13T16:05:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/61 "2020-02-14T20:25:43Z")
My dad used to take a slice of white bread, spread condensed milk on it and then top it with a slice of white onion. I cannot bring myself to try this. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/62 "2020-02-14T21:12:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The cake IN the Guinness? There is also [Guinness IN the cake](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1875-chocolate-guinness-cake). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/63 "2020-02-14T22:19:04Z")
I used to snack on a slice of rye bread sprinkled with Tabasco sauce; probably haven’t done that since high school. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/64 "2020-02-14T22:35:51Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > Last year while visiting Taormina I had a salad that consisted of slices/hunks of oranges and red onions, with what looked like hot crushed red pepper sprinkled on it. Looked and seemed bizarre but was absolutely delicious. Our company cafeteria had a salad on rotation that was extremely similar to this, but it had jicama chunks and parsley flakes. too. It was awesome! I got it every time it was available. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/65 "2020-02-14T23:14:58Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Cottage cheese works well with Indian pickles like lime or brinjal.j Interesting. I came in here to say “cottage cheese and kimchee,” which I always thought I was weird for liking, but is not very different. ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/66 "2020-02-14T23:36:52Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. A fave since childhood. > > Hot dogs with chunky peanut butter and Sriracha. Salty, smokey, sweet and hot. Yummm. Really! I grew up with peanut butter and mayo (Kraft). I didn’t think there was anyone else. (My father and brother were the only other ones I knew of). > [@panache45](#): > > Peanut butter and salami sandwiches. > > Hot dogs with peanut butter. > > Pickled herring and mayonnaise. The other thing I eat is peanut butter and Lebanon Bologna (from PA), a salami like meat. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/67 "2020-02-14T23:42:20Z")
My husband likes whitefish salad on his cinnamon raisin bagels. I do not. But I do like milk in my malta, so there’s that. And a blast from my past, a chunk of cheddar cheese in my hot chocolate. Use a saltine to scoop out the melted, hot chocolatey goodness. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/68 "2020-02-14T23:47:09Z")
I like a BBQ and Pimento Cheese sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/69 "2020-02-15T00:01:27Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > My husband likes whitefish salad on his cinnamon raisin bagels. I do not. But I do like milk in my malta, so there’s that. And a blast from my past, a chunk of cheddar cheese in my hot chocolate. Use a saltine to scoop out the melted, hot chocolatey goodness. I think we have a thread winner here! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/70 "2020-02-15T01:59:10Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I like a BBQ and Pimento Cheese sandwich. What’s the BBQ in this case? I’m thinking it’s pulled pork with a sweet tomato sauce, but am wondering if it’s something else. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/71 "2020-02-15T11:55:10Z")
I like green olives in my tunafish sandwich. Is this a well-known deliciousness, or is it my own invention? ```auto It may be the answer to a slightly different question, but there's a common 4-dish combination enjoyed by poor people here that seems fantastic to me, better than the sum of its parts: (1) Laotian papaya salad -- ingredients include shredded unripe papaya, tomatoes, lime, garlic, shrimp paste, fish sauce, fermented fish, and miscellaneous beans and vegetables (especially yellow mombin). (2) sticky rice (3) herb sprigs, e.g. basil (or something more exotic like the leaves of *Cratoxylum formosum*) (4) a little meat, e.g. beef jerky or fried chicken The papaya salad will be mixed and mashed freshly when you order. Normally very hot chili pepper is one of the main ingredients, but I tell the chef the pepper juice left over in the mortar from the last customer will be plenty enough for me! ``` ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/72 "2020-02-15T13:33:49Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > What’s the BBQ in this case? I’m thinking it’s pulled pork with a sweet tomato sauce, but am wondering if it’s something else. Pulled Pork, but not sweet tomato sauce. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/73 "2020-02-15T14:12:11Z")
> [@Tinker\_Grey](#): > > Really! I grew up with peanut butter and mayo (Kraft). I didn’t think there was anyone else. (My father and brother were the only other ones I knew of). That combination is actually a bit more popular than one would think. [This article even has the history of it](https://www.mashed.com/138652/why-people-are-going-crazy-over-peanut-butter-and-mayo-sandwiches/). Apparently, it’s associated with the South and goes back to the Great Depression. I’ve tried it, but it doesn’t quite work for me. I go the pickles route when I want something tangy to go with my peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/74 "2020-02-15T14:32:51Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Pulled Pork, but not sweet tomato sauce. Makes sense. I’m not a big fan of cheese and meat together, but I can see that combination being fine. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/75 "2020-02-15T14:41:21Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > This is just as delicious with drained and rinsed kimchi browned in place of sauerkraut. Another good idea to try. Do you make your own Kimchi? I did once many years ago. I used nappa cabbage, Now I just buy the refrigerated at the Asian food market. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/76 "2020-02-15T15:03:09Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > Another good idea to try. Do you make your own Kimchi? I did once many years ago. I used nappa cabbage, Now I just buy the refrigerated at the Asian food market. A farmer friend of ours had way too much cabbage this year, so she decided to adapt a kimchee recipe. At first I thought it seemed a lame idea, but wow, it turned out fantastic. It ended up very hot, but it’s a balanced heat utilizing onion/peppers/garlic/ginger. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/77 "2020-02-15T16:41:48Z")
Peanuts (specifically Planter’s dry roasted) and Fritos. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/78 "2020-02-15T17:04:06Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Anything with tomato sauce, like pizza or spaghetti, I want that with a big glass of cold milk. Yes, same here, especially cold pizza in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/79 "2020-02-15T18:50:50Z")
> [@Tinker\_Grey](#): > > Really! I grew up with peanut butter and mayo (Kraft). I didn’t think there was anyone else. (My father and brother were the only other ones I knew of). Is that you, nephew? I picked it up from my brother, who had two sons. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/80 "2020-02-16T00:52:25Z")
Grilled peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwiches, I love the texture and the sweet and salty combo. For snacking, I love soft pretzels dipped in Caesar dressing. My daughter got me started on it, and I can’t imagine never trying it before. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879.md?page=5)