# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/81 "2020-02-16T19:47:25Z")
Same question from Reddit: > **[r/AskReddit - What is a food combo that shouldn't work but tastes really good?](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f4m7yh/what_is_a_food_combo_that_shouldnt_work_but/)** > > 3,171 votes and 3,146 comments so far on Reddit The 7-Up and milk suggestion is new to me. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/82 "2020-02-16T20:02:31Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I always get a Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwich with mayonnaise. I was introduced to this exact sandwich probably in the early 1980’s by a dude who worked for my dad, and I don’t think I have ever seen anyone else ever order a BEC with mayonnaise except for me and him. As someone who doesn’t care for Mayo, I can tell you many restaurants put it on their bacon/egg/cheese sandwiches. I have to be careful to order it without. They put in on burgers too ☹ To the OP, I like peanut butter on Swiss cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/83 "2020-02-17T18:38:32Z")
Reading this thread brought back memories of my student days when we raided the communal kitchen after smoking something illegal. Those were good times… ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/84 "2020-02-18T03:52:54Z")
Angostura Bitters and vanilla ice cream ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/85 "2020-02-18T04:19:24Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I make cranberry sauce with zero added sugar by just simmering cranberries with a splash of water. I then add a few tablespoons of this cranberry sauce to a dish of plain Greek yogurt. Delicious! Mmm, I’ll have to try that. I love cranberry with yogurt, and it’s hard to get enough granberry flavor. > [@Chefguy](#): > > I got into this when I lived in Germany back in the 80s, and yeah, I get some odd looks. If anyone gives me an “Ewww”, I ask them if they also hate potato salad. 😃 Hmm, I actually do hate potato salad. That may be why I think that sounds nasty. Truth be told, I’m not really a fan of mayo. Gee, my weirdest was going to be potato chips dipped in chocolate. Y’all have me beat. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/86 "2020-02-18T04:44:42Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > A guest at a party I attended brought a salad made from watermelon, supremed grapefruit and oranges, fresh jalapeno & mint, tossed in a balsamic based dressing. I’ve just got to thank everyone here. This thread makes a great **Okay, I Just Gotta Try All Of These**! list. I don’t think it’d count as weird, but I dip carrots in cashew butter. Was looking for a way to give up my favorite lunch (PB&J), so I substituted carrots for the bread. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/87 "2020-02-18T04:55:39Z")
We won’t discuss mac & cheese with sliced hotdogs over potato skins. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CurrlyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CurrlyD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurrlyD)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/88 "2020-02-18T05:10:39Z")
I like to dunk plain toast in hot chocolate. My husband puts peanut butter in grits. He learned that from his father, who also liked ketchup on scrambled eggs. ---
**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 18, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/89 "2020-02-18T05:12:10Z")
> [@CurrlyD](#): > > I like to dunk plain toast in hot chocolate. > > My husband puts peanut butter in grits. He learned that from his father, who also liked ketchup on scrambled eggs. Huh. Peanut butter & grits? That’s a new one on me. Ketchup on scrambled eggs? That’s pretty normal IME. (I don’t do it – the only time ketchup comes close to my breakfast is maybe with hashbrowns. Maybe. But lots of folks love it on scrambled eggs.) ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/90 "2020-02-18T16:53:31Z")
When I was a kid I sometimes ate breakfast with my grandpa, who dunked his toast in coffee (not hot chocolate). Wanting to be like him, I dipped my toast in my orange juice and to this day, I love the mix of salty/tangy/crunchy/warm/cold. But I try not to let anyone see me doing it. Above someone mentioned a salad with oranges and onions - I had a version with oranges and raw chopped garlic and some black pepper, but you have to let it sit for a while before serving). My all-time favorite is carmelized onions and pasta (elbows work well) with copious parmesan cheese. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/91 "2020-02-18T17:42:51Z")
I like bacon or sausage links cut up in my grits, and that has surprised enough people to make me think it’s not common. I consider grits to be a salt-and-fat delivery system, so it just seems natural. I also like pimento cheeseburgers, but these are common enough in my part of the world as to make me think they’re not all that far out. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/92 "2020-02-18T17:48:07Z")
I like to pour M&Ms to fill a cup about a quarter of the way, then fill the rest with ice-cold water and let it sit for a while. Then I eat it like soup. Very tasty. I don’t do it much anymore because you have to use quite a few M&Ms to make it worthwhile and I’m trying to cut down, but I still have it as a treat sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/93 "2020-02-18T17:50:38Z")
One that’s not mine: someone in my library system who was responsible for team meetings used to regularly put out a bowl of Skittles mixed with M&Ms. To me, that’s just asking for trouble, but apparently it made sense to them. (In my mind, I always called them S&Ms) ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/94 "2020-02-18T18:03:54Z")
Ketchup drizzled over cottage cheese (NOT mixed in), with cracked black pepper. Grape Jelly mixed in with cottage cheese. Just a little bit of Maple syrup mixed in with cottage cheese. I like cottage cheese. ---
**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 18, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/95 "2020-02-18T18:39:26Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I think we have a thread winner here! If it’s the cheese and hot chocolate, then I’ll have to acknowledge it isn’t my own personal quirk. This is old school Hispanic. I will cop to the malta and milk, though. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/96 "2020-02-18T18:42:15Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I like to pour M&Ms to fill a cup about a quarter of the way, then fill the rest with ice-cold water and let it sit for a while. Then I eat it like soup. Very tasty. I don’t do it much anymore because you have to use quite a few M&Ms to make it worthwhile and I’m trying to cut down, but I still have it as a treat sometimes. That’s something I would never have imagined. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/97 "2020-02-18T18:45:12Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > If it’s the cheese and hot chocolate, then I’ll have to acknowledge it isn’t my own personal quirk. This is old school Hispanic. I will cop to the malta and milk, though. What is malta? ---
**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 19, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/98 "2020-02-19T02:41:02Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > As someone who doesn’t care for Mayo, I can tell you many restaurants put it on their bacon/egg/cheese sandwiches. I have to be careful to order it without. Mayo is _integral_ to a Brooklyn bacon/egg/cheese breakfast sandwich. If you don’t care for mayo, ask for an extra slathering of butter. The heart-stopping cholesterol buzz is the whole point. ---
**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 19, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/99 "2020-02-19T03:25:13Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > What is malta? [Creamy, sweet Malta.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink)) ---
**Author:** ![Hickory\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Hickory\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hickory_Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879/100 "2020-02-19T05:11:13Z")
Dill pickle and pepper jack cheese. The tanginess of the pickle brings out the spiciness of the pepper. Ever heard of Waldorf Salad? It’s chicken salad but has grapes, walnuts, celery, mayo, black pepper…and chunks of chicken. Instead of being chopped up and blended, its left chunky - at least my version is. Probably not that weird but no one I know has heard of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879.md?page=6)