# Food combos that seem gross but aren't **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658 "2011-11-12T01:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YourAdHere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/65b543/32.png) [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/1 "2011-11-12T01:12:42Z")
Inspired by the peanuts in coke ( which i say should be called a " george washington cola" or “carver cola” or something along those lines) thread. I guess I mean more like food combos that you acknowledge some people may find unusual at first, but are great and maybe even common in your neck of the woods. Heck, they don’t even have to be great or common, basically just weird food combos someone you know likes. For example, I have a friend who puts peanut butter in his ramen noodle broth and swears by it. Also, when I first heard of salt on watermelon I was skeptical, but I tried it and actually like it. Know any other food combos others may find unusual? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/2 "2011-11-12T02:32:23Z")
V8 juice and Mountain Dew. mix 1-1. Chug. A group of people I worked with used to drink this. I confess I never had the balls to try it; just the thought of drinking that made me queasy. But they all loved it. I know several people who put Doritos and Pringles on ham or turkey sandwiches. I haven’t tried those either. When I was a kid a friend of mine put ketchup on ice cream. Years later had a friend who put ketchup on Kraft mac & cheese. I actually took a bite of that. It was as revolting as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/3 "2011-11-12T02:35:10Z")
I just realized you asked for combos that seem gross but aren’t. My above examples were combos that other people swore by. Still gross by my estimation. ---
**Author:** ![YourAdHere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/65b543/32.png) [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/4 "2011-11-12T02:39:54Z")
Heh, forgot about that one. I got turned on to putting pringles on a pastrami with Swiss cheese sandwich, with the pastrami heated in a toaster oven. And yeah, I know a few people who put ketchup on eggs. Tried it on scrambled eggs. Thought it was meh. Word on the streets is that the Dutch put mayo on their freedom fries. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/5 "2011-11-12T02:57:47Z")
> [@YourAdHere](#): > > . > Also, when I first heard of salt on watermelon I was skeptical, but I tried it and actually like it. > Know any other food combos others may find unusual? Thats unusual? It is common practice around here. I think there was a thread about this. > [@Lancia](#): > > I know several people who put Doritos and Pringles on ham or turkey sandwiches. Doritos,Bolagna and Mayo sandwhich! Not complete unless there is a hand print mashing the bread down! I really dont think it is unusual,but I used to order an avocado and bacon burrito at a taco joint I frequented,the first time I ordered it ,the waiter looked at me like I was pissing on a Picasso. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/6 "2011-11-12T02:59:26Z")
I’ve always put salt on watermelon. I regularly eat scrambled eggs mixed with tuna. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/7 "2011-11-12T03:05:53Z")
I put ketchup on scrambled eggs whenever I can. Hashbrowns, too. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/8 "2011-11-12T03:07:10Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Years later had a friend who put ketchup on Kraft mac & cheese. I actually took a bite of that. It was as revolting as it sounds. I love ketchup on my Mac and Cheese. I chop up hot dogs and put them with the Mac and Cheese and pour ketchup on it. Yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/9 "2011-11-12T03:07:43Z")
Peanut butter and pineapple ring sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/10 "2011-11-12T03:09:51Z")
French fries and white vinegar. I grew up with it, just south of the Ontario border, but was surprised that no one else had heard of it when I left college in Boston. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/11 "2011-11-12T03:13:53Z")
I seem to attract friends\* who think that fruits like pineapple, peaches and pears together with cottage cheese are disgusting. I think it’s delish and always asked the cafeteria ladies in grade school if they would please put my pear half on the cottage cheese section of the tray. \*They also universally hate cottage cheese by itself which only goes to show you how broken my friends’ mouths are. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/12 "2011-11-12T03:16:57Z")
> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#): > > I regularly eat scrambled eggs mixed with tuna. This post turned me on. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/13 "2011-11-12T03:56:33Z")
Dipping Wendy’s french fries into a Wendy’s Frostie. Ketchup fried rice (it’s a Japanese dish). Cheddar cheese ice cream (had it as a local street fair, it worked). ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/14 "2011-11-12T04:15:11Z")
Peanut butter and kosher dill pickle slices on dark rye bread. The pickle kind of plays off the creamieness of the peanut butter (always smooth, what do you think I am, a Philistine? 😛 ) and the dark rye adds the perfect bass note. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/15 "2011-11-12T04:24:35Z")
Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Especially good on pumpernickel bread (the hard thin kind). Maybe just a riff on the pb and x theme. ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/16 "2011-11-12T04:39:19Z")
Natto on toasted shokupan. I call it “nattoast.” I didn’t make it up, but of the hundred people I’ve told about it only two have given me a look of recognition and approval. It’s all about the texture of the shokupan. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/17 "2011-11-12T04:40:15Z")
Mayo & fries. I love it. Don’t even tell me it’s gross! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Miss\_Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/18 "2011-11-12T04:40:48Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I seem to attract friends\* who think that fruits like pineapple, peaches and pears together with cottage cheese are disgusting. I think it’s delish and always asked the cafeteria ladies in grade school if they would please put my pear half on the cottage cheese section of the tray. > > \*They also universally hate cottage cheese by itself which only goes to show you how broken my friends’ mouths are. Cottage cheese with pineapple or peaches is the best!!!😃 I also like crunched up potato chips in a sandwich ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/19 "2011-11-12T05:01:44Z")
Gravy on pizza. The right gravy is very important. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658/20 "2011-11-12T05:13:56Z")
> [@brainstall](#): > > Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Especially good on pumpernickel bread (the hard thin kind). Add banana and Tabasco to that and we’re good to go. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658.md?page=2)