# Food stuffs that you had the misfortune to find, REALLY didn't work very well, TOGETHER... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802 "2014-09-07T22:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802/61 "2014-09-14T04:45:29Z")
I like onions. Often have them raw in a salad, or a sandwich. I also like making fresh fruit and vegie juices. Sometimes with the right vegies (celery, capsicums) you can get a spicy, savoury flavor that is quite pleasant. You can see where this is heading. Boys and girls - NEVER put the smallest bit of onion in your fruit&vegie juice. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802/62 "2014-09-15T16:34:50Z")
> [@Purd\_Werfect](#): > > I’d be really surprised to find no peanut butter without sugar at any decent US supermarket. Since the late 70’s peanut butter that contains only peanuts and salt is quite common, at least here in California. Yep, this is extremely common. Sure, you might find only one brand in a small convenience store, but any decent grocery store will have natural, chunky, super chunky, smooth, and even other nuts. Maybe too many choices. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802/63 "2014-09-15T18:35:57Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > When I was a very little kid, I thought that since I liked bread, and I liked icing, that the two would go well together. I discovered that icing sandwiches actually taste bad. My experiment as a child involved my two faves - peanut butter and ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802/64 "2014-09-15T18:43:43Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > My experiment as a child involved my two faves - peanut butter and ketchup. My Celtling loves apple slices dipped in ketchup. Urk! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802/65 "2014-09-15T19:08:07Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Once put lemon extract into a salmon loaf recipe that called for lemon juice. (They were both lemony and liquid. What could go wrong, I thought.) Lemon extract is incredibly powerful. The salmon loaf was unspeakable. Bless my father, who ordered pizza and never teased me about this. In much this same vein, celery _seed_ and celery _salt_ are not the same. A potato salad recipe that calls for the former isn’t going to do well if you add the latter, particularly if there is other salt involved. My mom was furious about the wasted potatoes. In terms of 2 great tastes that go horribly together… I love French fries. I love guacamole. Together? Not so much. I think it’s partially that the 2 fats don’t play well together. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802/66 "2014-09-15T20:13:21Z")
I once had root beer brewed with honey instead of sugar. I suppose that somebody, somewhere might be able to make this work, but the one I tried was awful. It tasted — salty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stuffs-that-you-had-the-misfortune-to-find-really-didnt-work-very-well-together/697802.md?page=3)