# Foods that shouldn't taste good but do! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554 "2017-02-23T14:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/21 "2017-02-24T15:25:53Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > French fries with thousand island dressing. French fries with applesauce! French fries dipped in a chocolate shake. A lot of people do this so it’s not rare but it really doesn’t seem like something that would be good. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/22 "2017-02-24T15:39:43Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Hot dogs with peanut butter. Love 'em! Our family’s version was peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/23 "2017-02-24T16:05:23Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Bananas, peanuts, chocloate are all staples in some parts of Africa, and very often wind up together as the main ingredients in a lot of cayenne-spiced main dishes. Americans restrict all three to desserts, and use them together on ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. That reminds me of an African-style spaghetti recipe I found in a Frugal Gourmet cookbook. Sadly, I don’t have a copy any more. No bananas or chocolate, but it had a spicy peanut sauce. It was good and I wouldn’t have thought to try anything like it. ---
**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 24, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/24 "2017-02-24T16:14:47Z")
French fries with aoli or mayo. ---
**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 24, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/25 "2017-02-24T17:40:51Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Bananas, peanuts, chocloate are all staples in some parts of Africa, and very often wind up together as the main ingredients in a lot of cayenne-spiced main dishes. Americans restrict all three to desserts, and use them together on ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. Well, technically, there are a couple places where you see some of those in savory American cuisine (not counting peanuts as part of a savory snack). You have Virginian cream of peanut soup, and you will see chocolate in various chili recipes. Of course, now that many ethnic cuisines are mainstream, most people are probably familiar with peanuts being used in stuff like satay and chocolate being used in the most familiar (to Americans) types of mole. But there are a handful of indigenous dishes that use either in a savory context. There’s probably a few that I’m forgetting, but chili and peanut soup immediately come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/26 "2017-02-24T17:55:58Z")
Cold noodles in peanut sauce are a ‘Chinese’ staple. I’ve made my own, from a Martha Stewart recipe, and used to buy it in the deli case. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/27 "2017-02-24T18:33:40Z")
Plums with sharp processed cheese spread on them. Doesn’t seem appealing more on an aesthetic level than a taste combination level, but it’s just a straight-ahead burst of citrus and fat in your mouth. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/28 "2017-02-24T20:43:45Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Eggs. If you think about them, they are disgusting. But cook those suckers, and there’s nothing better! Guess you aren’t going to down them [Rocky Balboa style](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhkdLHSKo9s). 😃 Neither am I, of course. No freakin’ way! Yecch! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/29 "2017-02-25T02:54:33Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > French fries with aoli or mayo. French fries with mayo… or mustard! Also mayo with pinto beans. Yuuuuuuummmm. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/30 "2017-02-25T03:53:24Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Our family’s version was peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Add in some slices of your favourite apple. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/31 "2017-02-25T04:03:50Z")
Cheese in general, blue cheese in particular. It’s rotting milk, shot through with veins of visible mold and it smells like dirty feet. Yet it is delicious. It makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/32 "2017-02-25T04:13:12Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > French fries with applesauce! Given that it’s been a Hanukkah tradition forever to serve latkes with applesauce, makes perfect sense to me. Mine is apricot-artichoke spread on baguettes. First you mash up UNMARINATED (this is important) artichoke hearts (remove the fuzzy stuff) with melted butter or olive oil, a pinch of salt and some lemon juice, and spread it on the bread. Then you have dried apricots you have boiled and mashed until they are the consistency of jam, but not as sweet. Add a drop of lemon juice and a drop of orange oil (not juice), and just a teaspoon or two of sugar-- you want to bring out the flavor, but not make them as sweet as jam. You can also add a couple of envelopes of Splenda, because the sugar isn’t necessary for the texture. Spread the apricot over the artichoke. You want equal parts of both, and don’t overwhelm the bread. Get a good baguette (or bake one) and make sure you are getting the taste and texture of the bread as well as the spreads. There is no way to imagine how good this is. I don’t make this often, because it takes time, and because I only serve it to select guests who are very adventurous, or who have had it before. I occasionally make it for myself, though. Purim is coming up, and I have to make the apricot filling, so I may set some aside, and get a baguette and some artichokes. ---
**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 25, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/33 "2017-02-25T04:31:17Z")
Jalapeno jelly. The combination of sweet and hot is wonderful. ---
**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 25, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/34 "2017-02-25T04:44:49Z")
Raw egg in a smoothy, whipped like mad. Gross if you think too hard on it, but an amazing textural addition. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/35 "2017-02-25T04:46:47Z")
Snails. Yum. ---
**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 25, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/36 "2017-02-25T04:48:11Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Jalapeno jelly. The combination of sweet and hot is wonderful. I had a pepperoni roll made with jalapeño honey earlier this evening. Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/37 "2017-02-25T14:44:15Z")
Cereal with water. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/38 "2017-02-25T15:27:00Z")
One of my nieces went through a phase when she would only eat yellow foods. Eggs and corn and pineapple mixed up became a favorite. Still is one of mine. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/39 "2017-02-25T20:54:45Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Cheese in general, blue cheese in particular. It’s rotting milk, shot through with veins of visible mold and it smells like dirty feet. Yet it is delicious. It makes no sense. Yep. Smells like the inside of my ski boots. But DAMN! It’s good! > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Snails. > > Yum. And Anchovies! And Sushi! Bugs and Bait! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554/40 "2017-02-26T19:02:24Z")
Mustard and maple syrup baked with chicken. I was very dubious, but man, that’s some good stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-shouldnt-taste-good-but-do/780554.md?page=3)