# unholy food combinations (a poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 22, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109 "2003-01-22T01:04:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/61 "2003-01-23T09:28:05Z")
As to the jam and cheese thing, I _really_ like to eat bagels spread with cream cheese and jam. Very nummy. If I don’t have either of those though, simply butter and parmesan cheese (like the Kraft stuff) is great. And those chocolate dipped pretzels? I was making those at home before they ever came out in stores. Pfft. They owe me copyright. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/62 "2003-01-23T12:54:38Z")
Actually I’ve seen someplace selling popcorn and M&M type candies mixed … .it was like nestle or someone it was a "kiddie"snack I like mixing chocolate and peanut butter , I used to putthe skippy chocolate peanut butter on ritz cackers I’ve tried bruanschwiger on ritz with peanut butter ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/63 "2003-01-23T13:07:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > \*\*My son (bless his pointed little head) ate peanut butter and baloney sandwiches when he was very small. I wretched just looking at it. I raised him to have varied tastes in food, but this was a bit over the top! \*\* My father, God bless his soul, ate this combo, sometimes with cheese, sometimes with jelly. On occasion, with both. My combos: - Egg noodles, chopped tomatoes (good tomatoes) and cottage cheese with lots of garlic and oregano. - Two slices of buttered toast (preferably wheat bread) one slathered with apricot jam, the other with Nutella - Tomato and onion sandwiches with dijon mustard (the yellow kind doesn’t work) - Cinnamon Graham crackers with sweet iced tea - French Fries with Ranch dressing _and_ Honey Mustard or dipped into a milkshake or Wendy’s Frosty (excellent) or ketchup and mayo together - Baked potatoes topped with corn, diced tomatoes and a good dollop of Miracle Whip/Salad cream - Baked sweet potatoes (yams) with butter, nutmeg and parmesan cheese ---
**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:** [January 23, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/64 "2003-01-23T13:19:57Z")
I love French fry on buttered toast sandwiches. And there’s always my sister-in-law the corn freak, who makes vanilla ice cream with brown sugar and creamed corn. She will combine corn with anything. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/65 "2003-01-23T14:00:31Z")
A friend is staying with me for a while, she’s from Bulgaria. She likes vegetables, especially peas and corn. So she’ll warm them up, put them on a plate, then cover them in ketchup and mustard. SOmetimes she’ll put slices of monterrey jack cheese on the veggies. I’m now out of mustard, so she’s using ketchup and mayo now. I said it was kinda weird, she pointed out you put them on hamburgers right? Strange. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/66 "2003-01-23T15:09:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie-Xmas \* > And there’s always my sister-in-law the corn freak, who makes vanilla ice cream with brown sugar and creamed corn. **She will combine corn with anything.** Is she English? 😉 It’s weird to see (to me anway) the English put corn on or in most everything. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/67 "2003-01-23T15:11:40Z")
Oh, and no I do _not_ want to turn this thread into an American vs English grub fight. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/68 "2003-01-23T15:20:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Washte \* > \*\*Is she English? 😉 > > It’s weird to see (to me anway) the English put corn on or in most everything. \*\* Actually, she’s from Sweden. She just has a thing for corn. Corn bread, corn pudding, corn souffle, corn ice cream, corn in warm butterscotch pudding, corn in every casserole…The most intense food fetish I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Ego\_Mk2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Ego\_Mk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ego_Mk2)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/69 "2003-01-23T20:50:06Z")
My personal favorite is chili dog burritos, slathered with ortega medium taco sauce and a big cold glass of milk. Also, sliced colby cheese with Frank’s red hot sauce or tabasco and Pepsi is mighy tasty too. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/70 "2003-01-23T21:13:30Z")
I need to show this thread to my father. He is the high king of bizarre flavor combinations. My family suspects he has a damaged sense of taste, so hideous are his creations. A classic example: One night after a family meal, my father gathered all of the half-full glasses from the table – containing beer, wine, iced tea, and coke – mixed them together, and took a big swig. My brother and I were watching him, and one of us said, “Isn’t that _disgusting_?” My father replied, “Yeah. Let me put some ice in it.” 😛 My brother and I dreaded the nights when my mother worked late and my father had to cook for us. One never knew what horrors would lurk at the bottom of his tomato sauce. (Tuna? Broccolli? Baby corn??) So, with that as a precedent, I don’t think I employ any unholy food combinations to speak of. I did have a roommate who got squicked by my cream-cheese-and-turkey-on bagel sandwiches, but I don’t think that’s gross at all. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Whiskey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/71 "2003-01-23T21:35:48Z")
I like peanut butter\* and lettuce sandwiches… I learned this from my Dad. And sometimes, I put peanut butter on baked potatoes. Yum. \*must be Peter Pan Extra Crunchy ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/72 "2003-01-24T17:34:10Z")
**gallows fodder** (and isn’t that an appropriate user name for this thread), there is actually a condition called ageusia, which is a diminished or absent sense of taste. There’s also dysgeusia, which is an alteration in the sense of taste. Ruth Reichl, the food critic for the _New York Times_, wrote about her experiences with her mother’s, ah, lack of taste in her book [Tender at the Bone](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767903382/qid=1043429593/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-0743497-0003962). However, you can chalk me up as another chocolate/popcorn junkie, but it has to be Nestle’s Crunch and it’s also gotta be real movie popcorn at the theater. Otherwise, it doesn’t taste right. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/73 "2003-01-24T18:14:12Z")
I lost my sense of taste for about 6 months or so. It was very weird. I didn’t go to a doctor, so I don’t know what caused it or what prompted it to return. It was rather depressing. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/74 "2003-01-24T18:30:22Z")
A ham, cheese, onion, and hashbrown omelette covered in heinz 57 and sour cream. Don’t ask me why, but it’s just dang tasty!! ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/75 "2003-01-24T18:55:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeVena \* > A ham, cheese, onion, and hashbrown omelette covered in heinz 57 and sour cream. > > Don’t ask me why, but it’s just dang tasty!! My mom makes something similar she calls _German eggs_. She fries onions, bell peppers (green peppers), and ham, then throws in hashbrowns. When everything is hot, she pours a few whisked eggs on top. These are very nice - especially with Tabasco and a bit of ketsup. Hubby says they are just a screwed up omelette. Whatever you want to call it, they’re yummy! ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/76 "2003-01-24T20:14:54Z")
You know, I came into this thread planning to mention my taste for Peanut Butter and Mayo sandwiches, only to find someone had beat me to it. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zweisamkeit \* > \*\*:sniff sniff: At last, I’ve found others who share the joy of my sandwiches! [sub]Although I, personally, can’t _stand_ Miracle Whip, it’s okay. The spirit is the same![/sub] \*\* Yes, my friend. There are many of us who enjoy the subtle taste pleasure of PB & M. You are not alone! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sycorob \* > \*\*Peanut butter, banana and mayonaise. The peanut butter and banana are natural together, and the mayonaise gives the whole thing a little tang. Just the idea of it freaks people out. \*\* This is another one of my favorites! My mom used to make these for my brother and I when we were kids and I still love 'em. Actually, I have several variations on Peanut Butter, Mayo and … sandwiches. In addition to **sycorob** ’s banana, I’ve also done the PB&M version of a BLT (Peanut butter, mayo, bacon, lettuce and tomato) and have also done peanut butter, mayo, bacon and a slice of american cheese. My brother used to do peanut butter, mayo and cucumber slices though I never got into that one. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/77 "2003-01-24T21:27:16Z")
Plain scrambled eggs with ketchup. I guess there’s a ketchup thing in y family because my son puts ketchup on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![skot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@skot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skot)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/78 "2003-01-24T21:52:12Z")
Toasted peanut butter and red onion (_sliced real thin_) sandwiches…MMMMMMMMMM! Nothing better! ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/79 "2003-01-24T23:29:15Z")
Diet coke and banana. Or banana bread. The banana must be fairly ripe. Very good. ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109/80 "2003-01-25T03:14:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Washte \* > \*\*Have you ever tried choccie (M&Ms or just choccie) mixed in with salted popcorn? The combination is… WOW. \*\* I can’t even eat popcorn (microwave or movie theater) without M&Ms anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unholy-food-combinations-a-poll/150109.md?page=5)