Why would you mix that with… that?
Most likely, you’ve encountered some of these meal combos that have upset online users.
Unusual food combinations may be rather delicious, from bananas on pizza to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos coated in cream cheese to pickles on peanut butter and fries dusted with ice cream.
In our lives, we have all encountered some rather bizarre culinary combos. Some turned out to be pleasantly unexpected delectable, while others were a total failure.
Here are 15 of the most unusual meal pairings that taste great.
The people who came up with the following strange culinary concoctions are unknown to us, but we may assume they have cast iron stomachs.
1. French Fries and Ice Cream
Whether or not to dip fries in ice cream has long been one of the major debates.
The mix of salty and sweet is elevated by this. You combine the tastes with the heat of a new box of fries and the chill of the ice cream, in addition to the flavors themselves. What’s not to love about something that’s simultaneously spicy, chilly, sweet, and salty?
Milkshakes also make a fantastic dipping sauce for your side of fries if you’d prefer to get a drink instead of a cone.
2. Peanut Butter and a Burger
In a burger, a thin coating of peanut butter may provide a lot of flavor. Depending on the kind used, peanut butter gives the sandwich a crunchy or smooth texture in addition to adding depth to the flavor profile and a layer of sweetness and nuttiness.
Try adding Thai peanut sauce to your next burger for a memorable taste combination if you want to push the combination even farther.
In fact, peanut butter burgers are becoming increasingly popular and are even showing up on the menus of well-known burger places in New York City.
3. Chocolate and Chips
This one is for you if you’ve ever dumped a box of M&Ms into your cinema popcorn.
There is a reason that chocolate-covered potato chips exist; the salty-sweet mix is just fantastic. Although Lay’s began selling chocolate-covered potato chips in 2013, the two have a far longer history together.
4. Ham and Jam
It can seem unusual that there are individuals who would like to consume this combination.
It may be compared to consuming Christmas ham or turkey with jam or cranberry sauce.
But if you consider it that way, it becomes much more tolerable. The saltiness of the ham will counteract the sweetness of the jam if it is spread evenly.
Why not give it a go, after all?
5. Prosciutto and Melon
It’s easy to combine salty and sweet sensations by pairing some meat with fresh fruit.
This traditional Italian dish is the ideal summertime snack. Melons slices and prosciutto can be eaten together or separately.
6. Red Wine and Cola
In Spain, it’s common practice to combine alcoholic beverages like red wine and Coca-Cola. The mixture is frequently referred to as a Calimocho or Kalimotxo.
Given that it tastes best when poured over ice, this drink is ideal for warm summer days. The most common method of making the mixture is to pour a bottle of inexpensive red wine and half of a two-liter bottle of coke into a bowl.
A less-than-stellar bottle of wine may be transformed into a pleasant and refreshing cocktail for the pool by the sweet caramel taste and carbonation of the coke.
7. Butter and Sugar
Sandwiches with butter and sugar may not be the healthiest snack ever, but they definitely are yummy. A butter and sugar sandwich is a paradise of textures in addition to combining delectable fats and sugar, two things our systems have evolved to want.
Granular sugar gives this delicacy an additional depth when coupled with soft butter and your choice of crunchy or soft bread.
8. Pizza and Bananas
Adding bananas gives a typically salty New York staple a fruity sweetness.
While the debate over whether pineapple belongs on pizza has raged for years, bananas are a distinct fruit topping that is slowly winning over pizza aficionados. A couple slices of banana on your ‘za may give a plain slice a delightful bite.
9. Olive Oil and Ice Cream
You might be wary of this combo if you haven’t tried it, but many others vouch for it. Try drizzling some olive oil and a few sea salt flakes over some vanilla ice cream for a genuine salty-sweet combination. You won’t be sorry.
If your neighborhood scoop shop sells olive oil gelato, it is an additional choice. However, if you can put together the olive oil sundae yourself, you could be surprised to discover that you actually like the flavor.
10. Hot Dog and Jelly
Jelly has taken the place of ketchup and mustard on the hot dog. The saltiness of the hot dog permeates this sweet jelly.
11. Pizza and Honey
Pizza has changed throughout the years, and today honey is added on the top. Pizza and honey have become the newest trend after melted chocolate!
Particularly hot honey provides a nice counterbalance to the salty flavor of meat toppings like pepperoni. Whether you like this sweet and sour fusion depends on your palette.
12. Peanut Butter and Pickle
The toast needed more peanut butter than just a thin covering. Dill pickles are now being used as an experiment.
Unexpectedly, this culinary combination leaves you with a tart pickle flavor and a sweet taste of peanut butter. Now, whether you like it or not entirely depends on your palette!
13. Watermelon and Salt
You would assume that salt will dry up the watery, sweet flavor of the watermelon if you haven’t tried this combination. The exact opposite, nevertheless, is true.
A dash of salt will improve the flavor of the watermelon’s inherent sweetness, just like it does with many of the other savory-sweet combinations on this list.
14. Popcorn and Catchup
Let’s say you have a big bucket of popcorn and soda ready to see the highly anticipated film “The Eternals,” but someone adds ketchup to it. We are aware of your dissatisfaction with this bizarre mix.
The chocolate-drizzled popcorn was just the beginning of culinary creativity! Your preferred popcorn has now been doused in ketchup, and some people really seem to enjoy this strange concoction.
15. Waffle and Pasta Sauce
Waffles with Nutella, whipped cream, or honey syrup must have been your favorite, but there’s more craziness to it: pasta sauce.
Due to the herbs and spices in pasta sauce that go well with waffles, most people enjoy the fusion of pasta sauce and waffles. Although it may seem unusual, many individuals genuinely enjoy this combo.