Comments on: Unique flavor combinations

Question: Unique flavor combinations

tr0ubley — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:39:53 -0800

Ridiculous and rad combinations of 2 or 3 flavors. The weirder the better.

I would like some ideas of flavors or spices that provide an interesting counterpoint to each other, but that are not well known. Mild examples that spring to mind: chocolate and chili, mint and strawberry, peanut butter and pickles. Even if 9 out of 10 people dislike it, but you really love it, I'd try it.

By: carmicha

carmicha — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:53 -0800

Diet Coke and milk (50/50 mix)
Pepperoni and pineapple

By: Paragon

Paragon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:43:27 -0800

French fries and mayonnaise. Or, if you can find it, Dutch fritessaus.

By: Arbac

Arbac — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:41 -0800

Not that weird, but when ever people see me do it they get confused. 2/3rds Barq's Rootbeer 1/3rd Coke.

It's delicious! I find it doesn't work as well with other rootbeers, diets, or Pepsi.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:15 -0800

Gummi and Chocolate. Seriously, those chocolate covered gummibears are like crack.

By: aswego

aswego — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:44 -0800

Cherry slurpee/slushy and cinnamon
Soft-serve/frosty and french fries
Applesauce and Peeps

By: Gravitus

Gravitus — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:16 -0800

Popcorn and Sour patch kids

Peanut Butter and Brown Sugar Sandwiches

Peanut butter and Maple syrup on ma pancakes

Nacho's and sauerkraut

Berry Kool-Aid soaked Pickles

Cayenne and Mango slices

I don't know how weird any of those are but they sure taste good.

By: egeanin

egeanin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:20 -0800

Cheddar cheese and apple pie
or on the other end of the spectrum...
foie gras and peanut brittle

By: box

box — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:34 -0800

Citrus and mint.

By: egeanin

egeanin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:47 -0800

oh, and honey and pickle sandwiches

By: crenquis

crenquis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:48:41 -0800

Maple -n- Bacon (only tried in lollipop form)
Bacon -n- Dark Chocolate

By: box

box — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:48:44 -0800

Garlic and artichoke.

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:50:16 -0800

Melon and prosciutto doesn't look like it could ever work! But it does.

By: ian1977

ian1977 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:50:49 -0800

Peanut butter and hot sauce sandwiches

By: jerseygirl

jerseygirl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:50:54 -0800

french fries and blue cheese dressing.

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:51:10 -0800

Citrus and mint.

That's a mojito!

By: sperose

sperose — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:52:09 -0800

3/4 sprite + 1/4 lemonade + chipotle

super sharp cheddar cheese + apple

2nding melon and prosciutto

By: ian1977

ian1977 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:55:29 -0800

grape soda and Absolut Peppar

shortening and sugar (hey, I was 13 and hungry and its actually pretty tasty)

balsamic vinegar grilled onions and plain pancakes with sour cream

By: Memo

Memo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:49 -0800

Honey with ham
Honey with cheese
Honey with potato chips

By: aimedwander

aimedwander — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:57:58 -0800

fruit (slices or jam) and blue cheese

By: rabbitrabbit

rabbitrabbit — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:26 -0800

Related. And somewhere in that thread there's a link to a blog post that is exactly this question, with like fifty million answers.

Oh, here it is.

By: holgate

holgate — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:57 -0800

Strawberries and balsamic vinegar. Or strawberries and black pepper.

By: foooooogasm

foooooogasm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:10 -0800

Raspberry and sage, like a slice of bread made with lots of sage and then spread with raspberry preserves.

By: netbros

netbros — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:27 -0800

Back in the day before I gave up my right to beer, mixing a Pabst Blue Ribbon with Milwaukee's Best or Carling Black Label was guaranteed to forget your troubles.

By: anti social order

anti social order — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:01 -0800

peanut butter & chocolate & cheese-its

By: losvedir

losvedir — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:24 -0800

There was a question on here a while ago from a guy asking if he could patent or somehow protect his unique sandwich recipe. There was more to it, but the basic combination was avocado and honey mustard. I tried it, it was pretty good.

By: mllrstvn

mllrstvn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:05:36 -0800

I'm all about mint chocolate chip ice cream and green olives. Girlfriends have refused to kiss me over it.

Incidentally, this reminds me of Wilfrid Sellars's Incompatible Food Triad.

By: cestmoi15

cestmoi15 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:05:53 -0800

I don't know if its weird, but any tomatillo-avacado mix is yummy.

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:05:56 -0800

A shot of whiskey with several drops of Tabasco in it. First the delicious whiskey burn travels down your gullet then the delicious Tabasco burn travels up it.

By: soleiluna

soleiluna — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:06:15 -0800

Cauliflower + cocoa powder. Also, basil + chocolate, rosemary + chocolate, and thyme + chocolate.

By: thinkingwoman

thinkingwoman — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:07:49 -0800

a spoonful of peanut butter dipped in orange juice.

By: box

box — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:07:52 -0800

Horseradish and mustard.

By: foooooogasm

foooooogasm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:08:43 -0800

Orange, chocolate

Chicory, chocolate

Chinese 5-spice, chocolate

Tarragon, blueberry

Maple syrup, almond butter (sandwiches)

Thai chili paste, soy sauce

Harissa, almond

By: Billegible

Billegible — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:08:49 -0800

Raw onions and honey on toasted whole wheat bread.
brie cheese with polski ogorkie pickles and fresh french bread.
peanut butter and barbeque sauce.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:10:44 -0800

Cayenne, mint and watermelon.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:11:31 -0800

balsamic vinegar on vanilla ice cream.

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:11:45 -0800

balsamic vinegar, sugar, and cherries (macerated cherries)

dipping rice crispies in salt (from the old thread)

graham crackers, cream cheese, and slices of banana

green tea and a touch of sugar (warning, sacrilege)

By: katers890

katers890 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:12:45 -0800

Husband is a big fan of dipping pizza crust in soda (like coke or pepsi, not sprite), the only weird thing I can think I eat is popcorn and salsa con queso.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:13:16 -0800

clam broth and tomato juice.

since the thread seems to not be getting deletd

By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:13:22 -0800

Another similar previous thread.

Garlic and orange. Nothing better than washing down a very garlicky meal with a glass of orange juice.

Also, you may want to check out The Flavor Bible, which lists literally thousands of suggested flavor combinations. Some of them well-known and obvious, but many not. I just got it recently and have already enjoyed "trout and sage" and "green beans and black olives" as unexpectedly good flavor combinations, among others.

By: box

box — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:28 -0800

Rosemary and feta.

By: scody

scody — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:30 -0800

Tarragon also goes beautifully with strawberries. One of the best desserts I ever had was strawberry ice layered with coconut cream and fresh tarragon.

By: calumet43

calumet43 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:16:40 -0800

Here are a few molecular gastronomy food pairing links:

kymos.org explains the reasons that some of these pairing work.

Heston Blumenthal from the Fat Duck Restaurant lists some of his flavor pairings.

Bernard Lahousse has put together a website of possible flavor pairings based on flavor components.

A quick search for 'flavor combinations' on Google will give you a long list of unique foods combinations.

By: ttyn

ttyn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:08 -0800

Black coffee with lemon

By: necessitas

necessitas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:22:59 -0800

You might like some of the combinations here. Their naga (curry) chocolate is especially good.

If you google any restaurant known for innovative tasting menus (french laundry, for instance), you'll find all the unique flavor combinations you could ever want.

By: jammy

jammy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:31:31 -0800

you already somewhat mentioned it but my favorite sandwich as a kid was a peanutbutter-pickle-and-cheese sandwich (crunchy pbutter, hamburger dill pickle, cheddar/american cheese)

mmmm.... it might be time for a sammich!

but a true taste sensation was the digestif this one Ethiopian restaurant in Seattle used to serve up:

- one icy-chilled shot of some kind of anise liqueur
- one dark roast coffee bean submerged therein
- lit on fire
- flames for a few moments, then is blown out
- now, quickly toss down the shot, but careful to catch the bean, &
- crunch the bean!

icy cold + flaming hot + dark roast + anise = eyes now wide open!

By: infinityjinx

infinityjinx — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:34:31 -0800

Grilled chicken dipped in melted chocolate. Mmmm.

By: zinfandel

zinfandel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:49 -0800

mango and avocado

sweet potato and chipotle

garlic butter and strawberry jam (this one was on accident, but oh so good I've done it on purpose a few times since)

By: mdonley

mdonley — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:36:22 -0800

Coffee and tea.

By: showbiz_liz

showbiz_liz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:03 -0800

Almond or pistachio and rose

Strawberry and pink pepper

Apricot and chipotle

By: b33j

b33j — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:39 -0800

Using salt & vinegar chips to scoop chocolate icecream from a paddle pop / popsicle/ icrecream on a stick. It is awesome, and convenient.

By: spinifex23

spinifex23 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:40 -0800

Salt (ammonium chloride, to be exact) and Black Licorice.

Chocolate and bacon.

By: Jon-o

Jon-o — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:41 -0800

Mango with chili powder.

By: Neofelis

Neofelis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:42:58 -0800

My youth was misspent eating peanut butter and tuna fish sandwiches. I've...lost...the taste for that as an adult but was pretty keen on it for a while.

By: ninazer0

ninazer0 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:44:44 -0800

Roast chicken, aged gouda and mashed banana toasted sandwich with plenty of garlic and salt.

By: @troy

@troy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:23 -0800

Popcorn and Sour patch kids

Popcorn and Peanut M&Ms

I discovered a great combo by accident at work: Calistoga Spring Water and Splenda.
The Splenda fizzes up the water and when that's done the combo beats 7Up IMO.

By: cranberryskies

cranberryskies — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:25 -0800

just had peanut butter curry ice cream at a shop in sf - yum!

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:57 -0800

Pickles and orange juice was one of my favorite snacks as a wee one.

By: @troy

@troy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:48:40 -0800

also, regular Cheerios and the EAS vanilla whey protein powder . . . tastes something like frosted cheerios.

By: vytae

vytae — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:49:07 -0800

- Chocolate with earl grey tea (e.g. steep the tea in hot cream, then strain and pour over chocolate shavings, stir until melty, chill until harder, form into truffles)
- apples+mushrooms+onions+arugula
- fresh pineapple and honey (bonus if you grill the pineapple first)
- pretty much any stone fruit, plus almond

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:49:15 -0800

Maybe not obscure enough for you, but: corn, lime, chili powder, Parmesan, and mayo.

By: foooooogasm

foooooogasm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:50:07 -0800

Pernod, mustard, dill

Yam, ginger

Yogurt, ginger

Apple, pork

Asparagus, soy sauce

Asparagus, honey mustard

Cucumber, vinegar, sugar

Mango, plantain

Cabbage, soy sauce, thai chili

Tomato, vodka, basil, creme

Clove, molasses, chocolate

By: namewithoutwords

namewithoutwords — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:54:26 -0800

cottage cheese and apple butter

my father swears by fresh vidalia onion, chunks and salted, on saltines, washed down with milk.

By: Chocolate Pickle

Chocolate Pickle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:54:34 -0800

I've always eaten my grilled cheese sandwiches with ketchup, ever since I was a kid. Seems perfectly natural to me, but everyone I tell about that goes "Eeew!"

By: Chocolate Pickle

Chocolate Pickle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:56:00 -0800

By the way, a lot of people don't know this: Vanilla + Cinnamon oil + Citrus oil, when mixed properly, yields Cola flavor. That's what cola is.

Vanilla + Wintergreen -> Root Beer

By: bitdamaged

bitdamaged — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:57:23 -0800

Balsamic vinegar & strawberries (toss sliced strawberries in a frying pan with balsamic vinegar, and brown sugar until the tang goes away and add one or two twists of black pepper - let it get syrupy and toss over good vanilla ice-cream)

Blue Cheese and a sweet white wine.

By: aquafortis

aquafortis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:59:26 -0800

Garlic pepper tabasco blended with mayonnaise. You wouldn't believe how good this tastes on shrimp!

By: 2oh1

2oh1 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:17 -0800

Horseradish and orange marmalade, spread on soda bread. I had this as a breakfast appetizer once and LOVED it! On first taste, however, it's almost too bizarre... but it's delicious.

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:07:02 -0800

Ham & Peanut Butter

By: jcm

jcm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:15:50 -0800

Vegemite and mustard pickles - Taste sensation!

Peanut butter, grated carrot + a few raisins on fresh white bread.

By: Paragon

Paragon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:16:28 -0800

Wasabi and cheese. Real wasabi, though. And real cheese.

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:19:52 -0800

Mozzarella and Dulce De Batata

Ice cold lemonade instead of hot water in Yerba Mate

By: aparrish

aparrish — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:29:22 -0800

Strawberry and green tea is my go-to combo at the ice cream shop.

Speaking of ice cream, this honey lavender habanero ice cream was some of the best I ever had.

By: rmd1023

rmd1023 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:20 -0800

hot sauce and mint. like, put hot sauce on altoids. i can't remember what the hot sauce was, though.

By: supermedusa

supermedusa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:32:09 -0800

strawberries and cucumbers are delicious together in a salad!

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:32:09 -0800

My father was very fond of peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. Ate them every day.

By: crazylegs

crazylegs — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:34:27 -0800

PEANUT BUTTER AND KALAMATA OLIVES!!
Despite the insistence of my wife to the contrary, this IS GOOD.

By: Uncle

Uncle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:41:53 -0800

I'm a fan of Jager and pineapple juice served very cold. It'll warm you up on a cold morning.

We also used to do Walla Walla Sweet Onions sautéed with golden raisins for a side with steaks. Super tasty.

By: pyro979

pyro979 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:52:33 -0800

watermelon and some fresh bread
spicy cajun peanuts and baby carots

By: idiotfactory

idiotfactory — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:09 -0800

Cheese and brown sugar. Think pastas.

By: Grlnxtdr

Grlnxtdr — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:55:12 -0800

Clam dip with BBQ chips, yum.

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:59:53 -0800

Cream cheese and ketchup sandwiches.

By: scruss

scruss — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:31 -0800

Roast, candied garlic in ice cream - I've only ever had this at Garlics of London and it was awesome.

By: amme

amme — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:50 -0800

mango and sriracha

By: spinturtle

spinturtle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:06:08 -0800

graham crackers and lemonade

By: belladonna

belladonna — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:08:59 -0800

Coke + chocolate ice cream

peanut butter, strawberry jam, & mayo

By: girlgenius

girlgenius — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:10:07 -0800

Strawberries and fresh basil.

Pear, cheese and balsamic vinegar.

Beetroot, mint and fetta

Cheddar and apple.

By: jeoc

jeoc — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:13:39 -0800

Watermelon and feta (actually a classic Greek flavor combo)
Pretzels and candy corn

By: bookish

bookish — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:14:06 -0800

coffee and beer

peanut butter and tomato soup (just mix in a few spoonfulls of pb while it's warming up on the stove)

popular in India: lemonade or limeade with salt and pepper

By: orme

orme — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:21:24 -0800

Brush teeth (mint), then drink scotch.

By: mittenbex

mittenbex — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:52 -0800

chocolate chips dunked in orange juice.

but also agree on sour patch kids w/ popcorn and cheezits dunked in peanut butter.

By: lizjohn

lizjohn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:33:24 -0800

A guy I work with just loves a big IPA (like Racer 5) and an avocado. I guess it's not too weird, but he says he eats it everyday.

By: KateHasQuestions

KateHasQuestions — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:44:18 -0800

apple + cheese
apple + salty crackers
french fries + vanilla ice cream
pickles + chocolate milk
hot sauce + lime juice + salt, on the rim of your margarita glass
sour cream + sugar + strawberries
strawberry jam + unseasoned cooked chicken breast (kind of like cranberry sauce on turkey)
ketchup + mayo
grilled apple+ grilled onion slices + cinnamon sprinkled on top
avocado + hardboiled egg whites + salt + lemon juice, mmmm so delicious, eat slices of those with the salt and lemon juice, or put into a sandwich

That's the list of things I eat that makes people go "ew Kate, you're weird." Well, except for the hot sauce+salt thing - that makes people say that I make magical margaritas.

By: KateHasQuestions

KateHasQuestions — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:45:22 -0800

Also, put baby spinach (or kale or other greens) into smoothies. I'm not a fan but a friend loves it.

By: Raybun

Raybun — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:46:55 -0800

Peanut butter and horseradish on crackers

By: sporaticgenius

sporaticgenius — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:47:24 -0800

fries + tarter sauce
buttery rolls dipped in ketchup

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:18:14 -0800

I like to pour maple syrup on meusli before adding milk. Also, strawberries and avocadoes, sliced and chilled, are heaven.

By: funkiwan

funkiwan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:24:32 -0800

PB&J&M = Peanut Butter + Jam/Jelly + Mustard = Yum! It gives the classic a tang that's produced more than one green-eggs-and-ham moments with my friends.

By: box

box — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:25:43 -0800

Banana and hazelnut.

By: Multicellular Exothermic

Multicellular Exothermic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:26:46 -0800

popcorn sprinkled with brewer's yeast, garlic powder, grated parmesan, and salt. Melted butter is optional, but delicious.

By: beccaj

beccaj — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:29:01 -0800

i love chicken soup and vanilla ice cream - scoop some ice cream, just so, then scoop chicken soup- eat!

honey and salt on bread.

By: Multicellular Exothermic

Multicellular Exothermic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:29:13 -0800

brush teeth, then drink Guinness

By: The Pusher Robot

The Pusher Robot — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:37:11 -0800

Chicken nuggets dipped in whipped cream.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:39:31 -0800

Big Mac with hot chocolate fudge sauce inside. Tastes almost exactly like a standard Big Mac, but the looks on the faces of the counter staff when they see you actually eating the thing are just priceless. I've actually been asked to leave a McD's just for requesting this.

By: furtive

furtive — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:40:34 -0800

Tiger ice cream is a combination of orange and licorice ice creams. It's awesome.

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:49:18 -0800

dip french fries in a chocolate milk shake. burger king works best for the fast food version

popcorn and black pepper

By: O9scar

O9scar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:06:34 -0800

There's a running series on several food blogs called TGRWT (they go really well together). The combinations are based on chemical similarities, as opposed to one person's opinion. This link is where it was started.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:09:52 -0800

Maple Syrup and Cholula.

By: Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell

Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:10:14 -0800

Cottage cheese + tabasco, or sometimes cream cheese (eg, on a bagel) + tabasco. Obviously only good if you like the hot taste of tabasco sauce. (I am addicted to it.)

By: brevator

brevator — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:22:25 -0800

starfruit, pear, ginger, white pepper in a pie.

bologna and peanut butter (courtesy a three year old girl)

By: dylanjames

dylanjames — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:12 -0800

Rice crispies and soft-boiled eggs. If you like soaking up egg yolks in your toast, this is a whole bowl full of it. If that grosses you out, so will this. My great-grandfather "invented" this, and it's my son's favorite breakfast (and mine, too).

By: Eumachia L F

Eumachia L F — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:45:45 -0800

I like my peanut butter sandwiches with bacon bits.

(who new peanut butter was such a ubiquitous medium?)

By: torquemaniac

torquemaniac — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:06 -0800

Horseradish and apple sauce.

dip french fries in a chocolate milk shake. burger king works best for the fast food version

French fries and a Frosty at Wendy's is better...

By: Pope Guilty

Pope Guilty — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:22:58 -0800

Hot Damn 100 mixed with pineapple juice at about 1:1 is so goddamn delicious and I don't know why.

By: 5_13_23_42_69_666

5_13_23_42_69_666 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:01:58 -0800

chocolate and cinnamon

By: compound eye

compound eye — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:04:33 -0800

cheese and vegemite

also

cheese and banana sandwich

By: carpyful

carpyful — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:07:55 -0800

You people are all sick!
but as a kid, I liked coke and white rice. Take a swig of coke, leave it in your mouth, then eat rice.

By: ouke

ouke — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:15:02 -0800

add some cumin to your spinach

By: like_neon

like_neon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:11:15 -0800

Lemonade and ice tea, a la Arnold Palmer

I think this is common but everytime I order it in front of new people they think I'm crazy.

By: A Terrible Llama

A Terrible Llama — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:15:35 -0800

caramelized onions and tuna fish
nutmeg and garlic (in potatoes, eggs, etc.)
cream cheese and salami
blue cheese and pears
orange, onion, and cilantro
Worcestershire sauce and mayonnaise

By: le morte de bea arthur

le morte de bea arthur — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:34:09 -0800

Marmite + marmalade on buttered toast. I tried this based on the similarity of the names. Marmite on first, then marmalade. Truly wonderful, as it turns out.

By: HoldFast

HoldFast — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:34:31 -0800

Tuna Salad (mayo, onion, celery etc.) and BBQ beans: mixed. Served with pumpernickel bread.

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:38:59 -0800

My god, Metafilter, you are weird.

That said:

peanut butter and bacon sandwiches (which has surprisingly few fans among people I know.)
Old Bay seasoning on fried eggs.
Honey or brown sugar on a halved grapefruit, warmed up in the microwave.
Lime juice sprinkled on "salt & pepper" flavor potato chips, a recipe I had to invent after I stopped being able to find these anywhere.

By: seppyk

seppyk — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:59:05 -0800

Blocks of sharp cheddar cheese covered in real peanut butter (not the processed, sugared kind). I've seen peanut butter cheese cracker sandwiches before so this seemed like the next logical step. It's a flavor explosion.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:26:11 -0800

Old Bay seasoning on fried eggs.

I'll do you one better. Melt a pat of butter on low heat and add a bit of garam masala to cook until it's all nice and fragrant. Then turn up the heat and fry eggs in it.

By: roystgnr

roystgnr — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:49:28 -0800

Flaky pastry and pork. I can't eat my sister-in-law's pork turnovers (my tongue touches the pastry, gets me subconsciously ready for whatever kind of sweet fruit filling is inside, then recoils at finding savory seasoned meat) but her family and my friends love them.

By: Multicellular Exothermic

Multicellular Exothermic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:05:15 -0800

Not ridiculous, rad, or weird: Cheerios mixed with Raisin Bran. It's tasty, with a nice combination of textures.

By: Kattiara17

Kattiara17 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:33:01 -0800

A friend of mine swears by lemon wedges dipped in soy sauce as a snack.

By: codefinger

codefinger — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:08:49 -0800

summer sausage and peanut butter

By: Muffpub

Muffpub — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:27:04 -0800

My staff pick at the ice cream store I work at is coffee oreo and peanut butter sauce. I'd like to add that most of this stuff sounds pretty far out there to me, and I'm not usually a concoction maker, but this combo was heeeeeavenly.

By: Chocolate Pickle

Chocolate Pickle — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:21:19 -0800

A friend of mine told me that he tried topping vanilla ice cream with bacon bits, and it tasted great.

By: mdoar

mdoar — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:23:03 -0800

Nice thin slices of cucumber with thin slices of banana. Good combination of tastes and textures.

By: indiebass

indiebass — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:59:46 -0800

I've always been a fan of Lox (or smoked salmon) with cream cheese on Cinnamon Toast. It's a leap of faith the first time you try it, but it's just the classic salty/sweet combination.

By: emyd

emyd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:01:38 -0800

Cream cheese with pimento green olives. In a sandwich, preferably.

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:16:20 -0800

nebulawindphone, that sounds incredible. I just happen to have some garam masala on hand, too.

By: mabelstreet

mabelstreet — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:10:44 -0800

1. cheddar, apple and sauerkraut (try them, layered, in a quesadilla; trust me)

2. saltines, crunched up in a glass of milk, eaten with a spoon

By: chill

chill — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:50 -0800

White Chocolate, Fennel, Pink Peppercorns

By: jammy

jammy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:11 -0800

tr0ubley: thanks for asking this question - this thread is *awesome*

By: box

box — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:39:22 -0800

Cheese pizza and sriracha.

By: Earl the Polliwog

Earl the Polliwog — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:07:02 -0800

If you cook white asparagus in bacon, you get something that tastes and smells a lot like peanuts. Seriously, I am peanut-allergic and the smell was almost making me feel sick.

By: holdenjordahl

holdenjordahl — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:57:58 -0800

Peanut butter and bacon with mango chutney on raisin toast.

I read it in a James Beard book and it's fantastic.

By: foooooogasm

foooooogasm — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:13:28 -0800

Salt and caramel (or salted caramels).

By: divabat

divabat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:26:33 -0800

The one true combination of french fries & ice cream involves McDonalds.

Vanilla ice cream + salted peanuts + dried coconut

By: iona

iona — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:00:56 -0800

a scrape of Marmite, with peanut butter on toast - it's like a saltier, more savoury version of peanut butter.

By: box

box — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:16:16 -0800

Sea salt and olive oil.

By: judith

judith — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:44:49 -0800

For more delicious ideas (and photos!) from two amazing chefs: ideas in food.

By: ixohoxi

ixohoxi — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:23:34 -0800

My favorite pizza joint in my hometown has awesome New-York-style pizza and equally awesome homemade chunky bleu cheese dressing.

I often dip my pizza (or just the crusts) in the dressing. People think I'm weird, but I hardly care. It's so damn good.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:46:50 -0800

There's a German restaurant by my house that does Cola Weiss which is basically 1/3 cola (in this case Pepsi) and 2/3 Hefe-Weisse (in this case Franziskaner). Delicious!!!

By: po822000

po822000 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:54:56 -0800

Unless I missed it, we forgot peanut butter and hamburger. At a restaurant at Purdue, they call it the "Duane Purvis".

YUM.

By: pleasebekind

pleasebekind — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:07:42 -0800

Adding to this list:

• dip french fries in a chocolate milk shake. burger king works best for the fast food version
• French fries and a Frosty at Wendy's is better...

• French fries dipped in McDonald's hot fudge sundae

+

roasted chicken dipped occasionally in a mixture of tomato ketchup and Worcestershire sauce

By: ohyouknow

ohyouknow — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27:22 -0800

potato chips + dill pickle

cumin + just about anything

sriracha + corn on the cob

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:11:12 -0800

Another good one I remembered today is marmalade and cayenne pepper, on buttered toast.

By: ifjuly

ifjuly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:35:16 -0800

-Vanilla and black pepper, especially in homemade ice cream (thanks Orangette!)
-That Mexican cheese, lime, and black pepper "sauce" slathered on grilled corn on the cob. Apparently you can buy the mayonnaise-y, lime-y sauce at Wal-Mart or something premade.
-Rosemary and cayenne/chile, coated on nuts with brown sugar or rubbed with into pork
-Meat/savory flavors and tart-sweet fruit or nuts. Beef plum stew, chicken with apricots and/or apples, mole-like Persian sweet stews like fesen joon, roasted sausages with red grapes, brats with sauteed apples and cream, etc. Spruces up the flavors in hearty comfort food dinner entrees and is a nod to old-world Eastern flavor profiles.
-Apples with licorice-like flavors (got this from the recent piece in Cook's Illustrated on chopped salads; one was an apple and fennel combo)
-Honeydew melon and fresh mint
-Not sure how unique it is as a combo, but rhubarb and any sweet creamy accompaniment--think fresh rhubarb, vanilla ice cream, mascarpone, etc--is wonderful, especially if you bake the rhubarb beforehand and drizzle it with its own sugary syrup

By: dahliachewswell

dahliachewswell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:37:51 -0800

this thread is BLOWING UP, but I still want to join in the fun:

a slice of american cheese and a banana, made famous by mister rogers and hilariously featured on mcsweeney's "reviews of new foods"

fry an egg with good amount of butter and salt, sprinkle with a little nutmeg

chocolate cokes (ie. pour chocolate syrup in coke and stir, one of my dad's standard childhood soda fountain orders

spam musubi: white rice and a slice of spam (pan fried, sometimes with a little teriyaki or soy sauce) wrapped in nori like a giant sushi roll

By: amarie

amarie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:33:35 -0800

Great sandwich combo: peanut butter, crisp bacon, thin slices of a sweet-tart apple.

My uncle used to eat chocolate chip cookies with baby dills sandwiched between them... surprisingly good!

By: amarie

amarie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:36:30 -0800

Sprinkle cinnamon on the cut side of a grapefruit half and microwave it for 1 minute. Awesome.

By: peagood

peagood — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:25:26 -0800

Nobody's mentioned it yet? Minced up radishes + butter, on any kind of toasty bread.

By: peagood

peagood — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:01:32 -0800

And I'm back, because I just remembered (and had) peanut butter spread on celery with chopped dried apricots, sprinkled with a little salt.

By: jennak

jennak — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:08:11 -0800

* Mango and chili powder (as mentioned above), but also with lime and salt. Divine.
* Avocado and basalmic vinegar.
* 50/50 honey and olive oil. Dip really pillowy, doughy bread in this. Yum.
* Next time you're having sushi, taste a bit of pickled ginger. Then take a sip of a good Japanese beer. This wonderful, smooth and slightly sweet sensation will roll over your tongue - I haven't figured out what's behind this reaction, but it's one of my favorite combinations.

By: soleilMia

soleilMia — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:58:52 -0800

Basil & bacon (on a BLT) have a very interesting harmony together.