What Are the Most Unusual Food Combinations You Enjoy?

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The discussion revolves around unusual food combinations that participants enjoy. It includes a variety of personal anecdotes and cultural references, exploring both common and obscure pairings of foods and flavors.

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  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants enjoy dipping bread in soy sauce, while others find it unusual.
  • Cheese wiz on apples is mentioned as a combination that some find strange.
  • A participant suggests mixing barbecue sauce with mac and cheese, which is met with mixed reactions.
  • Salt on bacon is considered normal by some, but others question the need for additional salt.
  • Chocolate milk powder in cereal is viewed unfavorably by some participants.
  • There are varying opinions on dipping bread in olive oil, with some considering it a common practice and others questioning its origins.
  • Several participants share their own unusual combinations, such as cottage cheese with A1 steak sauce, buttermilk with Tabasco, and peanut butter with pickles.
  • Raw meat consumption is mentioned, with one participant noting they stopped due to health concerns.
  • Discussions include cultural practices, such as the use of ketchup on steak and the preparation of boiled peanuts.
  • Some participants express nostalgia for childhood food habits, while others share current preferences for unique combinations.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of opinions on what constitutes a "weird" food combination, with no clear consensus on which combinations are universally accepted or rejected. Many personal preferences and cultural backgrounds influence the views expressed.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference cultural practices and personal histories that may influence their food choices, but these are not universally applicable. There are also mentions of health concerns related to certain food combinations.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may interest food enthusiasts, cultural explorers, and individuals looking for inspiration for unconventional food pairings.

  • #91
but the back fires must be tremendous...
 
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  • #92
hypatia said:
but the back fires must be tremendous...
Yup. :approve: The only car in town with functional afterburners. Great for extra passing power. :biggrin:
 
  • #93
I eat dead animal, i think that's weird enough.
Ok, but seriously, would NEVER eat it again, but i work on a Deli; and i ate what i though was spicy meat balls, there were indeed balls of meat, and indeed spicy, but were not reformed...
 
  • #94
Padford said:
there were indeed balls of meat, and indeed spicy, but were not reformed...
Ah... prairie oysters! Considered something of a delicacy around here, served at branding time. (Won't go near them myself, though. )
 
  • #95
I happen to know people who regard squirrel heads as a delicacy. Only the fur is normally removed. They are usually served deep fried, or in a stew. Some prefer them pickled and put them in a big jar of brine like boiled eggs. The sight can be vaguely disturbing - although children find it mesmerizing.
 
  • #96
I just can't get myself to eat a pickeled egg..lol let alone a pickeled head!
 
  • #97
Chronos said:
I happen to know people who regard squirrel heads as a delicacy. Only the fur is normally removed. They are usually served deep fried, or in a stew. Some prefer them pickled and put them in a big jar of brine like boiled eggs. The sight can be vaguely disturbing - although children find it mesmerizing.

I take it you're from the south. Only southerners seem to think anything is edible if you deep fry it or pickle it. For me, if it isn't a vegetable or fruit, it doesn't belong pickled.
 
  • #98
Chronos said:
I happen to know people who regard squirrel heads as a delicacy. Only the fur is normally removed. They are usually served deep fried, or in a stew. Some prefer them pickled and put them in a big jar of brine like boiled eggs. The sight can be vaguely disturbing - although children find it mesmerizing.
Oh. Ugh.

That's just WRONG!

Chronos, you've just ruined my dinner. :eek:
 
  • #99
Moonbear said:
For me, if it isn't a vegetable or fruit, it doesn't belong pickled.
Uncle Frank wasn't quite a vegetable, and no one inquired into his fruitiness, but he was pickled most of the time. :biggrin:
 
  • #100
Cheddar cheese and chocolate chips together!

Cheap cheesecake! yum! :biggrin:
 
  • #101
i heard that in asia peple eat living monkey's brains,is that true? :-p
 
  • #102
stoned said:
i heard that in asia peple eat living monkey's brains,is that true? :-p
I'm pretty sure that the monkeys expire during preparation. :biggrin:
 
  • #103
since we speak about food, worst thing i ate and actually at that time liked it a lot was soup made from duck blood,
 
  • #104
stoned said:
since we speak about food, worst thing i ate and actually at that time liked it a lot was soup made from duck blood,
Never heard of that one, but my Portuguese friends when I was a kid had blood pudding on special occassions.
 
  • #105
Evo said:
Oh. Ugh.

That's just WRONG!

Chronos, you've just ruined my dinner. :eek:
Interesting. Just how did you know a pickled squirrel head looks like - :eek: Did you also know, if you squeeze, it looks like this -
 
  • #106
Chronos said:
Interesting. Just how did you know a pickled squirrel head looks like - :eek: Did you also know, if you squeeze, it looks like this -
well, of course she did. She's a Texas girl, you know. :wink: I have never had the pleasure of feasting on squirrel heads, but I have nibbled a few pickled pigs feet.
 
  • #107
Chronos said:
Interesting. Just how did you know a pickled squirrel head looks like - :eek: Did you also know, if you squeeze, it looks like this -
:smile: ... :smile: Hope you don't mind the abbreviation; I don't have room for enough of them. Maybe it's just because I'm seriously demented, but that just might be the funniest thing that I've seen on this site since I got here. :biggrin:
 
  • #108
Math Is Hard said:
I have nibbled a few pickled pigs feet.
Don't worry about it, kid. It happens to all of us. The trick is to sober up first, slug the mouthwash, and make sure that nobody sees you leave. :biggrin:
 
  • #109
Luckily, the pigs never complained.
(And it's gotten me out of a few speeding tickets.)
 
  • #110
Originally Posted by stoned"
i heard that in asia peple eat living monkey's brains,is that true?

I'm pretty sure that the monkeys expire during preparation.


Yup its true.And the monkeys expire during the eating process, not preparation.

They take a monkey put it in a wooden box with only its head outside the box, then cut off its skull, and pour some hot oil on its brain. Then, every one digs in.

Btw , I am not kidding. The monkey's still screaming.
 
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  • #112
kaos said:
They take a monkey put it in a wooden box with only its head outside the box, then cut off its skull, and pour some hot oil on its brain. Then, every one digs in.

Btw , I am not kidding. The monkey's still screaming.

I guess that's one way to make sure you're being served fresh food. That has to be one of the most horrible things I've ever heard!
 
  • #113
kaos said:
Yup its true.And the monkeys expire during the eating process, not preparation.

They take a monkey put it in a wooden box with only its head outside the box, then cut off its skull, and pour some hot oil on its brain. Then, every one digs in.

Btw , I am not kidding. The monkey's still screaming.

Bon appetit :-p
 
  • #114


See the following --> http://www.maxent.org/ch/monkey_brains.html . Among many other googled links.
This reminded me of liquid glass and Quikie-Freeze water. :biggrin:
 
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  • #115
them pig brains are not bad either
 

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  • #116
kaos said:
Yup its true.And the monkeys expire during the eating process, not preparation.

They take a monkey put it in a wooden box with only its head outside the box, then cut off its skull, and pour some hot oil on its brain.
My mistake... I thought that the boiling oil done 'em in. Guess it's not as hot as I figured.
 
  • #117
Is it possible that eating brains of animals could increase person intelligence ?
 
  • #118
stoned said:
Is it possible that eating brains of animals could increase person intelligence ?
Well... it's pretty high-protein...
(I'm tempted to direct you to the movie "Hauser's Memory", but that would just be cruel.)
 
  • #119
Oh ! God ! I forgot about Mad cow disise, eating brains not too good,.
 
  • #120
stoned said:
Oh ! God ! I forgot about Mad cow disise, eating brains not too good,.
Since you're in this forum, it's probably too late to worry about that... :wink: