Just Try It: Weird Food Combinations

Every person has that one unique combination of foods that they like. Others might hear it and retch, but to you it’s irresistible.

Some people started entire careers out of such weird foods. Of course, different parts of the world will have different tastes, and that’s ok.

Even then, there are food combinations out there that are out of this world. By themselves, they are normal. If you put them together, they’re tasty but weird foods.

Curious? We have a dozen of them to show off. Here are 12 weird food combinations that we’re sure you’d love if you try.

1. French Fries and Fudge

Let’s start off tame with our tasty weirdness with French fries and chocolate fudge. If you go to fast food, chances are you will have access to a chocolate fudge sundae and some fresh French fries. Dip that hot bad boy in the ice cream fudge and get some salty sweet weird food combinations.

2. Spam Musubi (Spam and Seaweed)

Spam musubi makes sense to the people from Hawaii, who have an unhealthy obsession with SPAM.  One way they deal with it is musubi – weird foods that look like sushi in sandwich form. There’s SPAM in the middle, sandwiched between sushi rice and wrapped with seaweed.

Seaweed is a macroalgae or fish food. Shop here for all of your algae needs! We love seaweed on soups, but there are some questions to adding it to mush meat that makes us question it.

3. Salami and Grapes

Salami and grapes are not that weird if you think about it. Both are tasty, and one accentuates the flavor of the other.

The salami’s smoky salty taste gets a fine control from the tart sweetness of grapes. You can even find both in many meals like cheese boards.

4. Pizza and Chocolate

Pizza and chocolate still follow our standard formula of salty sweet weird food combinations. You can either dip the pizza in the chocolate or slather it on the crust.

If you want to go the extra mile, pile two pizzas and add some Nutella between. Please the New Yorker in you.

5. Cheetos and Cheese Sauce

Piling on the cheese with cheese sauce dipped Cheetos is a thing of lavishness. There’s no denying how tasty cheese is, and how the umami flavor spreads through your mouth. It sounds like it’s one of those weird foods, but it makes sense in context.

Do you know what’s better? Change it to Spicy Hot Cheetos. That’s where the money is.

6. Sriracha and PB and J Sandwich

People love Sriracha. We love Sriracha. What we’re not sure if we love is Sriracha on PB&J sandwich.

According to those who swear by it, Sriracha is there to undercut the extreme creaminess of peanut butter. This is among the weirder food combinations that we can live with.

7. Fruits and Mayo

Fruits and mayo are weird – even for us. People say that once you try it, it’s not too bad. Mayo gives fruits that extra body and zing that they tend to lack.

If this tasty snack sounds hard to stomach, the ones who love it say peanut butter is a good buffer.

8. Chicken and Waffles

Chicken and waffles are one of the pillars of quintessential soul food. We’re not too sure who started doing it, but this is one of those tasty combos that everybody loves.

Savory and sweet is the key, and chicken pairs up nicely with any breakfast food.

9. Mango and Chili

Mango and chili combo feels like it’s one of those weird food combinations out there, but it’s not. Mango has always had its uses in spicy Southeast Asian cuisine, in Thai cuisine in particular.

The West would think eating mango with something spicy is one of those weird food combinations. It’s more of a cultural thing instead. Some Asian cultures even dip mangoes in spicy rock salt for a snack.

10. Peanut Butter and Bacon

Peanut butter and bacon are on the top of our list of tasty weird foods. It should not even be weird because it’s a common variation of the PB sandwich, but some people can’t get over it.

The saltiness of the bacon compliments the sweetness of peanut butter. Put them in between butter fried toast and throw in a banana. That’s what we call an Elvis.

11. Coffee and Salt

Coffee and salt are one of those things that we don’t hear very much. It sounds absurd, but for black coffee aficionados, it’s a legit option.

Weird food combinations like coffee and salt work by removing a bad trait instead of adding. Salt can cut on the bitterness of black coffee, revealing the natural sweetness of the beans. Alton Brown even recommends doing so.

For some coffee lovers, bitterness is part of the experience. Those who don’t appreciate it, however, are free to try the salt method.

People have a tendency to add sugar, milk and lots of cream to hide the bitterness of the coffee. If you don’t want any of that extra baggage, go black and sprinkle a bit onto your next cup.

12. Oreos and Orange Juice

Oreos and orange juice sounds disgusting. 

The Oreo cookies have a level of bitterness that the acidic orange juice corrects. The milk cream center, when tempered by orange juice in your mouth, multiplies the sugar factor. It still isn’t very appealing.

Weird but Tasty Food Combinations

When it comes to food combinations, some weird foods can taste great. Sure, your eyes will tell you it’s not right. If you’re feeling a bit adventurous today, you can try these weird food combinations and try for yourself.

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