Cooking is an art. To truly understand what flavors best complement one another takes lots of experimentation. A chef must be brave enough to try new things and take risks. Even if a combination turns out to be repulsive, at least the artist learned something. Plus, you know what they say: one chef’s trash is another man’s favorite questionable food combination. (Or something like that…)
Recently, Reddit users have been sharing their favorite meals and snacks that other people just don’t understand, and we’ll warn you, some of them might cause you to raise your eyebrows. So below, we’ve gathered some of the most intriguing culinary concoctions that people absolutely swear by, as well as an interview with the Reddit user who sparked this conversation in the first place. As controversial as these may sound, we think that if you keep an open mind, you might even find a meal or snack that’ll make it into your regular diet as well.
Be sure to upvote the suggestions you find most shocking or that you would actually be willing to try, and feel free to share your own beloved yet misunderstood food combos in the comments. Then, if you’re interested in expanding your palette even further, you can find Bored Panda’s last article featuring questionable snacks and meals right here.
#1
Mashed potatoes. Sunny side up runny eggs. Flip the egg over onto the potatoes. My comfort food. My boyfriend thinks I’m crazy whenever I make it with leftover mashed potatoes.
Image source: ikogut, Paul_Cowan
#2
Dill pickle and extra sharp cheddar cheese. Bite of both at same time and chew and its amazing.
Image source: digdat0, Karolina Grabowska
#3
Once in a blue moon I’ll microwave a frozen French bread pizza instead of baking it–it’s objectively much worse this way but it tastes just like the bad microwaved rectangular pizza at the pool when I was growing up, which hits me right in the nostalgia. All it’s missing is bits of paper plate stuck to the bottom.
Image source: advena-curiosa, Open Grid Scheduler / Grid
#4
Grilled cheese with strawberry jam. The sweet and savory contrast is delicious.
Image source: NeverSawOz, Jason Reed
#5
Strawberries dipped in sour cream and then brown sugar.
Image source: hotrodford, Eljay
#6
A coworker once brought corned beef hash to work and ate it on a toasted english muffin with cream cheese schmeared on. She had enough to share and everyone passed on it, but me. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever had.
Image source: Thepandamancan23, Kathy Maister
#7
The day after a roast meat meal. Roast beef, sliced cold roast potatoes, mustard, cold gravy on buttery white bread sandwich.
Back off.
#8
I have soft boiled eggs on toast for breakfast nearly every day. So many people look at me weirdly when I tell them. Its like only poached , scrambled or fried exist. Some will be like “ ooh do you dip bits of toast in it?” And I’m like “nah, I peel it and put it in my toast (sliced in half, yolk runny, white cooked). Delish and healthy.
No one else does it and everyone gives me strange looks.
Image source: MrMarcusRocks, AntonMatyukha
#9
Picked this up from my Dad.
A piece of cake, doesn’t matter if it’s slightly stale, in a bowl, with milk poured over it.
Image source: Paula_King, Joy
#10
Dark peppermint chocolate eaten with salt and vinegar potato chips. Making sure you have a bit of each in your mouth at the same time.
Image source: michaeldaph, Thad Zajdowicz
#11
Baby carrots and peanut butter. It’s so good! The carrots are sweet and have a high enough water content to help break thru the peanut butter. Perfect snack, in my opinion.
Image source: barryandorlevon, Kona Gallagher
#12
A slide of cheddar cheese and a raw onion.
It’s [bad] on your breath so I have to save it for when I’m off work and not wearing mask otherwise I’m tearing up all day. But super yummy, creamy cheese with a snap of onion, perfection.
Image source: Nurse49, alleksana
#13
Whole pickled jalapeños, take off the stem end, dump out juice, fill with mac n’ cheese and enjoy!
Image source: Awholelottasass, Bradley Gordon
#14
Cottage cheese inside a hollowed out tomato
Image source: FancyDalifantes, Tambako The Jaguar
#15
Cottage cheese with a c**p load of cracked pepper on top of garden herb triscut cracker with a zip of siracha
Image source: eathatflay86, VadimVasenin
#16
mint chip ice cream with peanut butter
Image source: ltwtrower, Gloria Cabada-Leman
#17
ketchup on mashed potatoes. hey. don’t knock it, til you try it.
#18
Bacon jelly sandwich. Two pieces of white bread toast with bacon and strawberry jelly. Goes well with a glass of orange juice
Image source: FlyfishDailyMT, Ann Larie Valentine
#19
I like to eat popcorn and milk like cereal
Image source: Electrical_Key_9626, unixx.0.gmail.com
#20
Cottage cheese, mashed with a fork, mix with vanilla, cinnamon and a sprinkle of sugar. Spread on toast, top with more cinnamon, stick under broiler for just a minute.
Grandma called it a cheese danish. She and I are the only ones who ever ate it, and now it’s just me. Hubby and kids think it’s disgusting.
Image source: ElenasGrandma
#21
I think you have to be Australian to get this. Here goes; a buttered soft vegemite roll stuffed with Samboy BBQ chips. Anyone else?
Image source: CatBallou3, foam
#22
Mac ‘n’ cheese topped with apple sauce. Something about the hot and cold contrast as well as the salty/ creamy and sweet/smooth contrast. Idk, it just works for me. I’ve been eating it this way since I was a child.
Image source: sixacorns, Vancouver Bites!
#23
Dried instant ramen with the season packet sprinkled on it.
I put my cream cheese on the top of my everything seasoning bagel to seal in the seasoning, then invert – it raises eyebrows, but whose car and lap and shirt isn’t covered in bagel sprinkles, hmm???
Image source: bigmamapain, I G
#24
Slice of ham, put like a tsp honey on it, fold and eat it like a taco.
Image source: Correct_Silver_5813
#25
Avocados mashed together with cold condensed milk.
Image source: Darwin343, goblinbox_(queen_of_ad_h
#26
Original lays or ruffles chips- doesn’t matter the brand, as long as it’s plain salty chip with caramel sauce (litehouse tub). Freaking delicious.
My depression food is a flour tortilla with some Nutella. Haven’t had it in awhile but daaaaang it was satisfying.
Image source: -epm, Reuben Strayer
#27
Dill Pickle and Peanut Butter sandwich. I first tasted it when I was stoned nearly 40 years ago and I still eat one two or three times a year. The two ingredients just mesh in a way I can’t really explain.
Image source: Desertnurse760, L.A. Foodie
#28
Banana and mayonnaise sandwich.
Image source: Mcj1972, u/RBJII
#29
Canned pears with miracle whip and shredded cheese
Image source: gardenclue, Ann Larie Valentine
#30
Peanut butter pizza. Dad made it as a joke when I was a kid and I still make it today.
Image source: cataclyzzmic, u/MarioMedina11
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