Just tried pouring some ginger ale in my lemonade (homemade). 10/10, much better than I wouldn’t thought
Feta and watermelon
Cantelope and prosciutto
Anchovies in Ranch dressing (make it fresh, you animals)
Goldschlager and Cuervo Gold tequila as a shaken shot (tastes like snickerdoodles)
Pancakes topped with yogurt and honey or pistachio butter
Georgian pesto is walnuts and cilantro, 10/10
Peanut butter in a tomato stew sends it in an African direction, and it’s amazing
Deep fried olives filled with cheese
Salmon marinated in bourbon, touch of soy sauce, and brown sugar, baked.
Anchovies and capers on your pizza if you wear big boy pants
Red wine and coca cola if you’re 14
Candied pine cones and creme brulé is 1 million percent magic
Cheez-its and canned whipped cream tastes exactly like if you asked ChatGPT to describe what cheesecake tastes like.
Just tried pouring some ginger ale in my lemonade (homemade).
I like orange juice with diet tonic water. Sort of shifts things in the direction of a sour grapefruit juice.
I don’t know if I’d call either of them weird, though.
My mom used to give this to us whenever we had a cold. Are you from the Southeast by any chance?
Nah, it wasn’t something that — as far as I can recall, at any rate — I picked up anywhere, started doing it on my own. I also like drinking diet tonic water straight. In general, most Americans prefer a very sweet orange juice — which I’d swear has gotten sweeter over my lifetime — and this ramps up the sour a bit.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/02/american-orange-juice-crash/681566/
European oranges skew tart because locals like their juice sour, while American varieties cater to the nation’s sweet tooth.
I distinctly recall grapefruit juice being more sour when I was younger. Unless it’s just my sense of taste changing. shrugs
Hmm interesting.
Tangentially related, I like adding Tonic water to sodas as a way of making them more bitter/less appetizing as a way of forcing me to drink less and slow down. Usually a 50/50 mixture and it effectively turns a 6pk of bottles into a 12
Strawberries and black pepper. You’re welcome.
My toddler insisted on putting pepper on her strawberries the other day.
I laughed and said she was welcome to try, but “start on just a couple slices so you don’t ruin all of them”.
She said it was great, but I didn’t believe her, so I tried it. And then we put pepper on all of them.
Sadly, strawberry season is gone where I am and I can’t wait to try this out. This year, i discovered that coriander goes very well with strawberries to make pesto. I ate 10 times more strawberries this year than my previous average.
Basically everything sweet with hot seasoning. One of my favorites: Mango with Chili! :-)
Your Hispanic is showing
lol I take it as a compliment, because my country of origin is not known for its kitchen. :-P
it is a compliment XD
One of my favorite grocery store salsas is spicy mango!
Currently I have a spicy pineapple salsa but that’s not as good because it’s “white” salsa, no tomatoes
Just tried this for the first time after learning about it from your comment. Pretty good! 👍
Cooked Eggs (preferably poached) On toast with…
Vegemite.
You can thank me later.
I can’t imagine this working as well with anything other than poached, but I can confirm it’s a winner like that. It’s a more ‘even’ substitute for salt, I guess?
Spot on
Try miso anywhere you’d use Vegemite.
Pineapples and pizza. Yeah I said it.
So no joke, I talked shit about pineapple on pizza for years. Then, I can’t remember why specifically, but we had someone over and asked what type of pizza she wanted, and she said Hawaiian. And there was some leftover. I grew up poor, and we do not waste food, so I decided it was worth trying it.
It was amazing. I immediately felt silly for being so against it.
My wife still refuses to try it on principle (she did grow up near NYC, so she has STRONG opinions on pizza).
Not to rag on your wife but New Yorkers have the worst opinions on pizza. If it’s not made in New York in some corner pizza store they say it’s the worst pizza in existence. They get mad that Chicago Pizza exists. I think if they knew Detroit Pizza existed they would explode.
I’ve had New York pizza. It’s mid. It’s fine. It’s ok. It’s not the best pizza in the universe guys. It’s convenient because there’s no place to sit anywhere and you can walk and eat it by the slice. I swear they have some sort of collective Stockholm syndrome about it.
Funny enough, she actually really likes Detroit Pizza. But yes, she thinks Chicago pizza is trash (I tend to agree, I hate the way chicago pizza is made… it’s messy, has too much sauce, and requires a fork which, to me, defeats the point of the pizza).
And I lived in New Jersey for awhile, and the pizza there, with a few exceptions, was some of the best pizza I’ve had (and I’m not talking that wide flat greasy stuff you get at NY street corners, I’m talking the pizza made at the restaurants run by Italians that are about half Italian restaurant, half pizza joint).
I also grew up near NYC. Hawaiian is underrated and everyone should try it at least once.
I’m glad you had an open mind, and didn’t waste food. (We also grew up unable to waste food)
And peach, too!
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It’s somewhat similar to the burger on a donut. It’s actually really good! I made a bacon cheeseburger, put it in a maple donut and almost died. Lol No ketchup or anything like that though.
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Roasted cauliflower and chocolate. I like to dust coco powder in the last 3 min.
Raisins and anchovies.
Mushrooms and coffee.
Garlic, chocolate, and coffee.
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Peanut butter and dill pickle sandwich. Maybe with a little Sriracha.
Peanut butter and a slice of onion makes a way better sandwich than you would ever think too.
As does peanut butter and bacon.
Someone needs to make a peanut butter, dill pickle, onion, and bacon sandwich and let us know how it is.
I’ve done that one a few times. Credit to Fred Savage in Little Monsters for putting me on the idea. My sis and I probably rented that movie a hundred times growing up.
Cooked buckwheat groats, bilberries (those wild Nordic blueberries) and maple suryp. With some soy milk. Great breakfast! Some almonds or nuts too.
Sriracha sauce and ice cream. Probably also works with any hot sauce that isn’t just spicy vinegar.
Now I’m curious what ice cream and wasabi is like…
Try dunking cookies in tea. Or orange juice. I love both but I get strange looks when I tell people.
OTOH a few people have told me peanut butter and cheddar cheese make a great sandwich. I tried once, was not a fan.
Vanilla in savory foods
Toast with mayo and powdered chocolate (Nesquik). Still not sure if my cousins were trying to pull a prank on me but it turned out to be one of my favourite childhood meals.
Milkshake with crispy bacon. You’ve got sweet, fatty, salty, crunchy, umami, creamy. So amazing. Blend or crumble a couple pieces into it but then have a whole piece or two stuck in it so you have bigger pieces to play around with. Has no business being as good as it is
In college we used to take a Ritz cracker, ez cheese, and top with a pizza roll. I haven’t tried one in some years now but I remember it slapped at the time
Used to know someone who would pour a box of junior mints into popcorn at the theater. Shake it a couple times, let it sit just long enough to get a little melty, then go wild. Bonus points for adding enough buttery topping to soak through the bottom of the container
