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[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Had a pizza in Spain yesterday - pear, walnut and gorgonzola

Was absolutely stunning

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

I used to work at a pizzeria that had fig, pistachio, and arugula dressed with truffle honey. It was very popular.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Okay now THAT is weird. How did they prepare the pear? Big slices or little?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That has always been a pretty classic combo on cheeseboards. Probably that is why they came up with the idea to put it on pizza. My favorite pizzeria has it on the regular menu too. They make thin slices of halved pears for it, so the pear is not raw after baking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That's...actually a good point. Maybe not as weird as I thought.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I love that sweet and salty. Sea salt caramel. Prosciutto fig pizza. Chocolate pretzels.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Peanut butter on hamburgers. Really nice contrast especially if you also include pickles

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

This is the one I came here to post. Tried it at a brew pub I liked, I figured they wouldn't steer me wrong.

It's a bit messy once the burger starts really melting the peanut butter, but it reminded me of satay w/ peanut sauce.

No pickles for me though, I can't seem to get with the taste of cucumber in any form I've tried.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

pizza with jalapeños and pineapple, the spicy-sweet was pretty good

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Not unusual but not common is fish sauce on your fried or scrambled eggs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I have also seen someone added fish sauce into their chili. Not a lot, just a splash for the whole pot. It works.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (4 children)

A can of condensed tomato soup, 1 can of milk, pad of butter, 1/2 cup(or more) instant rice. Lets soup come to near boil, turn off heat, add rice., cover and let steep for about 8 minutes.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (4 children)

French fries with vinegar. Ok, not unusual if you’re British, but delicious even if you aren’t.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why the fuck did we colonise 90% of the world if you're not putting vinegar on chips? Did we teach you nothing?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Conquer half the world for spices.

Use absolutely none of them in authentic British cuisine.

Just the way His Majesty intended.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

We put ketchup on our "French Fries", governor.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
  • Vanilla ice cream and/or raspberry sorbet topped with pitch black, salty sweet licorice sauce. (common only in Denmark afaik)

  • "Birnen, Bohnen und Speck", a stew made from pears, green beans, bacon and a herb called satureja/savory. The pears in this one are a certain old breed, that is pretty hard and sour before cooking. (This is a local delicacy from the city of Hamburg in northern Germany)

  • Watermelon and feta cheese, especially during hot summer days (common in mediterranean countries)

  • Pickled cucumbers and feta cheese (those are eaten as a combo around the black sea afaik)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Pickles and more pickles

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This might sound wild... But buttered chicken/curry is a fantastic dipping sauce for pizza.

Order a pizza, order some curry, eat the whole pizza... It's so good

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mexican flavoured penang curry

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Wait, that sounds really good. Can you elaborate on the specifics?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Grapes in a chicken/tuna salad sandwich. Totally different experience with the diced grapes

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (5 children)

i like to dunk left over fries in vanilla icecream.

my coworkers thought i was mad when they witnessed me doing that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Back in the day when Wendy's served steak fries I used to dip them in my frosty.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

A Puerto Rican coworker turned me onto hot chocolate with cheese in it. I believe the traditional method is basically just to put some cheese in the cup and you end up with a melted glob of cheese to eat with a spoon as/after you drink it. I've played around with that as well as actually incorporating the cheese into the drink itself, melting it all together on the stove.

Kind of gets you some of that well-tested sweet/salty/savory combo. I dig it in a Mexican hot chocolate with some cinnamon and chili powder.

I believe the traditional cheese is edam, I've tried that as well as cheddar and a few other cheeses, they all seemed to work pretty well, try it at your own risk if you go for anything too funky

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like a food crime...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

That's kind of the point of this thread though isn't it? Weird food pairings that sound crazy but actually work if you're brave enough to try them

Elsewhere in this thread you'll find a lot of sweet/salty/savory pairings, one that's particularly relevant is adding chocolate to chili. Lots of chili will end up getting served with some shredded cheese, or some sour cream (sour cream is kind of next door to cheese when you think about it) so not too far off from a Mexican hot chocolate without the meat.

Cheese is dairy, and there's no shortage of milk and chocolate creations, like hot chocolate itself

Cheese can go with sweet things just fine, plenty of great fruit and cheese pairings, cheese and honey, etc. (if you haven't tried it, some warm apple pie with some sharp cheddar cheese on it is great, also sounds crazy to some people but if you ever do a cheese fondue odds are you're going to be dipping apple slices into cheese)

You're probably even familiar with a couple pairings of chocolate and other cheeses, things like chocolate chips in cannoli, chocolate cheesecake

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Avocado in chicken soup. Add to the bowl, not the pot. You'll never eat it without again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Pepperoni and pineapple pizza. The sweet and tangy go sooooo well together!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Cinnamon raisin bagel. Toasted with some thick slices of aged cheddar and a nice hotsauce. I like valentina, but siracha is good too.

[–] hoherd 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Kimchi on all the things! Burgers and pizza especially.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Peanut butter toast with Sriracha.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

I think my cousins maybe made me try this as a joke when I was younger but hear me out..

Toast. With mayo. Sprinkled with chocolate powder.

I don't eat it anymore because I'm a grown up or whatever but I still get cravings for it sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

One night we were making oatmeal butterscotch chip cookies, and I dipped a Frito corn chip in the cookie dough.

We decided to only make a half batch of cookies and used the rest for Frito dip.

Yes. We were high.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Water melon + bacon.

I was about to start my shift, but knew I would probably get hungry before lunch, so on my way out to the back deck I stopped via the galley to get some form of breakfast. I like bacon, and I like water melon, so I grabbed some of each as a snack on my way out. But then I needed to free up my hands, so I just put it all in my mouth, and the combination of sweet and salty was absolutely amazing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Cold watermelon soup with anise and cracked black pepper.

It was the appetizer to a meal that included duck breast smoked with lapsang souchong tea.

All of ot was outstanding.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I had a cherry chutney hamburger at a restaurant somewhere in Missouri. I ordered it because I thought it was a weird combo. IT WAS DELICIOUS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

My wife makes an awesome chocolate chili.

Now it's an open secret that a bit of dark chocolate adds more flavor and "richness" to a bowl of chili. But she cranks it up to 11 and puts about 200 grams of chocolate into a 3 liter pot. It's spicy, savory and sweet, and tastes like you're eating dinner and dessert at the same time. I love it, and so did anyone who's ever tried it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This sounds pretty similar to "mole" which is a Mexican dish.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Since mangoes are in season now:

Green mangoes (still crunchy) with crushed Thai pepper and sugar and a tiny pinch of salt.

Or just go all out and make the crack sauce.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Rosemary + Strawberry (Jam)

Fresh Strawberries mixed and cooked with rosemary twigs then sieved
Can be diluted with water as a sort of lemonade.
Or it can be further processed as a jam.
I like to use it as a thin topping on a chocolate or hazelnut spread :)
Sort of like a PB&J but instead a S&B?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My grandmother introduced me to chocolate ice cream with crumbled lays chips about 35 years ago. I abstain from this almost consistently; but I’ll be damned if those aren’t a match made in hell.

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