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The environment we grow up in plays a significant role in forming our relationship with nutrition. In fact, having frequent and regular family meals is associated with a myriad of benefits for children and adolescents, including decreased risk of obesity, lower chance of substance use, violent behavior, depression, and suicidal thoughts, as well as better communication skills and improved self-esteem.

Naturally, it also shapes our taste preferences, exposing our taste buds to certain flavors and textures. Interested in just how much variation there is, Reddit user Kerker1717 made a post on the platform, asking everyone to share the weird food combination that was standard in their household that later people said was not normal.

Continue scrolling to check out the answers they have received and don't miss the chat we had with foodies Sarah Tuck and Richa Gupta — you'll find it between the entries.

#1

30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Whenever my mom used an egg wash and breadcrumbs there would be leftover from the breading station. So she used to mix them together, add a little water if there was too little of the egg left, and let the breadcrumbs hydrate. Then the mixture went into a skillet with heated olive oil to be fried like a breadcrumb pancake. There was no way she was going to throw out those breadcrumbs. Every so often I find myself craving a breadcrumb pancake. I make one with a beaten egg to hydrate seasoned breadcrumbs. But I add Locatelli Romano cheese and julienned sun dried tomatoes as well. Fried in olive oil with extra Locatelli cheese on top. So maybe not a weird food combination. But certainly a weird item to cook. Weird- but I love it!

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JuJu
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandma did this. War generation would never waste food.

Marcos Valencia
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not weird at all for me. My grandma cooked this and it was called a "Tortilla de pan" (bread omelet).

sbj
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Mom always did this and we'd get the Pork Schnitzels and she'd have the pancake as I learned later on in life it's because she preferred it

Iampenny
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do this all the time, not weird at all (or maybe I'm the weird one who finds this normal)

Cydney Golden
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't that the origin of hushpuppies?

DustBunny
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used to do this! I forget what we were even making that we had egg and crumbs, but I can totally remember the taste.

Cindy Minnis
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's yet another few bites of "foodwaste" that actually tastes great! A little salt and pepper is enough to make it taste amazing.

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    #2

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird My little old great-grandmother used to wake me up at 3:00 a.m. every morning and give me an ego, cheese and ham sandwich and a gigantic like 40 oz mug of hot cocoa and tell me that I hadn't eaten anything all day and I had better eat. She had mild dementia and I had moved in there with her to take care of her. She was really sweet and my favorite human being on the planet until she died like a year or so later. RIP Granny, I love you and I miss you She could also cook better than anybody I've ever met.. everything that came out of her kitchen was delicious. I'm not sure how she made her lasagna taste like that I cannot replicate The taste she produced. Also her lentil chicken soup was delicious. And I'm really really hungry now thinking about my great grandma that's weird

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All sounds lovely, and she sounds lovely too

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should make some Lentil Chicken soup and share it with some others so you can pass on your Granny's love

    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing tastes like grandma's dishes. Nothing else has the extra of her love to season it to perfection. I really miss mine

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ego? Is that part of the sandwich, or a typo?

    Robert Beveridge
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ego, Cheese, and Ham sounds like the title of Roger Corman's memoirs

    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That taste in her lasagna that you can never replicate? It's love...plain and simple.

    Montanavanna
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss my grandma's cooking also! No matter how hard we try we cannot replicate her gravy. Sauce of the gods it was!

    Sammie 19
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gravy with bacon grease tastes like heaven

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    Alberto Cevallos
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that sounds delicious, but, you made me cry :(

    yuri Snyder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    RIP 🪦 she sounds lovely 🥰

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    While it might be tempting to just say "yuck" when reading about these meals, don't be so quick to write them off. "Trying out new dishes is like travel—broadening our perspective and widening our way of thinking," Sarah Tuck, the woman behind the food and recipe blog Stuck in the Kitchen, told Bored Panda.

    "It's an adventure! And that's not to say the familiar isn't also amazing. I like nothing better than perfect softly scrambled eggs on toasted wholegrain bread—it tastes like coming home after a trip away," Tuck, who's also the editor of New Zealand's biggest food magazine Dish.co.nz, added.

    #3

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird My ex made me scrambled eggs, and I had to immediately spit them out. There was CINNAMON in them. I asked why the hell he had put cinnamon in my eggs, and he said he didn't. Only salt and pepper. Um, no, taste them - there is cinnamon on these eggs. So he takes a scoop and tells me I'm imagining things. They taste fine! [They did not] Turns out he was NOT gaslighting me. His mother had given him his salt and pepper shakers. We were at his moms and I put some pepper on my meal and again, f*****g cinnamon. "Oh yes!" His mother exclaimed, "He's a Taurus, and they have weak throats. Cinnamon is good for the throat, so to make sure he gets enough and stays healthy, I mix it into the pepper!" He thought that was just what pepper tasted like.

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    SonicAlchemy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cinnamon is absolutely horrible where it doesn't belong, I understand. It's a very strong and forward spice that there's no coming back from.

    Lama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the weirdest thing to put on eggs though.. french toast is basically bread with egg and cinnamon. But if you don't expect it, it's the worst.

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be afraid, be very afraid of that MIL

    Subaru645
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All that was missing was the bread to make French toast…

    Teutonic Disaster
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1) So the ex never seasoned his food with pepper anywhere else, like at a restaurant f.e. and noticed the difference in taste? and 2) I've heard/read all kinds of astrology-related nonsensical generalizations, but "Tauruses have weak throats" is a new one. Whatever mum even means by that or if cinnamon actually helps I couldn't say, but that line is taking several cakes.

    Erica Ventura
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm more interested in the Taurus' have weak throats aspect. I'm a Pisces, what's my weakness? And my eldest daughter is a Taurus and can belt out songs so loud you have to ask her to be quiet cuz you're on the phone. Great singer but not always in the right place at the right time....

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm idk. I've had maple syrup touch a bit of egg and it tastes pretty good. So maybe cinnamon scrambled eggs isn't so bad? I need to verify this!

    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oddly enough, in chili, cinnamon and a bit of cocoa. I know it sounds weird but there's a chili called Skyline out of Cincinnati, Ohio and cinnamon and cocoa are mixed in and it's amaaaaazing! If it's your first time eating Skyline though, have someone else prepare it cuz the visual is very off-putting. Lol

    Beachbum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband once made garlic bread with cinnamon in it....I really have no idea why

    Diana Pahule
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only egg I want cinnamon in is my French toast batter.

    CP
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kids love cinnamon on their eggs.

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    #4

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Our thanksgiving leftover meal was turkey with gravy over waffles. Delicious. But when I got to high school/college people told me it sounded gross and weird.

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    MP
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chicken and waffles with gravy is common. Can’t be that different with turkey

    SonicAlchemy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not gross and weird, just different. Waffles offer a great blank canvas for savory dishes when they're not doused in fruit, whipped cream and syrup

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does sound gross and weird. And intriguing, and worth trying.

    Jerry Diplo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We ate this often, not just after Thanksgiving. It was delicious!

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember chef Racheal Ray mixing crandberries into left over stuffing and putting it in the waffle maker, then putting turkey and gravy over the top. I thought it sounded delicious.

    Leesa DeAndrea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Silly kids. Waffles are just another kind of bread.

    Arenite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s an open face turkey sandwich, just with a waffle instead of bread.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess down in some of the Southern states chicken and waffles is a thing. So I don't see much difference except substituting turkey for chicken.

    DustBunny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s just holiday chicken and waffles.

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    It's also perfectly fine if these pictures inspire you to come up with something entirely new because "it's when you push the boundaries that you get the most interesting combinations," Richa Gupta, the cook, writer, and photographer running the blog My Food Story, explained to us.

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    Just remember to at least consider how things come together. To begin, Gupta suggests playing with complementary and contrasting flavors. The former allows ingredients to work in tandem (think peanut butter and bananas), while the latter pairs distinct taste profiles to create a dynamic sensory experience.

    "While you're experimenting, always taste, taste, taste," Gupta added.

    #5

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Scrambled eggs/omelets with ketchup. I always thought this was normal but as an adult the more I eat with others the more they keep pointing out to me that's weird or gross???

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is pretty normal — at least I know lots of people who do this. I'm not really a ketchup person, so I don't eat this myself, though.

    Tricia S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I eat my scrambled eggs with salsa

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooo you're making my mouth water! Same!

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    DE Ray
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like ketchup at all, but mustard (especially the cheap yellow mustard) is great on scrambled eggs.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom does this. I find it disgusting, but everyone should eat however they want to.

    Laura Slade
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope I also ketchup my omelette

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe not like the picture, but yeah, I'd often use ketchup on an omelette - I think anyone thinking it weird is weird.

    PattyK
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad loved ketchup on his scrambled eggs!

    Beachbum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really normal, I eat my eggs like that, or with some hot sauce!

    Diana Pahule
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's perfectly normal, just some of us grow out of it. For instance my husband still loves ketchup on his scrambled eggs, and I don't, but I did as a kid.

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    #6

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird My mom used to put cut-up hot dogs in everything. Cut up hot dogs in scrambled eggs, in box mac and cheese, in stir fries with vegetables to eat on top of rice, in fried potatoes to make some kind of hot dog hash.

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    Agfox
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes sense, they were cheap, easy to prepare & added bulk.

    Cindy Minnis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Food is food and if you have to feed mouths that need more than you can provide without meal fillers, you use meal fillers. The goal is to get everyone filled up and feel comfortable.

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    Matthew Zornig
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love mac and cheese with hot dogs! And that's the hill I will die on

    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Growing up dirt poor, getting a hotdog chopped into my mac 'n' cheese was a good day. "Yay! We had enough money to splurge on a package of pig and cow byproduct!"

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, there's worse things done in kitchens. Good way to pad out the supplies, feed the multitude.

    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At 57 years old, I still like hot dog slices in mac & cheese. Throw in a can of chili in the process, and it's basically a chili dog casserole.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the person who wrote this Sheldon Cooper? ;)

    Leesa DeAndrea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds good to me. Easy & fast way to add protein to your meal.

    Deep One
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fried hot dogs and onions in baked beans for the win! (Also a dab of dark BBQ sauce.)

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    However, if you're an absolute novice, you might want to learn your way around the kitchen first. "I think as a beginner cook or baker it is best to follow conventions to start with," Sarah of Stuck in the Kitchen said. "Then, as skill levels increase, I would recommend experimenting."

    "When thinking about developing a recipe, it is a little like writing music, thinking about all of the different elements coming together—in this case, I always start with the sweet/salty/bitter/umami balance, but also the texture; do I want an overall soft, smooth texture or would something benefit from a little crunch to contrast?"

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    #7

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird My grandmother always put grape jelly on her grilled cheese, so I like to also. Apparently that is not something people normally do.

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    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheese and fruit/sweet are a love story as old as cheese

    SonicAlchemy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fruit and cheese mingle well together, especially when the fruit is as a jam or jelly so I can get with this. Cheese and fruit are commonly paired on charcuterie boards with crostini as a vessel.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Membrilo and manchego, cheshire and apple, pate de mure and goat cheese. You are normal.

    Marcos Valencia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is perfectly normal for me. Not this particular combination of bread, jelly and cheese, but not weird at all.

    TheAmericanAmerican
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like grandma came from wester Europe lol

    Beachbum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like ketchup n my grilled cheese as well!

    Mental Liberals
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anything by kraft is gmo garbage...the idea sounds good though!

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Velveeta is nasty AF. You couldn't pay me to put it on anything!

    WonderWoman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Velvetta - is 100% nasty fake sodium-laced science experiment gone bad

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    #8

    Pork chops and homemade applesauce. So damn good but everyone I mention it to thinks it's repulsive

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's traditional in UK. Personally I prefer fried apple slices

    Charlie the Cat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But pork chops & apple sauce is a classic combination. Nothing weird about that one.

    Karen Startz Richardson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *** must use Peter Brady voice when saying, 'pork chops & applesauce'....only not-young peeps will get that one. I loved, 'The Brady Bunch' ❤️

    MushroomHead22
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    these all sound made up. pork and apples go very well together, and its something that has been around for ages.

    Pille P
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in Estonia a lot of savoury dishes are eaten with a sour lingonberry jam (think cranberries but sourer)

    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? I thought that was a pretty normal combination

    SonicAlchemy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just don't get the concept of sweet and savory. Pork chops and applesauce is very common and has been for generations.

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    "I like little contrasts to liven things up, like a fresh zingy lemon/garlic/parsley gremolata on a slow-cooked soft beef cheek ragu, or a sprinkling of crunchy nuts and seeds with dukkah and a little olive oil over burrata broken onto a salad," Sarah Tuck added.

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    "But the thing is, sweet and savory can also work brilliantly together, like sea salt and dark chocolate, or chili honey with cheese or chicken, so something that might sound weird when you first hear of it might actually make total sense when you take a bite!" the food writer said.

    #9

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird When I was young and my Dad was a single parent, he'd try to have "fancy" dinners for my sister and me. His go-to appetizer for us was a slice of bologna, covered in peanut butter, then rolled up into a log. He'd then cut it into sections and each would have a toothpick in it. Voila! Appetizers. Whenever I start missing my Dad, who passed away when I was 24, I make those appetizers.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww bless him (in the British sense, I don't mean bless his heart!)

    Jaya
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the difference? I always assumed they mean roughly the same.

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was doing his best and to me me it seems his best was more than good enough as you carry on the 'tradition'

    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put peanut butter on most of my sandwiches cold cuts/cheese, BLT, whatever. Why lube your sandwich with mayo to fall apart when you can glue it together with peanut butter?

    yuri Snyder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww ☺️ RIP 🪦 your dad sounds like a wonderful person/parent

    Des Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to do this with ham and peanut butter! Excellent with a few Cheetos rolled in there too!

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My former FIL ate a sandwich every day before leaving for work. Whole wheat bread, Miracle Whip on one side, peanut butter on the other, bacon & pickles.

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    #10

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Strawberry jelly on a sausage biscuit. Learned that working fast food at 15.

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    Stephen Hutchison
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chutney isn't usually available at a fast food restaurant.

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    Holly D.
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    APRICOT JAM, BABY SWISS AND SAUSAGE PATTY ON TOASTED ENGLISH MUFFIN!!!!! SOOOO YUMMM!

    DE Ray
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The concept of sweet and savory being different didn't show up in Western cuisine until the late Renaissance. All sorts of jams and jellies, syrups and glazes go really well on meats or other savory foods.

    MP
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s normal / common isn’t it?

    actaeon cross
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how I've always eaten it but I'm not a fan of grape jelly

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    Mrs.C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grape jelly or apple butter works too. Really good! Learned it from the Lunch Lady before me.

    Ginger Winters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grape jelly for sausage biscuits...get with the program

    Cathy Mcgee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm english please what is a sausage biscuit?

    🩶🩷Marvin HoG🩷🩶
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's basically the sandwich in the picture. Although if I had to guess based on common fast food breakfast sandwiches they probably mean a buttermilk biscuit, which jelly/jam/compote pairs wonderfully with.

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    Interestingly, in some scenarios, you might be more inclined to broaden your culinary horizons. For example, if you're actively dating!

    Turns out, being reluctant to try new foods can be a turn-off, according to research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. The study provides evidence that the willingness to try new food can influence sexual desirability and is seen by others as a signal of sexual unrestrictedness.

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    As Richa Gupta said, "If food lovers didn't experiment with ingredients, and techniques, and challenge the boundaries, the culinary world would be at a standstill." And by the sound of it, we owe it to them for spicing up not only our meals but also our love lives!

    #11

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Having milk to drink with spaghetti, super refreshing. It counters the acidity perfectly but my Italian American friends think I’m nuts.

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    MacToast
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad to know it's not just me, will have to share this post with my husband who gives me "the look" whenever I do this... with both spaghetti and pizza, lol.

    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When we were kids, we drank milk with every meal. I really can't see the weirdness.

    ADDchallengedINFP-T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I grew up drinking milk with nearly everything. Coke and Pepsi were not on the menu.

    Adam Belaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you get heartburn easily, milk is a great solution. My wife gets it with most tomato-based items and always has a glass of milk handy.

    TheRightToArmBears
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here. Also: chili and a glass of milk

    Babs McGurk
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always have a glass of milk with my pizza...

    Notme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it really weird to drink milk with a meal, as milk is filling and nourishing per se. Surprised no one here has mentioned water! That’s what I always have with food unless socialising (then I might have wine) or just having toast or biscuits (then tea or coffee).

    Nikole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. To me, it’s not a beverage.

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    Josephina Minutolo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes Cold milk with spaghetti is super refreshing!

    Aniyha Calhoun
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I drink milk with everything I LOVE it

    Mathieu Brouwers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drinking milk or eating small lumps of butter (with or without a small bite of bread) to neutralize the taste in the mouth is part of a multi-course meal. (Try a Michelin restaurant with a wine menu.) Butter and bread before tasting the next wine is normal as well.

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    #12

    Kraft Mac n Cheese with a can of tuna in it. I was thirty before I realized this was not common. I think its came about because my dad comes from a poor Catholic family and it was a cheap way to feed five kids during Lent. Edit: Guys I get it. Please stop replying "It's tuna casserole." It is not the same thing as what I ate growing up. Tuna casserole is pasta and tuna, yes, but it is not a box of Kraft Mac n Cheese with a can of tuna dumped in at the end. Tuna casserole has some variety of peas, onion, cream of mushroom/chicken soup, and often has bread crumbs or chips on top. I have had tuna casserole, tuna salad, and tuna helper at various times of my youth. They are different.

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    Nova Cat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter and I do this all the time for a quick easy meal with some protein. I will typically eat cucumbers or something green on the side, but nothing wrong with this meal at all.

    Diana Pahule
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you mean not common? There were two things my mother did with mac and cheese, tuna or hot dogs. She did add onions, and peas to both.

    Bgray450
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kids grew up on that. I liked to add frozen peas to it as well. Then you add a little hamburger and tomatoes to boxed mac and cheese. Goulash!

    Daniel Atkins
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I add the peas too and i add some mushrooms too. Top it with ground pepper and hot sauce.

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    Sven Grammersdorf
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife makes Kraft Mac n Cheese with tuna and peas in it all the time

    heather morris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been eating it for years and still do and my kids love it

    Ivona
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Macaroni & cheese with canned tuna in is much better than what goes into the traditional tuna casserole. It's not poor people's food. We have it often and love it.

    Deep One
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kraft Mac n Cheese, drain tuna into boiling water, make mac n cheese, add tuna, can of peas, can of cream of mushroom soup. (may need to me microwaved afterwards if ingredients are added cold). When I first saw this recipe I thought yuck but tried it anyways it is very good!)

    Kel_how
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put tuna in my ramen. While I heat the kettle, I put the dry noodles, spice packet, tuna, and frozen mixed veg in a bowl. Then pour the boiling water and wait a few minutes. Super easy, cheap meal.

    Theresa Galles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's cheesy tuna surprise... Kraft mac n cheese, a can of tuna, and a can of peas. The peas are the surprise.

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    #13

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Noodles with butter, sugar, and walnuts. Apparently my dad used to eat it when he was growing up. It's Hungarian. Diós tészta. I grew up in Canada and yeah it was considered weird by my friends.

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    Jane No Dough
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a noodle kugel without the baking. My family's Russo-Hungarian side passed down a dish of cabbage and onion sauteed in butter, mixed with egg noodles. Yum!

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend of my mom's once made us something called "Irish spaghetti". It included 2 cups of sugar! I still have nightmares about it.

    Karen Guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad's side of the family is German. My Oma would take noodles and saute them in a frying pan with butter, cinnamon and sugar. It is so yummy, I don't even like pasta very much but I love this.

    Shelli Aderman
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds yummy! It’s basically a deconstructed kugel!

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sugar is the only bit of that that sounds odd to me.

    Leesa DeAndrea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet noodle dishes are a thing: noodle kugel, for example.

    UnicornSnotRules
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Noodles with cottage cheese and sour cream. Something my Hungarian grandmother used to make me.

    AgingBull
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any type of grain or grain derivative like noodles is pretty much a blank slate so not that weird

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    #14

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Potato chips & cottage cheese.

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    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What is that enticing bowl of white? Cottage cheese? Is it like cheese from some cottage?" -Charlie Kelly

    Beachbum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love french dressing on my cottage cheese

    ADDchallengedINFP-T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, yummy. Cottage cheese is also delicious with fruits.

    troufaki13
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Potato chips (bbq flavor for me) and chocolate 🤤

    Telmo Belo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think I have found anything that doesn't taste better with chips. Not often, buy I sometimes use them to eat ice cream or pudding and even sprinkle them on soup.

    Leesa DeAndrea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had that. Instead of sour cream dip.

    Nancy Lynch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, but then, I.don't like cottage cheese at all.

    Sharee Odegard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bologna w/a plop of cottage cheese on top and a side of Ruffles potato chips. Little bit of deliciousness!

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    #15

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird My grandpa used to make peanut butter toast (crispy bread, like almost burnt, and smooth PB — and he always buttered the bread before putting on the PB) and hot chocolate, and would dip the toast in the hot chocolate. Didn't realize it was weird until I got to college, did it in the dining hall, and got some weird looks.

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    LokisLilButterknife
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Spain you dip churros in deliciously thick hot chocolate and it’s wonderful.

    Mathieu Brouwers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every Dutch child loves peanut butter and dark chocolate sprinkles on bread or toast.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dipping toast in hot chocolate may look weird, but the flavour combination is completely unremarkable

    Pittsburgh rare
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless it's Spanish hot chocolate. Toast, churros or biscuits. They all go In there

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    Cindy Minnis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like cheap *ss Reece's bars! Grandpa was a bright guy!

    detective miller's hat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to eat butter-and-peanut-butter sandwiches as kids, but I don't remember where it originated. I DO remember it was pretty delicious.

    CP
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to dip buttered bread in hot chocolate as a kid. I think I need to try it with my kids.

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds delicious especially if you've got a hangover

    v
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peanut butter and nutella on toast is fantastic.

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    #16

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Grew up super poor. We ate flap jacks which in our house were just flour with salt and water pan cooked into flabby flavorless pancakes and then my mom would try to make syrup by cooking down sugar and water. Another regular was toast with ketchup and yet another was spaghetti noodles with canned beans. I don’t know that I can say I thought it was normal but I did know it was what there was to eat.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She tried her best, good on her.

    Noname
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ketchup on toasted sliced bread with American cheese melted under the broiler was our homemade pizza. Canned baked beans with hamburger meat was "cassoulet" (my French husband never forgave me for serving him this while camping). I call it comfort food, he called it "merde". And this from the guy who eats andouillette.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the pasta and beans sounds like a "poor man's" take on Pasta Fagioli, just simplified. (I am not ragging you being poor, that is just a term for very simplified versions of stuff made with the simplest of ingredients, that go almost all the way to something)

    ...
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry about offending anyone in these. The comments are stolen from another website and the original author is unlikely to stumble upon this

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    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that is some weird combinations. Not saying it is bad or wrong.

    Kylie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also remember bread & dripping (the leftover grease from frying bacon etc) at my grandparents.

    Kylie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We definitely weren't poor but as a kid I loved sandwiches of either bread and butter with sugar or tomato sauce (Aussie and no it's NOT the same as ketchup)

    Cindy Minnis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You make what you can with the money and groceries you have. I wished it was a less poor upbringing. At the same time she tried her best to feed you as well as she could.

    Linda Duckworth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had those pancakes growing up as well. My mom was a single mom with 4 kids and 2 deadbeat dads. She would make gravy and we put that on the pancakes. We called them flitters.

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    #17

    I always thought coleslaw on pulled pork was normal because every place near me served it like that. Then I find out the heathens in the rest of the country don't like that.

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    Kate Yarris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's a pretty normal thing. I've seen it served that way all over.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVE coleslaw on a pulled pork sandwich! I'm not from the South either.

    Donald
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coleslaw on a pulled pork sandwich is the only way to do it.

    Maisey Myles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s the way-uh huh uh huh -I like it

    Bgray450
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. GOTTA have coleslaw with the pork!

    CSC
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, definitely coleslaw with pulled pork. Delicious!

    Susan
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very normal around the south! It adds a crunchy texture and a little sweet and tangy zip.

    MushroomHead22
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its extremely normal. wtf where are you from?

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    #18

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Shepherds pie but instead of mashed potatoes, macaroni cheese on top!!!!!!!!!

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    SonicAlchemy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't taste bad but the pasta wouldn't hit the spot for a Shepherd's pie, texturally. That soft and tender stew meat with the gravy and mashed potatoes are what makes Shepherd's pie what it is. I'll pass on the mac.

    ShadySlytherin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no stew meat in a Shepherd's Pie, though? It's supposed to be made with mince, isn't it?

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but being English this is a travesty

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it does sound interesting, but not if it uses that "Mac n Cheeze" from Kraft, in the Blue box

    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will try this on Saturday. I suddenly feel a craving.

    AMaureen Dance
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even imagine this being a money saver,like a lot of odd food combinations seem to be.Potatoes are soooo inexpensive, and incredibly versatile.

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    #19

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird We were kinda poor, and my mom used to take a package of uncooked hot dogs and grind them up and mix them with sweet relish and mayonnaise. That was our “ham salad”. My friends all loved the stuff!

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm assuming that by 'uncooked' you simply mean not reheated, and that the sausages were already cooked before packing?

    Data1001
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the USA, hot dogs (with very few exceptions) are always sold pre-cooked in the package. So there would be very little difference in how it would taste if you cooked them before grinding them up.

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your mom did the best for you and it's great that your friends came round

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your mum clearly had a talent for making owt from nowt, you're lucky

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds like a good try, that worked out well, especially if your friends loved them

    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uncooked? I never heard of raw hot dogs.

    Ervin Conn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People in Pennsylvania do this a lot. I prefer bologna over the hot dogs.

    Noname
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course, because it's a German thing-- in France we call it piémontaise. I love it.

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    Noproblem
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG my mom did too! I didn’t know there were others out there.

    Noname
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Believe it or not, it's a beloved salad in both Germany and France!!

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    Gustav Gallifrey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another one that sounds appalling, and which makes me want to try it.

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    #20

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Sliced pickle and Kraft singles sandwiches. Did not ask for and did not want these but got them in lunches regularly.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty common in Germany (well, sort of, sliced pickle with REAL cheese is)

    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could eat "saure Gurken" on/with anything.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheese and pickle is practically one word here

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the only way i would try this combo is if it used actual cheese, not american, stuff like Kraft cheese singles (those things ain't cheese!)

    Noname
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Educate yourself on American cheeses, because Kraft singles are an American cheese product, but not all American cheese is like Kraft singles. And drop your nose down, because in France, the country with 250+ cheeses, tends to sell more of these individually wrapped slices of homogeneous cheese product more than they sell brie, camembert and roquefort combined. And the French make them in cheddar and emmental flavor. Which is weird.

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    TheDreadPirateSteve Plankt'n
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love a good cheese and pickle sandwich, the addition of chips sounds great.

    Noname
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't serve a grilled cheese sando without pickles. Now, if you're adding pickles to the sando, I'm all ears. I've always found pickles to be the side

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    Leesa DeAndrea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just had similar sandwich a week ago. But with Kraft Velveeta singles & dill pickles on whole wheat with Kraft mayo & yellow mustard.

    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still hate even the smell of pickles, to this day.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see this picture has potato chips on them also. I need to try this combo.

    Cindy Minnis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We make them once every so often as I feel it suits my need for "fast food" and the salty feel of the crisps. Btw we're not British, nor American.

    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVED these as a kid. No one else in our family ate them, so I don't even know where I got this idea, but it was SO good!

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    #21

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird When it was dad's turn to cook... S. O. S. Ground beef browned with salt n pepper. Thickened and creamed. (Essentially just hamburger gravy) on toast. Meh.

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    Maisey Myles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    S.O.S = Sh!t On a Shingle. That’s what we called it a boarding school

    tarryn norwich
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its a military thing here, my vets talk about it all the time lol.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't this pic of chipped beef on toast?

    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has been a common meal for the masses for decades in the US.

    Robert Beveridge
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but it's usually made with chipped beef, not ground. (or Armour dried beef, which ends up a similar consistency but a good deal saltier.)

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    MacToast
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason this is our Christmas breakfast every year. Instead of ground beef though, its usually chipped beef from a can or package, served over biscuits with a side of scrambled eggs. Yum

    Bgray450
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SOS! My dad used the little cans of salty dried beef. Good memories.

    Charles McChristy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could never eat that again after doing time. There was no meat in it. Just flower, lard, salt, pepper, and water.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours was made with some pre-packaged meat that was very salty. But it was the only time we could say the word S H I T without getting slapped

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My stepmother was out of town and my Dad had the flu. Being the considerate daughter, I asked what I could make for him so he'd feel better. That's exactly what he wanted - hamburger gravy (w/onions) over mashed potatoes and he ate it with Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. He was so happy.

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    #22

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird The weirdest thing I can think is my grandma taught me to eat Coffee and Crackers. Basically you take a plate and line it with saltines, then pour over coffee until they're softened then spread some sugar to taste and eat with deli ham. It's basically a poor man's country ham biscuits and red eye gravy. It's not the most filling breakfast in the world but it hits the spot every once in a blue moon.

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    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this with Zwieback. I loved it. And in the northern part of my country, we love to "stipp" (dip) cookies in coffee or tea.

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dunking biscuits is very common in the UK (I never liked it though) but the dish described sounds absolutely bizarre, salty crackers, ham and sweetened coffee. Bleurgh.

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    Sally Signup
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma liked to put a lump of cheddar cheese into her black coffee, then when it got melty she'd fish it out and eat it.

    LokisLilButterknife
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Putting a sweeter cheese in coffee is relatively common in some Central and South American countries. I believe this is also done in parts of northern Sweden. It’s actually quite tasty.

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    Kate Yarris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma and I would dip graham crackers in coffee. To this day I still love it!

    LokisLilButterknife
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This definitely sounds like a war time meal where people had to make do with what they had..

    Gert Domber
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES, ZWIEBACK WITH MILK AND RAISINS, YUMMY

    Lori Summers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad does this thing where he breaks up saltines into a glass, pours milk over it and eats it with a spoon.

    ADDchallengedINFP-T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee with cookies would be better, but not mushed together

    Steve Hall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like that came out of the depression era.

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    #23

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Digestive biscuits spread with soft cheese like philadelphia and a bit of jam, usually two to make it a sandwich biscuit. I sometimes had this with peanut butter between the biscuits instead.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr Auntriarch puts mascarpone and jam on digestives, he calls it instant cheesecake. I prefer lemon curd to jam though

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yumm. Digestve biscuits are great with proper cheese too, their sweetness nicely balances with strong-flavoured mature Cheddar or Stilton, for example.

    Spannidandoolar
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For international reference, digestive biscuits are what we (UK) crush up to make a cheesecake base.

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK we have Ritz biscuits and I love Philly or Butter on these but I'm with you on the Digestives

    Mary Ballard-Johansson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Digestive, cream cheese, and lemon curd. Best combo!

    DustBunny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cream cheese and jelly sandwiches are a Philadelphia thing, so this doesn’t seem that odd.

    Poppy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK especially in the north of England, we enjoy Digestive biscuits with a mature cheese and apple slices

    Heather Menard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to eat this nothing wrong with it

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    #24

    Tomato open-faced sandwiches as a snack in-between meals. Just a few pieces of bread with nice tomato slices on them, salt and pepper.

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    poison Ivy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homegrown tomatoes with salt and pepper are a meal for me. Yum. Can't wait for spring!

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, tomatoes on toast though, gourmet food

    Bgray450
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tomato and mayo sammies, with lots of pepper. Yum.

    Steve Hall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    White bread, tomatoes and mayo.

    athornedrose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this was always the snack my grandmother would give us if she didn't want us to eat too much before dinner

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it's also a very light and refreshing snack

    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty normal to be fair, sometimes I'll add onions on top.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make an open faced toasted bagel with cream cheese, some ham (or pastrami), a slice of onion and the ripest tomato I can find. Sh*t, now I'm hungry.

    Nancy Lynch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom would put American cheese on bread and sliced tomatoes on that before broiling them long enough to get the cheese a little melted and the bread a little toasted. Pepper on them when they came out.

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    #25

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Growing up in the midwest, chili & cinnamon rolls were a common combination. It wasn't until I was an adult that I learned this is pretty much only a midwestern thing.

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    athornedrose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am in the midwest and have lived here my whole life and have literally never heard of that. yikes.

    Data1001
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ditto. Maybe certain specific parts of the Midwest?

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cinnamon in Chili isn't uncommon, so I guess this may not be such a weird combo.

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first glance, disturbing. But, then, the curiosity about the juxtaposition of the sweetness and the biting taste begins to work on your mind.

    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. It is a World Wide thing. They love them here in Australia.

    Robert Beveridge
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been hearing about this the last couple of years and I'm kind of intrigued.

    Cindy Minnis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda get it. I usually serve my chilli non-spicy as I can't tolerate spice well. The spiciness in the chilli can be curbed by the sweetness of the cinnamon rolls. Not weird at all.

    Lunaofthenest (She/they)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was also a fairly common dish in schools in the Grays Harbor area of Western Washington. Our loggers were probably mid west transplants but it was called "loggers breakfast" because it used up leftover chili from the night before with cinnamon rolls. My Nana used to make it for me and I loved them! She grew up near the Pacific ocean in railroad camps.

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    #26

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird I grew up with a lot of fruit in my savory dishes, mostly fruit and cheese combinations. Some are normal, but i think most of them aren't. Still love it all so much, it adds just the right amount of sweetness. Cheese and banana sandwiches are the best Pineapple parts in lasagna Apple or mango in dishes like wraps or curry Raisins in couscous Pasta of mango and blue cheese Cheese fondue with pineapple, apple, banana, grapes, pear Salads contained mostly normal fruits like apple or raisins, but for some reason also often bananas

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All pretty normal. Mango and blue cheese is divine. And keema in half a pawpaw I can recommend

    ADDchallengedINFP-T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheese and membrillo (quince paste), the best.

    Susan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most sound good and a lot are things I also do because I like the combination of savory and sweet. But the pineapple and lasagna sounds terrible, of course I don't like it on pizza either so maybe that's just me.

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't mind Pineapple on a Pizza but in Lasange. Heavens No!

    tater.gonna.tot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally one I haven't heard of! 🍍🍝😳

    Jon Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Spanish tapas is fried cheese served with jam. I sometimes put sultanas in a curry.

    Arenite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raisins or cranberries mixed into rice or a chicken salad type meal is delicious!

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    #27

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird As newcomers to Canada in the 90’s, ketchup wasn’t really a thing in my home country. So we became obsessed with it when we got here. As a kid I used to put ketchup on everything, but my favourite was ketchup sandwiches (ketchup + bread) and ketchup sandwich with bologna or sliced ham.

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i just used to eat ketchup sandwiches. bread. ketchup. that's it. ._.

    Adam Belaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta have ketchup on a bologna sandwich. Adds a tiny bit of sweetness to the sandwich which I find enhances the taste.

    Sally Signup
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not so weird. I think bologna tastes like hot dogs and hot dogs go with ketchup.

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    Sharee Odegard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm...I just love me a sandwich of oodles of mustard squiggles on whole wheat bread. Hits the spot.

    Ginger Winters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to eat ketchup sandwiches. Actually best one was honey BBQ fries and ketchup

    Diana Pahule
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fried bologna sandwiches with ketchup used to be tasty.

    Steven Gardener
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peanut butter on Ritz crackers with a little dollop of ketchup on top.

    MalP
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ketchup and onion sandwiches on white bread. Cheap meal

    morticia_b85
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had something similar here in Éire. My sister used to get red sauce sandwiches going to school and i used to get brown sauce sandwiches... tasty!.... but it had to be chef sauce. Hate that YR sauce.

    Laura Slade
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    White bread, butter and ketchup sandwiches are yum and very quick to make. Had one yesterday when I got in from work.

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    #28

    Unsweetened shredded wheat (it was large size not spoon sized) toasted in the oven with sharp cheese and fried bacon and you'd serve it with a bit of maple syrup on the side. It was...I think a recipe on the cereal box but seriously good. I never see those big shredded wheat squares around any longer so I can't make this.

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shredded Wheat never tasted any good to me whichever way it was served, always dry and like eating cardboard

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like most breakfast cereals when I was growing up it was always eaten with full-cream milk and a couple of spoons of sugar. Families were divided as to whether the sugar went on before the milk or afterwards. I still add sugar to Weetabix, which I often eat before going out ski teaching when it's proper cold.

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    Nancy Lynch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use the plain bite size.

    TheDreadPirateSteve Plankt'n
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my! I had completely forgotten toasting shredded wheat in the oven. Gotta go buy some.

    J Wess
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They still sell the big ones in NJ. I buy them for husband all the time. They prob have them on Amazon.

    Diana Pahule
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The big shredded wheat still exists. They aren't looking hard enough.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually sounds good! cheese and bacon make improvements to lots of things

    #29

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Eggo waffles with melted sharp cheddar cheese. It was such a regular breakfast in my family, I literally didn’t realize it wasn’t a thing until I had my first apartment and I told my roommate she was welcome to the eggos and cheese and she was like “I’m sorry, what?”

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even sure what an 'eggo' is, some sort of eggy waffle judging by the picture? . I guess the previous one talking about ego must also be meaning this.

    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eggo is a brand of frozen waffles intended for preparation in a toaster.

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    Diana Pahule
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More nutritionally sound than eggs with butter and syrup.

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    #30

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Cubed up baguette tossed in greek yogurt and chopped mint. Sometimes some honey to make it a sweet treat. This was strictly an after dinner snack for some reason

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    Miss Evangelina
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a child I would often have as a pre bed snack buttered bread with hot milk! So good! Used to help me sleep!

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this sounds good, I might try this. Without the mint or honey, not a big fan

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    #31

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird My mom didn’t realize that you were supposed to create a broth with the Ramen noodle spice packet. She would drain the noodles and then stir in butter and season it to taste with the flavor packet (usually about 1/4 of the packet). It was delicious!

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    Gustav Gallifrey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "...stir in butter..." (i'm making notes here.)

    Anonymous Female
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    use a fork to scramble raw egg, add melted butter slowly, and then add it all into the Ramen. soooo creamy

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    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds nummy and way less salty.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in grade school (1980's) it was a trend to bring in dry ramen, mix the flavor pack in to it, smash it up, and eat it raw. I refused to even try it, but every other kid in my class claimed it was amazing.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually sounds like and improvement. Those spice packets are usually so high in sodium. And butter, Yum

    Michelle Brandt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds delicious as I usually don't drink the broth because it's too salty for me.

    Aisling Raye
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Minus the butter, this is how you make ramen in jail. Not comfortable sharing how I know that, but it really is the best way to eat those packs of ramen.

    #32

    Peanut butter and honey is great, but best after it has sat in my lunch box half the day and the honey has penetrated the bread and makes it slightly crunchy. This is for those who posted it and don't think many people do this. I'm pretty sure a lot do. However, I came to post this. I still eat it all the time, my favorite sandwich ever: FLUFFER NUTTER. For those who don't know, this is peanut butter and marshmallow fluff on white bread. 🤩

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    Mrs S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both of these are in my top five sandwiches!

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom's favorite sandwich as a kid - 1950's.

    Xenon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haven't had Fluff in decades, but it was Delicious when I did.

    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peanut butter and honey sandwiches were another staple in my house growing up. Usually open-faced.

    Stephanie A Mutti
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could be wrong but calling it a "fluffernutter" means the OP is from New England.

    Steve
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad made his with peanut butter, maple syrup, and butter, then spread it on Saltine crackers.

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    #33

    We always had pickles and sliced tomatoes inside of our grilled cheese sandwiches.

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    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I eat these all the time. TIL I didn't invent this combination.

    Nova Cat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do the sliced tomatoes in my grilled cheese, but now I have to try putting pickles in there too! Sounds so good!

    #34

    Grew up poor as a young child. Rather than have proper desserts of any kind in the house, we had cans of condensed milk we'd just eat with a spoon. Never knew that wasn't what it was for until I was an adult. Now I can't have it in the house or I'll eat a whole damn can like it's pudding.

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have condensed milk poured over tinned peaches, my parents were born during WW2 so it was still always seen as a treat for them

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For us was always Evaporated Milk, Carnation being the common brand, much more liquid than condensed with is thick and gloopy. These days I just use real cream...

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wartime food. Condensed milk sandwiches. My great grandfather used to save his Yorkshire pudding and have it with condensed milk afterwards

    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My MIL used to boil up an unopened can of Sweetened condensed milk, which turned it into caramel. It wasn't until years later that I learned that the can could easily have exploded at any time.

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    #35

    I’ve posted this on Reddit before and got told it was gross so I’ll go again, but this time you get the story: My older brother was and still is to a slightly lesser degree a very picky eater. When he was a toddler he refused food so often he was medically malnourished and my parents were almost charged with child neglect. So my mother was always desperate to find nutritious things he would actually eat. When bro was 2 and I was a baby we all went to visit Mom’s parents and her dad invented it: Hot Dog Soup. Split pea soup with sliced hot dogs and salad macaroni. Bro loved it, and Mom would make that our whole lives. My brother and I still live together and I make it every once in a while.

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    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like split pea and ham soup. Great that he thought of it

    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I wanted to get my kids to eat something, I would argue that they couldn't have any. It didn't always work, but at least 90% of the time it did.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pork and pulses has a very long pedigree.

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    #36

    My husband taught me to scramble leftover French toast batter once the bread is gone. It’s eggs, milk, and vanilla and it’s delicious. Now I sometimes just make that. Best served with maple syrup.

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    #37

    I don’t know if it’s weird, but we ate a lot of peanut butter and honey sandwiches when I was young. Or on toast. I’ve never met anyone else who likes it.

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    Matthew Zornig
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ate that when I was little. Loved it.

    Mrs S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love it!

    Michelle Brandt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love peanut butter and honey toast, so good!

    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know tons of people who eat this (including me). Not that uncommon in my experience.

    MushroomHead22
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats very normal. where do these people come from to think something like that is weird.

    #38

    It's not unheard of but my mom always makes chili and spaghetti. It's good, too, and I'll defend it

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    seana lammers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn’t this Cincinnati style chili?

    Adam Belaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depending on the chili. Cincinnati-style chili is more of a meat sauce. If your chili is mostly bean-based, it would come out different. Side note: Shout out to Skyline Chili!!

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    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a cheat on the way to making Pasta Fagioli

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    #39

    Cheerios were never eaten without bananas sliced up in them. My dad only ate watermelon if it was buried in salt.

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    Huyang
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I happen to like eating any fruit with some salt..not fully ripe mango+salt is my favourite..

    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bananas in cereal was a regular thing in my home growing up. As was adding a scoop of peanut butter to a bowl of Wheaties.

    MushroomHead22
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cheerios and bananas go together like spaghetti and sauce.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand salt on watermelon, but only a sprinkle, like on cantaloupe also

    #40

    Leftover meatloaf sandwiches with ketchup.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely! I'm not a ketchup fan, but I will make an exception on a cold meatloaf or sausage sandwich (only a slight film of ketchup, though)

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    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is normal in my family, sooooo delish

    #41

    Spaghetti and ketchup

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't say I'm a fan of this myself, but my husband is from the former GDR (East Germany) and this is how they always had spaghetti, normally with chasseur sausage. A lot of the time they weren’t able to obtain ketchup, though, so my mother-in-law mostly made the ketchup herself.

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was a huge fan of this as a student in the '90's , Luckily after graduating I've had a Full time job ever since and I've never had to eat that s**t again

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    #42

    Eating cream cheese rolled inside slices of genoa salami isn't super unusual, but it definitely is a regional thing that was NOT the norm for where I grew up. My mom was raised in the south, and brought it to NJ with her when she married my dad. I didn't know it was "weird" until I hit middle school. Still eat it, and it's still tasty.

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    Ervin Conn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do that with all types of salami. Gabagool!

    Nikki Sevven
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New Englander here. We always did this, but with deli ham.

    Holly D.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cream cheese on salami with a slice of pepperoncini !!!!!! BEST.SNACK.EVER!

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mid--Atlantic area of the usa, we did cream cheese rolled up with Lebanon Bologne, It was soooo good. Now I've gotta do it again! thanks for the reminder!!!!

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    #43

    My mom put chopped up apples in the tuna fish. I don’t know anyone else that does this, but I still eat it that way!

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    PattyK
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom did that. Canned tuna, chopped apples, chopped celery, and mayonnaise. Loved it.

    Nova Cat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hated celery (still do raw) as a child, mum would put diced granny smith apples in with my tuna sandwiches for the crunch, loved it so much and still do!

    JuJu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Herring with apple in cream sauce

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    #44

    vanilla in eggs i can _almost_ see, it’s like. almost a custard i guess. wouldn’t do it myself lol though there is a mizrahi dish (fatoot samneh) where you essentially scramble some eggs with torn up toasted pieces of pita and then drizzle with honey that i quite like anyway to answer your question, i loved dipping my fish sticks in applesauce as a kid lol

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    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'this sounds interesting, I just don't like honey, so would find a substitute

    #45

    Grilled cheese with a side of cinnamon sugar rice.

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    #46

    I used to sprinkle Jello out of the packet over vanilla ice cream...usually strawberry.

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    #47

    Dipping fries in a fried egg. Best sauce ever.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, this is definitely not weird, I'm sure most of us do / have done this.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not much different to soft boiled egg with soldiers, or fried egg and chips, both of which are delicious. my odd take on it, is that I like dipping twiglets in a soft boiled egg, or toasted soldiers with marmite. (also lovely dipped in a cream of chicken soup)

    MushroomHead22
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how is this weird. you dip toast in the yolk. you pour the yolk over other eggs, ham, and english muffin....

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Egg and chips, usually with home-made spicy Baked Beans and fricadelles, is one of our normal repertoire of evening meals.

    #48

    Putting boiled eggs in lasagne. I had no idea it was weird until I made a lasagne for a boyfriend and his roommates. And also didn’t realize that most people don’t eat fresh vegetables. Growing up I didn’t realize how lucky I was that my dad had a full garden and we ate fresh tomatoes, lettuces, beans, herbs, etc.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if that's weird, so is my friend from Milan, he also puts boiled eggs in lasagna. Can't say it does anything for me though

    MushroomHead22
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they are weird for not eating fresh veggies.

    athornedrose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we always put hardboiled eggs in our lasagna. my parents immigrated from southern italy and said it was a way to add protein when meat was expensive.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does sound weird, eggs in lasagna, but I would not be repulsed

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope! Leave Lasagne alone

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    #49

    Hamburger and baked beans. You fried up the hamburger, seasoned it, added BBQ sauce, some ketchup, and finally added a can of baked beans. If you were splurging, you used Bush's Baked Beans, but usually they were store brand. Not sure if anyone else ate that for poverty supper, but I've never run into anyone else who ate this combo.

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You said the word Baked Beans, being English, I think Baked Beans could go with most things

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, they can. Certainly a normal accompaniment to burgers, although I wonder if this one was simply referring to ground beef, which I think is sometimes called 'hamburger [meat]'?

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    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Add bbq sauce (which is k-up mixed with sugar and vinegar), add more k-up (tomato sauce and sugar), THEN add baked beans (beans in a sugary sauce). So, tomatoey, hyper-sugared beans...with meat. Pass.

    madbakes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hungry Jack casserole. Mix beef, BBQ sauce and baked beans, top with store bought biscuit dough and cheddar.

    Biytemii
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I came here to say this it's like half of a hungry jack casserole just missing the biscuits and cheese

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    Nikki Sevven
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom always puréed a can of baked beans, then stirred it into spiced taco meat. It added loads of flavor and kept the ground beef from falling out of the taco shell.

    Sven Petersson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Baked beans DO go with (almost) everything. I started using them as a side-dish when I was a student in the mid-90s & still do to this day. In fact, today it is going to be fried Prinskorv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinskorv) with baked beans for lunch. Yum!

    #50

    I used to enjoy eating iceberg lettuce with a tiny bit of salt on it as a snack. It started when I accidentally got salt on my side salad at dinner. Tasted it and really liked it. I'd easily eat a whole head of lettuce just snacking on this as an 8yo. lol

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One year at camp for some reason we all decided that plain lettuce with yellow mustard was delicious. After a few weeks I even craved it! Teenagers are weird.

    TjB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to eat marmite and iceberg sandwiches- I wonder if it's about the saltiness

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember that from my childhood. Isn't it a normal thing?

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    #51

    My mom provided ketchup and mayo mixed up as “pink sauce” to add on tacos

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, we had it with fish fingers, there's posh for you 🤣

    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's essentially a very basic prawn cocktail sauce, pretty standard actually.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom had a special "carrot dip" that we ate with carrot sticks. It was mayo and mustard mixed together. :)

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had it as salad dressing. Sometimes we would put pickle relish in it and it would be Thousand Island dressing (in america)

    Charlie the Cat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So seafood sauce then. I always do this for a prawn cocktail.

    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fry sauce. The "special sauce" from the original Big Mac jingle, if you're old.

    Ace
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the basis for Thousand Island Dressing or Marie Rose sauce. The latter is sometimes just that mix, also called Cocktail Sauce and used for the classic 1970s Prawn Cocktail starter. Add a little Worcestershire sauce and seasoning and it's heavenly.

    Adam Belaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They sell that now too. Mayochup.

    Xenon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also salad dressing

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    #52

    30 Times People Realized Their Beloved Food Combos Were Weird Kraft Mac n cheese with sugar over the top of it. My dad and sister did this. YUCK!

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    Lama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to make a bad meal even less healthy.. brrrr.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    putting Kraft Mac n cheese with anything is just bad. I'd rather just eat the sugar.

    #53

    Chilli and mashed potatoes. It ~works but I haven't eaten it in decades.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had this last week, delicious!

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, I love a chilli on a jacket potato, or with chips, so why not.

    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like chili (and cheese) on my baked potato.

    #54

    Peanut butter (unsweetened, chunky) with alfalfa or bean sprouts & bananas on whole wheat sourdough. I still eat it. My dad was silent generation & mom just missed being a hippie. They were still pretty “back to the land” movement.

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    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You had me up until "sourdough".

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sounds interesting. I'd try it if someone gave it to me

    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope!

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    #55

    My uncle always made this for a snack for us: sliced a banana lengthwise, spread mayonnaise on it, sprinkled it with wheat germ. Did anyone else eat that in the 70’s?

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    seana lammers
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom would only let’s us sugary cereal if we sprinkled wheat germ on top. Otherwise it was buckwheat ‘brand’ cereal.

    Dane
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had mayo and banana sandwiches and also peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    banana and wheat germ, I would try. But not with mayonnaise

    #56

    Eggs scrambled with cottage cheese and Worcestershire sauce, served over toasted bread. Be sure to drain the cottage cheese before scrambling, so it won’t be soggy. works best if bread is a bit stale and dry. When making jello, substitute condensed milk for the cold water. Sometimes Granny would make several flavors of jello the regular way, then cut them in cubes and stir the cubes into a half-set bowl of jello made with milk for a “fancy” dessert.

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    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma used to add cottage cheese to jell-o. Delicious!

    Judy Reynolds
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use plain yogurt rather than the cold water.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah a classic, jelly made with evaporated milk instead of water. My dad loves it.

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    #57

    We would put cottage cheese on toast and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

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    #58

    Making oatmeal in tomato or cream sauce for a quick risotto

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried subbing oats for rice once, it didn't really work.

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    #59

    oh god, so many. here’s a few: * Diet Coke + Milk. I wouldn’t drink milk unless it was mixed with diet coke. * Pizza with black olives and pineapples. My sibling and I would each get to choose a topping so we both grew to love this combo. * Grilled cheese with mayo. Not on the outside to make it crispy; no, the mayo is on the inside with the cheese. * Crackers + peanut butter + sprinkles as a snack

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    Maisey Myles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put Miracle Whip in the grilled cheese sandwich once and it was a hit

    Andria Dutcher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put so much Miracle Whip in my grilled cheese!

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    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    horseradish sauce in a cheese toastie is lovely. that's how my mum makes them. I like them best though with wholegrain mustard and ham

    Some guy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't the Coke instantly curdle the milk?

    El Cucuy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid and money was tight, we often had saltine crackers with peanut butter and jelly on them as a snack or for lunch. Very tasty!

    Aisling Raye
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my brother and I were kids, our mom would mix milk and grape juice. We called it a purple cow. Not sure if that's something anyone else did but it's really good.

    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Pizza with [black olives and] pineapples.” The age-old debate lol

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    #60

    “Tuna casserole”, which was a box of mac n cheese, cream of chicken, some slices of melty cheese and canned tuna. Doesn’t matter how sick I am, I will always be able to eat one or eight bowls of it. My husband is horrified every time he hears about it, but it’s easily one of my top 10!

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    seana lammers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One or eight … I guess you really do like it.

    #61

    My mother was english,(I’m 66), and England was so poor after fighting WWII, that food rationing continued for like 12 years after the war ended. A common breakfast in our American house was buttered toast with mashed sardines and malt vinegar on it.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother still eats this occasionally, I'm British and 66, so that sounds about right. Can't stand it myself, but to each his own.

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yupp, was quite normal for us too, and my dad used to eat it quite a lot. Sardines on toast. Not had it for years...

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    sbj
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to add tomato ketchup to those sardines

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sardines on toast are great. used to love them growing up. a lot of my favourite dinners were "something" on toast. like mushrooms, beans, scrambled egg, cheese, spaghetti hoops (another thing I've not had in YEARS) and so on.

    Jon Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I generally eat two tins of sardines in tomato sauce a week, for lunch. I'll occasionally have a tin of sardines in oil (preferably olive) on toast as a light tea.

    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am English and 70, I have never been that desperate. If my sardines are not in Tomato sauce, I won't touch them.

    Spannidandoolar
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husbands swedish grandmother also ate this. We're quite partial to anchovy butter on our toast with eggs.

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    #62

    Cold oatmeal mixed with ricotta cheese, some sweetener or sugar, and a little vanilla. Tastes like rice pudding!

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    Sven Petersson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cold oatmeal with syrup (NOT corn syrup). Yummy night-time snack.

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    #63

    a common snack in my household was to take either plain potato chips or crunchy cheetos and top them with sour cream and valentina hot sauce. it sounds ridiculous but it’s honestly a pretty top tier snack.

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    Lynn Morello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Baked potato's were always used as a substitute meal when I was a kid, money was so tight.

    Xenon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorta like nachos.

    #64

    Old Bay Seasoning on almost everything. The normal fish, crabs, shrimp, chicken. But also on corn on the cob, in deviled eggs, in potato salad, in chili. Even desserts. My dad still puts glazed donut holes in a bag and some old bay and shoes it up. He eats vanilla ice cream with caramel, peanuts and old bay on top.

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    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    only recently come across this in the UK, and we like to sprinkle it on tinned new potatoes and put them in the air fryer until the skins crisp up. lovely.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I grew up where that stuff was created. Yup, it went on a lot of stuff. Now you can buy stuff in the grocery store, like potato chips with Old Bay seasoning.

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    #65

    Pickled beets and eggs. It’s an Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch dish. My mom always made it with garden fresh beets and it was in the fridge with Amish cucumbers and my husband thought I was a psycho 😂 he’s from Louisiana.

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    PattyK
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom made this. The eggs were hard boiled.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that sounds nice. hard boiled eggs and pickled beetroot are quite common in a more 80s style British salad, and I used to love when the beetroot and eggs were touching and the flavour of the beetroot (and colour) seemed into the eggs.

    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this, I love to eat this, very often I'll add some pickled onions and cheese on the side too.

    #66

    My mom used to prepare what she called a blintz, but in reality was an omelet filled with cottage cheese and jam. Every roommate I've ever made this around was very weirded out by the combo..

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    Nikki Sevven
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like cheesy scrambled eggs atop toast with jam, so I'd definitely eat this.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, a blintz is basically a thin, possibly eggy, crepe wrapped around some sweet soft white cheesi-ness and fruit, so this sounds pretty good, a cheap substitute for the real thing

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    #67

    Peanut butter and Mayo! My dad had it all the time and thought it was weird. It’s a comfort food now and tasty

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nut butter and marmite is good too - and peanut butter and banana.

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    #68

    Pita bread with melted Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, and shredded lettuce. My college drunk/Hangover meal.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question - what exactly is ""Swiss Cheese" Switzerland has an amazing variety of delicious cheeses, which one is actually meant?

    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US "Swiss Cheese" is Emmentaler

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    #69

    My dad used to do “ma po tofu” with breakfast sausage and peas. I remember ordering it in a restaurant for the first time and being so disappointed. Now I like it the real way, of course, but goddamn my dad’s was still so good.

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    #70

    My dad was from the Netherlands but I was born and raised in the US. Couple things my friends thought were super weird were: 1) Hutspot - mashed potatoes with carrots cooked and mashed in. My grandmother would always add nutmeg too for that "what is that flavor?" feeling. 2) White bread lightly toasted, slathered in butter then sprinkled liberally with chocolate sprinkles. This is still a favorite today.

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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As per other comments, there are many fairly common mixes of mashed root veg, some with lots of butter, some with cheese, some oven baked or grilled, some just served as it comes. We do it with whatever leftover veg we have kicking around, including parsnip, sweet potato, even cauliflower whish works quite well, especially with a little horseradish in the mix.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother sometimes used to mash potato and swede together.

    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father used to mash swede and parsnips together, I was never a fan, but my husband loves it and does this regularly now.

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    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These both sound fantastic, like i'm gonna do them myself!

    Laura Slade
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Discovered the joy of sprinkles on toast in a Netherlands hotel

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