Not everyone would find it appetizing to eat fries and ice cream at the same time. Yet, it’s one of the many unorthodox food pairings that a good chunk of people would be on board with, especially those who enjoy the sweet-salty flavor combo.
However, the same can’t be said for the following photos, which we collected from the Unusual Foods Facebook page. This online community gathers the heinous culinary crimes people committed, resulting in dishes that look unappealing, to say the least.
Go ahead and scroll through, but do so at your own risk.
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Steroid Free
What's the difference between a rabbit lifting weights and a rabbit with a carrot in its ear? Ones a fit bunny, the other is a bit funny.
Angry Birds Pizza
Funny as hell, but ditch the pepperoni for a GOOD sausage (imagine how this would taste with salumi or prosciutto...).
Very Balanced Brazilian Breakfast With All Nutrients
halfchewedcaramel:
Your farts must smell terrific after eating this.
this thread has nothing to do with alcohol/hangovers.
Load More Replies...What are the round things to the right? Some kind of meat tart?
I mistook the popcorn for feta cheese, which somehow made the meme's point much salient.
Looks kind of like yellow grits or polenta. Dry cornbread maybe.
Load More Replies...There’s a method behind the madness when it comes to unusual food combinations. But ultimately, it’s all about finding the middle ground, according to Stephen Chavez, senior instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in Los Angeles.
“Things taste better when there’s balance, and certain tastes tend to complement each other,” said Chavez, whose guilty pleasure includes shellfish and vanilla.
I Would Eat Anything For Love, But I Won't Eat That
WRONGTHINK ANNA:
My mom makes feetloaf every Halloween.
Nice toe MEAT you, but I'm taking a big STEP, putting my FOOT down, and TOE-tally not gonna toe-ch this...
I made hamburger hot dogs once for my grandkids. I didn't account for shrinkage, so they were smaller than I wanted. The kids still got a kick out of the "hot dogs" on the hot dog buns.
Yup, I Just Did That... Chips And Nutella! Dont Knock It Till You Try It!
__jemma_dilemma__:
Yes! Finally... I thought I was the only one who liked this. All the kids in my high school thought I was a freak, joke's on them because it tastes amazing.
Chocolate-dipped potato chips has been a thing for decades. I imagine this isn't much different.
I love Nutella so I'm thinking this would be just as good if not better!
Load More Replies...In Slovakia, one of traditional pastries are pork scratchings. Those are kinda snacks. My dad always had a dip of apricot jam on side to go with it. Tried it once and love ever since. One day we actually had a sit down to try different jam of fruit - strawberry, blueberries, plum. After thoroughly pondered we came to conclusion that apricot is in fact the only one to go with.
There's this (I think Norwegian) snack named Smash. Salty bugle chips covered in chocolate. Never ever try them if you know what's good for you. They're @dd1ctive.
I'm the kind of person who would do this. Condensed milk and gherkins are lovely.
Nutella and SaltiCrax (a savoury biscuit in South Africa) are amazing! I thought I was all alone.
American Fine Dining
AsymptoticAbyss:
Thought they didn’t allow camera phones in prison.
What - and I do ask this with all of the sincerity in my heart - the actual F*CK is this?!?
Its prison food. Basically the prisoners take ramen noodles, chips that are called " The Whole shebang" maybe some cheese sauce and seasoning and make it into a cake like thing and slice it and eat it. A group will all chip in ingredients and its like a communal meal. Here is a video that explains. Ive seen it myself in county lock up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AN1VkClpc8
Load More Replies...Prison burrito. Made out of ramen, chips, and anything else, then add hot water in the bag and let it sit and turn solid. Moral of the story, don't go to prison or this is what you'll eat.
Load More Replies...Cultural influences may also play a role, according to Chef Stephen. As he pointed out, Southeast Asian cuisine, for one, offers a unique combination of sweet, spicy, sour, and salty flavors.
Filipino cuisine is an excellent example, wherein certain dishes combine the savory and umami-rich soy sauce with the tangy and tarty flavors of calamansi, a tropical citrus fruit similar to a lime that is native to the country.
Not Unusual
There was something very similar to this in the Roald Dahl Revolting Recipes book I had as a kid. Never made it though, looked like too much work.
Just A Cup Of Rice, Not All The Packaging
Juri Nevalainen:
That's enough rice for like two weeks or so.
Reminds me of the "I Love Lucy" episode the chocolate factory one. Where Fred and Ricky are cooking and they use a whole package of rice. It overflows and they are slipping on it in the kitchen.
Loafers
HotDrippingWax:
Do you think I should get those in a 40 or with a 40?
You may not have heard of the pickle juice-whiskey combo, but it’s another weird pairing that has become popular among those with unique tastes. And according to sensory scientist and Rutgers University nutrition professor Paul Breslin, it actually makes sense.
"Salt is a very good suppressor of bitter tastes," he told Bon Appétit.
Pizza With A Ready-Made Flavor
Tristan Miranda:
Fold the whole thing and eat it like a taco 🤷♂️
Fold the whole thing and then pick it all up off the floor after your first bite.
Meat Ironing Board
Anon:
When you have an ironing board shaped slab of ground beef and half an hour until the dinner party.
please god no. I was hoping he had shrunk back into obscurity.
Load More Replies...Ah Yes The Mcdoggle
That looks pretty good. It needs mustard, cheese, lots of pickles, and onion. Oh, add tomato and lettuce. Please, no ketchup, no mayo.
Chili and shredded cheese on the center, then bacon and pepperjack on the sides.
Some people take an analytical approach to food, like gastronomic scientist and Foodparing AI co-founder Bernard Lahousse. In a 2017 interview, he explained his methods that utilize the combination of taste and smell.
“It is estimated that 20% of a tasting experience comes from taste, whereas 80% comes from the smell or the aroma,” Lahousse explained.
My Head Hurts For Seeing This
Kristin Haldorson:
As a mom of a child with autism and ketchup being his top tier food... I can tell u mine would do this 😆😆😆
It Hershey's chocolate. Anything added to it is better than nothing to disguise the taste of the "chocolate" .
I'd go for chili sauce myself, don't want to risk being able to taste the sugar bar.
Load More Replies...The ketchup will wash off. The cookies & cream chocolate bar? Maybe it tasyes better with ketchup.
My baby sister loved ketchup, my parents even gave her a huge bottle for Christmas. You would have thought she won the lottery the way she acted. R.I.P. Paula.
What a funny colour that chocolate bar is. Looks like it's got a bloom from hot weather.
Finally, Street Food
call_me_cookie:
Someone stumbled on that pothole and the spaghetti fell out of their pockets, what's weird about that?
A Flying Spaghetti Monster sighting! Quick, someone build a shrine of colanders before it's desecrated.
At first, I thought the rocks around the spaghetti were meatballs...ugh
No problem with the spagetti. The fork now, thats not biodegradable.
This Is Literally What You Feed Raccoons
Daniel Dunn:
That's not a bad idea.
Raccoons are very open to new idea ideas gastronomically. I'm sure this would work for them.
This was probably taken at the Happy Dog, at 58th and Lorain in Cleveland. Nothing on there they don't have as a topping on their menu. (Also: excellent place for live music.) https://happydogcleveland.com/
One of the seemingly strange yet curiosity-inducing dishes that Lahousse and his team came up with is sweet potato ice cream with orange and lemongrass flan. Let that sink in for a second. And if you’re bold enough to give it a try, here is the full recipe and procedure.
Milk Straight From A Cow's Teat, As Nature Intended
I Asked For A Boneless Pizza
Driftin Dan:
I prefer boneless pizza personally.
Must Be A British Thing
John Pace:
Forget the mustard, at least try a ripe watermelon.
Too right! It is the wrong type of mustard. Should be English mustard.
Load More Replies...We’d also like to hear from you, dear readers. Are you a fan of strange food combinations? Have you tried anything that is comparable to the photos on this list? Share your thoughts in the comments!
M&M Pizza
SpaceFanatic:
This is the most delicious thing I’ve ever seen.
I knew someone who used to work in quality control at the M&M factory. He was fired for throwing out all the "w"s.
Honestly? You Heat It Up A Bit With Some Butter And It's 🔥
I...have never seen bread in a can...it looks like a solid cylinder of dog food.
It's a thing, I've got a recipe for making it, but it sounded like too much of a faff. It's meant to be cooked in a tin, in a water bath. Probably dates from when ovens weren't ubiquitous.
Load More Replies...I haven't had it in a long time, but warm, with butter iy's pretty good.
My mother used to buy it when I was a little girl (a million years ago), and it was actually quite tasty.
Load More Replies...Or you can just make your own: ( Boston Brown Bread, and the Great Molasses Flood -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMWrk_94L8Y )
Can I skip the molasses flood or is it part of the recipe?
Load More Replies...My apologies to the maker, but - with the picture, B & M says Bowel Movement to me.
I bet they don't have... Wow! They have it! Canned Bread!
Pfffft, you can g3et an entire roast chicken meal in a can, this seems amateur.
I have absolutely wanted to try this since I first found out about it. Impossible to find near me, however.
You Got What You Asked For
vinetwiner:
Better than no pizza and eating an old pizza box.
Now, if you ordered a cheese pizza with one slice of pepperoni, I pay for it. If this is a regular pepperoni pizza, the owner and I will be discussing this.
Bean Cocktail
To bean or not to bean? Not gonna jump on this bean-wagon, not a good com-bean-ation
This looks like it is made with ingredients that actually go together.
This could be o.k. if you poured the bean juice off and added, um, diced tomatoes, chili, or maybe gravy.
Is That Even Legal?
Sean Rainey:
I'm calling the police.
Because Everything Needs To Have A Bacon Flavor Now
hobbes0405:
Most disturbing part is the pig eating it. That's the same as human-flavored cotton candy for you and me.
Sure! Right after the fava beans and a nice Chianti!
Load More Replies...Spotted In England. Do People Really Eat This Ice Cream Flavor?
felstas:
I'll have some of that "stimulant" flavor in the back instead please.
I can't seem to find the origin of the photo or the company selling this. However, I did find that a couple of companies have sold breast milk icecream - one inspired by the flavour, and one that contained actual breast milk...
Just give him a scoop of stimulant and one of breastmilk and they'll have another kid in no time.
Oddfellows has done a collab with Frida for breast milk flavored ice cream. Creeps me out.
I hear it's sweeter than cow's milk, but you know, I've still never had the urge to actually try to make ice cream out of it.
Load More Replies...Delicious Classic
IS it made from orphaned children? Because I think I've read about this proposal before.
When You Drop Your Food On The Ground And Need To Wash Off The Dirt
Who can stand soggy bread? I don't know anyone who does.
Load More Replies...This one is ok because that wasn't really food to begin with. During daylight hours, anyway.
That looks like a White Castle slider, best at 2 a.m. after a night out and don't forget the onion rings.
Makes Me Wonder What Carbonated Ice Cream Would Be Like
Cyric420:
Does that look like dog vomit to anybody else?
Current gen trying to claim they invented that... except my nan would make it for us and she died in 1994...
Load More Replies...Carbonated ice cream would taste like malted milk balls and I will brook no dissent on this.
What I See Anytime Shrimp Is Being Served
Me, I'd try some of those. However sea-bugs, e.g. lobster, crab, shrimp, are meaty. I've yet to hear of a terrestrial arthropod that's more than she'll & goo.
My general rule of thumb is that if I can look it in the eye, I'm not eating it. I'll eat just about anything, I just prefer the head not to be present. I might try something that's only gone through enucleation, but it's like a 50/50 chance either way.
Just Need 46,853 Of These
Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me
I think it'd either be amazing or disgusting. No in between.
Load More Replies...Most BBQ sauces are sort of sweet. Pork is good with sweeter sauces, this might work. dYou could sspice it up with some peppers or add ketchup.
Considering how much brown sugar there is in most BBQ sauces, this shouldn't even taste out of the ordinary to many folks.
That's Just A Poutine
And that's how we spell "Putin" in French (otherwise it would sound like "putain", which means "whôre" and is also à swear word). So, poutine sounds like something disgusting, but I tasted it in Québec and it's fine. Very filling, but tasty.
Poutine is the best!! (comfort food, hangover food, lunch or supper...lol. With cheese curds though not shredded cheese!
In the eastern part of the US, when you substitute mozz for curds, you get disco fries. One of my roommates also does a variation with tater tots instead of fries and calls it disco kids. They were awesome, back when I could still have that much potato in a single sitting.
Peanut Butter And Pickle Sandwich
Given the existence of peanut butter burgers and pickles as a standard burger topping, this is not at all outside the realm of possibility. And now I'm craving a peanut butter burger.
I had a GF who liked hot dogs on a bun slathered with peanut butter. I tried it and was surprised that the two tastes do compliment each other. I've never had an urge for a second one, though.
Say “Parmesan”
My friend once picked up a k**b of butter at a cheese and wine night thinking it was cheese. His face...
Luv Shrenk!!
They should have put Whoppers candy on top to look like fart bubbles.
Just Saying This Looks Fire Yum Munchies
It's not really different than a plate of waffles with eggs and bacon. I'd probably try it once.
Dripping On The Fingers Is Unforgettable
Always Important To Have A Snack While On The Job
I_eat_small_birds:
I have a friend who does this, so you don’t surprise me.
[To the tune of Linkin Park's "Somewhere I Belong] ♫ BANANA PEEL, BANANA PEEL, SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY MEAL ♫
I've seen TikTok videos of vegetarians making "bacon" from banana peels...
I'm curious but at the same time don't want to sully my search history.
Load More Replies...Bri'ish Innit
David Iacob:
Much better than the ones they have in Alabama.
Love how people think there is one accent for people who live in Britain, which normally consists of "really back cockney" with the T missing from most sentances. For such a small country, we have a quite a variety of accents. Anyhow, rant over...
To make it look more of an British dialect. "A Bo'el Wa'er" for example.
Load More Replies...Could Be Worse
Sakura is a common flavor of spring. It kind of tastes like tarragon, it's tasty
Gah, I've never had tarragon either, though 😂 Or at least if I did I didn't realize it. Always figured the 'sakura' flavor would be sweet, but not like citrus sweet, more like a very feint almost floral sweet.
Load More Replies...Yep China has the craziest Lays flavours! Glad I’m a vegetarian and could use that as an excuse for opting out of trying half of them. (But in all honesty I would totally try this one out!)
(i) surely the flavours are synthetic, and (ii) why do you need an excuse?
Load More Replies...How Could I Say No To This
My face would say it for me. In fact it's saying it right now.
"You're gonna kick off before you're halfway through/When will you realize... vienna waffs for you?"
Gender Cake Does Seem To Be Returning Puberty These Days
Nah, then the writing would say "one weird trick"
Load More Replies...That Looks Like Buddy The Elf Mixing Different Sugary Snacks To Go With Spaghetti!
That looks like a kid couldn't decide if they wanted spaghetti or desert first.
I see a kid unsupervised at a buffet for the first time. Or I'm remembering my first time unsupervised at a buffet.
Load More Replies...Ya know, pasta's strong suit is that it's a neutral flavor--it's basically a carpet for what you throw over it. We're just so used to "what you throw over it" being tomato- or butter-based sauces that we automatically think of pasta as a savory dish. That said... ask your Ukrainian friends about zapekanka. The Hungarians have rakott testa. Kugel comes to us from Jewish households. Even in Appalachia you can find brown sugar casserole, the bulk of which is pasta. A whole lot of words to say "this is fine". A little (or a lot) on the too-darn-sweet side, but you swap out those marshmallows for dark chocolate pieces with a hefty cacao percentage and I'm gonna bury my face in this.
When You Only Know 3.14
From my memory its 3.141592653589793238462433832795028841971693993751
Someone else who despises flaky/doughy crusts as much as I do! (Was that a lemon curd cheesecake filling? Please tell me it was a lemon curd cheesecake filling.)
If I divide by pie until there's nothing left, am I also dividing by zero?
I Said Martini Not Beanweenie
Apart from the presentation, this is regular food, beans and sausages in tomato sauce - at least it is here in the UK (can't speak for the rest of the world
That was my thought about the white-beans-inna-glass - It's just bean soup. The ick comes from the presentation.
Load More Replies...This is a martini for Martiny! (Any other Peaches Christ fans in the house?)
McDonald's Buns Would Be Perfect For That
Cursed Burrito
I am willing to go the extra mile on a LOT of these, but I've called the cops for this one.
Brian O'connor The Only Things That Belong In A Lobster Roll Are Lobster Meat And Butter
I've actually had these. They were really good. You can taste the lobster, bread, and old bay seasoning.
Brian O'Connor is deeply, deeply wrong. Perhaps he's from one of those non-Maine states where they only think they know what a lobster roll is (the same way you can't get a Philadelphia cheesesteak in, for example, northeast Ohio?).
Alright ladies and gentlemen and beings of indeterminate status. New rule: If you can't successfully roll it, you can't call it a roll. Even if it's inside a roll, it has to be a singular solid food after rolling it.
Lobster in a roll not rolled up. You don't have hot dogs inside a rolled up tube.
Load More Replies...British Christmas Tree Ornaments Be Like
I Do This With Extra Buttered Popcorn
They do sell chocolate covered Pringles. There is a chocolate factory in Oklahoma that does this.
Isn't chocolate-covered popcorn one of the standard flavors for those tri-tin things you see businesses giving as presents to clients every year?
Banattery
Isn't there something about bananas and batteries experiments in science classes?
I Just Seen A Stall Selling Those At A Festival On The Weekend
That's a Chip On A Stick. They sell them at shows here. But not drowned in mayo or whatever that feral yellow stuff is >.<
Cheese sauce according to the caption, but I'm sceptical...
Load More Replies...There is nothing wrong with them. I make them at home. Yes, I have a special machine to cut them into spirals.
Really? I've only ever done salads with my spiraliser, I can see I have a lot to learn!
Load More Replies...Luv Tuna Fijh!!.!
I can’t work it out but the prawns are giving me Beetlejuice vibes.
Load More Replies...My Gums Bleed Just Looking At This Treat
Is This Fusion Cuisine?
A Mcflurry And Fries In One Yes I'd Try That
You better scarf that up quickly, it'll melt all over your hands and the french fries will get soggy.
Pepto Glizmal
The pink stuff always made me throw up. If this is the way you want to beat heartburn, I'll watch.
That's too bad. For me, it's the ONLY thing that works for heartburn, but it has to be actual Pepto-Bismol brand. Store brands/generics just don't taste right.
Load More Replies......Mud Cakes?
Can't tell if actual mud or not. Probably just odd coloring, but mud cakes are... actually a thing. In poverty-stricken regions, they're made by mixing water, mud, salt, and I think butter if it's high-end cakes. They then throw them on pavement to cook them (although you can just cook them normally, obviously). It's not particularly nutritious, but it provides a feeling of fullness for relatively cheap.
I Thought It Was An Ashtray For A Sec. Please Name This Dish 'Ashtray'
What's in the cones? Is it the implied ice cream, or something savory (sour cream) to mix in the soup?
I'd Like To Have A Slice Out Of Curiosity
This is a very 70s thing. I remember seeing it in old cookbooks, and always thought it looked ghastly.
I Use Water
Thought It Was The 🕉️
That would result in an 'Om'. This one results in an 'On' and summons up a very small cabbage demon (Mephartso).
Holy... no. This is making Tony Abbott taking a bite out of a raw onion look almost appealing.
Imagine Trying To Get The Smell Off Of Your Hands Afterwards... That's Going To Be Your Whole Day
That’s Nasty!
That Looks Depressing
I’m Going With The Count Pastula
Not Like That But Corn Water Or Corn Milk Is Very Common In Asia
I always slurp the liquid out of the tin instead of draining it down the sink.
I Thought This Was An Actual Hot Dog
Ohhh Noooo
Coke Float ? Close Enough
Nope. Jalapeños, cookies, possibly pickled okra (don't knock it til you've tried it). Not mayo.
Load More Replies...Yea! When I lived in North Carolina, many people down there would put Planters peanuts in their RC Cola.
LOL, What Would That Taste Like Between Corn And Beer? It's Crazy
Somebodyʼs On A Pickle Roll! Polish Sushi!
Milk... Dogs
I honestly wonder how drunk someone needs to be to come up with this stuff.
Dude Was So Hungry Couldn’t Wait For The Hot Water To Cool Down
Guess This Could Work In An Emergency! 😂
Who Tf Puts Ketchup On A Pizza
Kebab
That looks like what Melvin leaves in the yard when he goes out to do his business...🤮🤢😞
Sweet Yet Modest
More "Oregano", Please!
That's Way Too Spicy. I Didn't Order A Caesar
It Doesn’t Look That Bad
Worst Combo Ever
Always good to see them use naturally grown jellyberries! ..
Load More Replies...I’ve never had jelly beans before, what’s the taste and texture?
They're chewy. The flavor varies wildly depending on brand and color. Everything from strawberry to dog vomit is out there
Load More Replies...Oh! I Hope The Filling Is Mayonaisse, Whipped Cream, Chopped Baglona And Green Junk! 👌
Now Is That Ketchup Or Cocktail Sauce?
Tastebuds Of A Stray Cat
I'd Eat That
Frog legs! They really do taste like chicken. Mine were fried though.
And why not just eat chicken than? They cut the legs off and let the poor animal bleed to death.
Load More Replies...Wang Korea Cheese Bong Fish Sausage, A Popular Korean Snack
Average British Cuisine
They Did It. They Gentrified Spam
I think my stomach just rolled, squished, got acidity, and sour all at the same time.
Oh My. Someone Baked A Tiny Dinosaur Baby In Their Bread
Mike Osborne:
That's not unusual
Yes, I'm cutting out carbs at the moment. But I'll have the dinosaur.
I came here so that I could lose my appetite and make an excuse to avoid dinner with certain folk. Unfortunately I’m more hungry
I always been against the death penalty, but in this case...I'll make an exception! A LOT of those individuals really deserved! 🤢
Really glad I opted to read this after eating lunch as I feel a bit queasy now.
We used to have giblet gravy with pancakes for Thanksgiving supper . It sounds odd but is actually delicious.
I'm having monjoro (?) Jabs and they are making me really queasy. I had to admit defeat on this thread to keep my lunch down.
When I first saw the title of this article, I thought: shouldn't that be a plural for 'Food'? Then I thought the plural should be 'Feed'.
I think that the most bizarre thing I eat is blue cheese toasts dipped in hot choco.
I came here so that I could lose my appetite and make an excuse to avoid dinner with certain folk. Unfortunately I’m more hungry
I always been against the death penalty, but in this case...I'll make an exception! A LOT of those individuals really deserved! 🤢
Really glad I opted to read this after eating lunch as I feel a bit queasy now.
We used to have giblet gravy with pancakes for Thanksgiving supper . It sounds odd but is actually delicious.
I'm having monjoro (?) Jabs and they are making me really queasy. I had to admit defeat on this thread to keep my lunch down.
When I first saw the title of this article, I thought: shouldn't that be a plural for 'Food'? Then I thought the plural should be 'Feed'.
I think that the most bizarre thing I eat is blue cheese toasts dipped in hot choco.
