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Seventeen People Confess: Weird Food Combinations They Just Love to Eat

We asked people what their favorite and most unusual food pairings were. Things I NEVER want to try: cucumbers and ketchup. Things I’m not totally averse to: chili powder on ice cream.

Also, apparently ketchup on scrambled eggs is weird. I was under the impression this is perfectly normal. Share your favorite unusual food pairings in the Comments section at the bottom of the page!


(Image via Social Moms)

“A small slice of baguette, smoked salmon, capers, and peanut butter. Sounds disgusting, but try it.”
– Raymond, 47.

“I eat my cool ranch Doritos with hummus instead of salsa or guacamole dips.”
– Karen, 28.

“Two ingredients: Picon cheese and those plain Ghandour biscuits.”
– Mary-Ann, 24.

“Cut up a banana, one spoon of Lebanese achta, one spoon of Nutella, mix them and enjoy!”
– Rami, 26.

“Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and labneh, it’s the best thing ever!”
– Nada, 24.

“My friends think it’s gross but actually it’s very delicious: scrambled eggs with ketchup on top.”
– Mahmoud, 26.

“My favorite thing is Kinder and kashkaval cheese in a crepe, it’s too yummy.”
– Nermine, 28.

“Any type of cold cuts sandwich, like turkey or mortadella with peanut butter – my brother and I discovered it by mistake when we were kids and we’ve been addicted ever since.”
– Mohamad, 22.

“Cucumbers slices dipped in ketchup.”
– Adam, 25.

“A fresh zaatar mannouche loaded with salt and vinegar flavored chips.”
– Mona, 27.

“I eat labneh with fig jam, so delicious with a good type of bread.”
– Jacques, 45.

“I like spaghetti with tomato sauce and labneh mixed in, yum!”
– Maryam, 24.

“Rice with sugar, and a cheese mannoushe with corn, cocktail sauce, tomatoes, and pickles – don’t shame me please.”
– Najib, 25.

“Everyone needs to try this. Sprinkle chili powder on top of any flavor of ice cream (but preferably vanilla or chocolate) and watch it get a hundred times better!
– Rita, 31.

“Original flavored Pringles dipped in Nutella, so yummy.”
– Dana, 29.

“I love putting jam in all my sandwiches. It can make any sandwich so much better – like a halloum sandwich with some strawberry jam, a ham sandwich with some apricot jam, or even if it’s a Nutella sandwich you can add a fruity jam to it.”
– Karam, 31.

“I make a grilled cheese sandwich with jalapenos and dark chocolate in it; I could eat that every single day.”
— Mark, 42.