By Prerna Mistry
Food is an art. It is also a mode of self expression that has major room for experimentation as experimentation is what led to some of the best dishes in the world. Sometimes experiments are made out of necessity and sometimes out of sheer curiosity. Just because something sounds or looks gross, doesn’t mean that it is. Sometimes gross can be great too! Here are some bizarre food combinations that may want to make you wrinkle your nose out of disgust, but they actually work and please your palette and how!
- Shake It Up
Probably one of the most famous weird food combinations, french fries dipped in sweet, cold milkshakes may sound bizarre but it makes for a very appetizing appetizer. The sweetness of the milkshake and the savouriness of the fries balance each other out to create a perfect comestible harmony. You can also replace milkshake with an ice cream of your choice or even sweet yogurt or even honey as per your choice.
- Spice Is Nice
We all know that adding spices to foods enhances their aromas and flavours and elevate the dish as well. However, you may be surprised at the options to which you could add spices and what’s more? It has health benefits too. Add a pinch of salt, pepper and chaat masala on fruits such as pineapples, apples, pomegranates, watermelons and even kiwis to add a twist and add to the flavour profiles of the fruits. Besides this, try adding a pinch of cinnamon to your regular coffee as not only does it add a pleasant note to your drink but it is very healthy as it contains vital antioxidants that help in weight loss as well
- In A Pickle
While pickles may not be everyone’s favourite food, it adds a certain unique punch in flavour with its salty sourness. Adding pickles in a peanut butter sandwich sounds blasphemous but it is indeed a weirdly scrummy combination that you will surely love as it combines salty, sweet and sour flavours together while the bread helps not overpower the tastes. You could also try adding pickles in your traditional mac and cheese as the cheese mixed with pickles do taste amazing.
- Oh So Cheesy
If I may just dare say that cheese is indeed one of the most versatile ingredients there is. Cheese need not just be limited to pizzas, pastas or sandwiches. It can be incorporated with various other combinations such as adding parmesan cheese to strawberries, cheese and pineapples, pickles and cheddar cheese, cream cheese and jelly sandwich, cream cheese and olive sandwich as well as grapes and cheese which are some of the weirdly wondrous combinations to try.
- Honey, Honey
Honey need not be an ingredient just limited to desserts or beverages. Honey can also be a fun addition to dishes such as a traditional pizza or even scrambled eggs and bacon.
- In Love With That Coco(a)
A list comprising of food is incomplete without a mention of chocolates. Some of the bizarre yet brilliant chocolaty combinations to try our include, chocolate sauce with salted popcorn/chips, hot chocolate and cheese, chilli and chocolate Nutella or chocolate sauce on khakara, chocolate sauce on dosas and pizzas.
