It seems like every other day, there's a new must-try food combo that everyone raves about. But let's be honest, not all of them are as mind-blowing as they're made out to be. From classic pairings that have become a bit too predictable to trendy mixes that don't quite hit the mark, here are some overrated duos.
Table of Contents
- 1. Cookies and Milk
- 2. Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese
- 3. Chocolate and Fruit
- 4. Pork and Apple Sauce
- 5. Prosciutto and Cantaloupe
- 6. Chocolate and Orange
- 7. Avocado and Eggs
- 8. Ketchup and Fried Chicken
- 9. Cake and Ice Cream
- 10. Chicken and Waffles
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1. Cookies and Milk
This suggestion comes with the caveat that it depends on how you consume these total culinary bedmates. "I have a big asterisk on this, so hear me out: cookies and milk if you're dunking the cookies," adds the observer. "The crumbs in the milk, the soggy cookie — both are textural nightmares to me."
2. Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese
The original poster claims that they "love both items separately, but they do not belong together." I am going to put this down to some kind of bad experience they had with either one of these dishes. Come on, now — grilled cheese and tomato soup are like Batman and Robin.
3. Chocolate and Fruit
Do you walk past a chocolate fountain and shudder at the thought of people dangling grapes or pineapple in the cascade? Then, you will agree with this commenter's assessment of fruit and chocolate. "I really dislike chocolate and fruit together in basically all circumstances," they declare. "To me, it ruins the chocolate and the fruit."
4. Pork and Apple Sauce
"The apple sauce is sweet, and sweet-plus-meat is just weird to me," remarks the next culinary critic. "It's also why I don't like sweet chili sauce or sugary barbecue sauces." I will gain nothing from this post except to copyright the new phrase: "Sweet-plus-meat." This phrase is going to catch on!
5. Prosciutto and Cantaloupe
Before Parma Ham was even invented, Romans promoted eating fruit with meat to improve their subjects' health (Big Pharma was also yet to exist). Sometime later, "Prosciutto e melone" appeared in early modern Italian gastronomic writings and has been a hit ever since. "I just don't get why they're supposed to taste good together," wonders a non-Italian commenter. I quite like this combo, though the melon must be ripe.
6. Chocolate and Orange
"Chocolate and orange," insists the next thread poster. "It is a classic combination, but it makes me want to hurl." In the United Kingdom, we have the Chocolate Orange, a ball of orange-flavored milk chocolate in the shape of an orange — segments and all. This treat is a mainstay of Christmas stockings but the stuff of nightmares for the contributor — clearly.
7. Avocado and Eggs
"I love both, but texturally, they don't work together for me," writes our newest generic food combo hater. I am with them on this suggestion; choose one or the other. The mush factor is strong in this dish. Eggs and avocados in any format, whether on toast or separately on the same plate, don't work for me.
8. Ketchup and Fried Chicken
Considering how much I love fried chicken, I can get behind this suggestion completely. For most foods, ketchup is bad: it swamps all the flavors and becomes a culinary crutch for some diners. "For me, my dipping sauce for fried chicken will always be gravy," declares an enthusiast. However, allow me to retort: this gentleman must try Korean fried chicken — my new favorite way to eat crispy fowl.
9. Cake and Ice Cream
"The ice cream always melts and makes some of the cake soggy," says the next Internet user. "Both are fine by themselves, but I don't put them together." You can imagine this person as a kid, freaking out over the cake-to-cream ratio — they must have found birthday parties insufferable.
10. Chicken and Waffles
Southerners must be shaking their heads reading this. However, some online commentators don't dig this combination, which borrows from two separate meal groups — breakfast and dinner. "Chicken and Waffles can be good," notes a diplomatic observer, "but you'd need to sub the syrup for some sort of savory gravy that can also be used as a dipping sauce for the chicken." Good save, sir.
Source: Reddit.
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