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Bizarre American sweet and savoury food combinations
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Jelite
31-07-2011
How about the doughnut burger

Happy heart-attack.
Gaditano
31-07-2011
That Mexican chicken/chili/chocolate dish people have mentioned is, I quite agree, fantastic. The chocolate is the very dark, bitter stuff, though, so it doesn't taste sweet.

A lot of South American countries do include dried fruit (apricots, prunes, etc) in meat stews. Yum!
moogiechompy
31-07-2011
Originally Posted by Gaditano:
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A lot of South American countries do include dried fruit (apricots, prunes, etc) in meat stews. Yum!”

As do North African cuisine, I love fruity tagines and fruity cous cous. I've only recently found peanut butter (smooth) and jam (raspberry) and they are lovely
Cstar2229
31-07-2011
My OH loves Christmas cake and Wensleydale cheese together. He loves marmalade and sausages together as well.
unclekevo
31-07-2011
One of my favourites is Chicken in a Coca Cola sauce that is served in my local Chinese buffet restuarant.
GrimmGhost
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by doom&gloom:
“I really don't know how Americans have the balls to take the mickey out of our food.”

How does Americans making American dishes "take the mickey out of" your food?
crosscut
01-08-2011
A South American, rather than North American combination :
Romeo and Juliet pizza.

A sweet pizza topped with guava and cheese. Tried it in Brazil a few years ago. My friends from Brazil love it but it didn't do it for me.
BrunoStreete
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by unclekevo:
“One of my favourites is Chicken in a Coca Cola sauce that is served in my local Chinese buffet restuarant.”

I have Gammon cooked in Coca Cola quite a lot, tastes amazing.
IvanIV
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by Jelite:
“How about the doughnut burger

Happy heart-attack.”

You better serve that one with a defibrillator
Aerick
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by Cstar2229:
“I went to a Thanksgiving dinner many years ago and they mixed their pudding with their turkey roast on the same plate, smothered in gravy too

I saw a reference to chicken and waffles on Mildred Pierce - very stodgy but a nice treat now and again.”

who is "they"? Just because one person (or one family I ll give you that) does that 'mix' thing, doens't mean the entire nation does. I know someone who mixes their peas and carrots, but I don't. (alright I lied, I do, but it doesn't mean it's a national pasttime). Well, alright it is, because they sell canned/tinned peas and carrots mixed together. Bad example.


Again people, just because someone invents one food dish and presents it on a blog doesn't mean the entire nation is sitting down and pigging out on it. There is always someone coming up with something new but that doesn't mean you have to try it. Spaghetti tacos or Kim Chee burritos anyone?

Wasn't it in Britain some restaurant was serving Seagull in their chinese food? Now if I took your alls examples, I'd be surmising that the British are now eating Seagulls. And what about those fish pies. With the heads sticking out? We all have odd creations.
RAINBOWGIRL22
01-08-2011
Oh likes jam and cheese sarnies - barf
big_hard_lad
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“Oh likes jam and cheese sarnies - barf ”

As does mine, jam and cheese on toast. I have to say though, she's converted me.
indianwells
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by Cstar2229:
“I went to a Thanksgiving dinner many years ago and they mixed their pudding with their turkey roast on the same plate, smothered in gravy tooI saw a reference to chicken and waffles on Mildred Pierce - very stodgy but a nice treat now and again.”

Are you asolutely sure about this........?
AppleJuice:)
01-08-2011
I've also heard that they mix Mountain Dew into their Scrambled Eggs!!!1
badcompany3004
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by indianwells:
“Are you asolutely sure about this........?”

It does sound like an episode of Friends when Rachael tried making a trifle and ended up making half trifle have roast dinner or something due to the pages being stuck together (Chandler!!)
badcompany3004
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by BrunoStreete:
“I have Gammon cooked in Coca Cola quite a lot, tastes amazing.”

I found a recipe that was a burger basted in a Coca Cola marinade type thing. I wouldn't mind giving it a try.

Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“Oh likes jam and cheese sarnies - barf ”

I am not a fan of Jam if I am honest, but if I did I would probably give it a try, I am always happy to try new things. I might have missed out on some wonderful things if I didn't give them a try at least once - Cheshire Cheese and Brown Sauce sandwiches for example, and I love them now

Out of Curiosity what flavour jam is it?
purplecatz
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by Cstar2229:
“My OH loves Christmas cake and Wensleydale cheese together. He loves marmalade and sausages together as well.”


that's a very Yorkshire thing to do - it's yummy

Sometimes when staying with my Yorkshire nan - on a Sunday, we would have Yorkshire Pudding with Gravy (as a starter) Yorkshire Pudding with the main course, and if there was any left - we would have it with jam or syrup as a pudding
doom&gloom
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by GrimmGhost:
“How does Americans making American dishes "take the mickey out of" your food?”

It doesn't, I was talking about the jokes they always make about our bad food, and teeth as well usually.
AppleJuice:)
01-08-2011
I really want to try Coca-Cola flavour food.

I also heard they make Toothpaste flavour ribs so if the bits get stuck in your teeth it makes your teeth all shiney and white when you eat it.

Also Toothpaste roast potatoes.

Toothpaste flavour is very popular over there...

When I went to Florida I had Irn Bru flavour pizza!

epicurian
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by doom&gloom:
“It doesn't, I was talking about the jokes they always make about our bad food, and teeth as well usually.”


They? No, not all of us.

So what about all of your sweet and savoury combinations in this country? Why are those acceptable and American concoctions bizarre?
badcompany3004
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by epicurian:
“They? No, not all of us.

So what about all of your sweet and savoury combinations in this country? Why are those acceptable and American concoctions bizarre?”

Although I don't agree with the sentiment of this thread. I just wondering what Sweet and Savoury combos are you talking about from this country?

I do often find pancakes and bacon a strange combo especially with syrup . But saying that I wouldn't mind giving it a go and probably end up liking it - apparently American bacon is sweet cured so works better with the sweet pancake and syrup? Is that true?
ardwark
01-08-2011
Bacon, pancakes, scrambled eggs and Maple syrup is quite common breakfast choice in the US. I'm not keen but then I think carrot cake is just plain wrong.
epicurian
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by badcompany3004:
“Although I don't agree with the sentiment of this thread. I just wondering what Sweet and Savoury combos are you talking about from this country?

I do often find pancakes and bacon a strange combo especially with syrup . But saying that I wouldn't mind giving it a go and probably end up liking it - apparently American bacon is sweet cured so works better with the sweet pancake and syrup? Is that true?”


There have been a few highlighted in this thread. Any number of dishes from your local Chinese and Indian takeaways, i.e. sweet and sour chicken, chicken korma. Go look at a jar of pasta sauce and see how much sugar is in there, along with your tin of baked beans. Salad cream- tastes pretty sweet to me, along with chutney; cranberries with your Christmas turkey; pineapple with ham, etc...

The bacon available in America is wide and varied. Some is maple cured, some isn't.

Yeah, the sentiment of this thread seems nothing more than a desire of the OP to get his own back. Pity.
epicurian
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by ardwark:
“Bacon, pancakes, scrambled eggs and Maple syrup is quite common breakfast choice in the US. I'm not keen but then I think carrot cake is just plain wrong. ”

Were you dropped on your head as a child?

bristol pixie
01-08-2011
Palm sugar is used a lot in Asian cooking - I can't eat Pad Thai because it's too sweet!
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