What food combos that sound like they shouldn't work just do?

[OneUmberJoker]

Pineapple on pizza

Yes & no.

the texture is slightly different (marmite is thicker/stickier & marmite is much more of an intense flavour.

very similar but definitely not the same.

when in NZ I enjoy Vegemite, but miss marmite.

when in the UK & have marmite I don't miss Vegemite.

Fish and lemon is also really traditional (and lovely)

Toast or bagels with cashew nut butter & cherry jam. My DP said I was disgusting then a genius after trying it!

I wish I could find a crunchy cashew butter but all I can find is smooth 😏.

Pistachio spread with vanilla ice cream is amazing and I make a lovely Turkish delight ice cream with pistachio or rose water and rose & lemon Turkish delight.

Mr whippy ice cream and thin chips / fries.

Peanut butter and marmalade.

Peanut butter and celery

A cheese and cold baked bean sandwich.
Yum !

You would hate me then.

I cook smoked haddock in a pan with rice and a mix of water and orange juice.

@RosesAndHellebores try this. Dried apricots soaked overnight, they look a bit like egg yolks.

Put a bit of brie in the hole, wrap in streaky bacon and bake for 10-15 mins.

I think many things can be improved with a dollop of mango chutney, cheese, sandwiches, crackers instead of cheese try it.

Carbonara with salad cream or ketchup on the side. I can’t eat it without one of those condiments. Yet barely eat ketchup with anything you might normally associate such a condiment with.
However there is very little that doesn’t benefit from a bit of salad cream.. in my opinion of course.

Haggis and macaroni cheese!!

Ok you are convincing me..... might have to try that!

I put soy sauce on hot chips but I don't consider that strange at all. 😎

Cheddar and jalapeño sandwiches

Curry microwave noodleswith chopped up turkey and..a handful of sultanas.Yum.

Try a good bit of crunchy brown toast with some lime pickle (or leftover cold curry 🫣) and a thin slice of goats cheese.

And all lime pickle fans , have you tried roast chicken breast stuffed with mozzarella and lime pickle then right at the end of cooking add enough cous cous to absorb the juice , bloodly lovely with new / jacket spud and salad.

It works really well with baked cheeses too like brie .

Cocopop and raisen sandwich.

<dons boxing gloves>

Sliced, pickled beetroot in a cheeseburger.

Plain yogurt and salted peanuts

So many good things here!

Cheese on toast with kim chi.

Grilled salmon with lime pickle, which may be mixed with a bit of mayonnaise.

What about lemon ?

(Extremely outing as afaik only my family did this!) We used to have cheese and jam sandwiches as children as none of us would eat just cheese ones so mum put a scraping of jam on them too. I had one last year and omg it was delicious!! Even more so when dipped in beaten egg and fried until golden Everyone I've told goes Euugghh but then they take that first mouthful.......................!!

This is amazing.

I used to put butter and jam on mine. The only other way I could eat them was to crush them up and mix them with Nutella to make knock of ferrero rochers

Jam is just a sweeter chutney, really. Well, that's how i view it. Plus sweet stuff works well with cheese as cheese is salty and fatty. Makes sense to me.