What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Nutella and tortilla chips. Awesome apart. Better together.
I still remember the day I first discovered the harmonious union of Nutella and tortilla chips—a dorm room invention if ever there was one. A friend and I were lying around in beanbag chairs at around three in the morning, staring down his nearly-full jar of Nutella. We had run out of the potato bread we’d been spreading it on. He didn’t have any other bread, or crackers, or cookies, or anything remotely carby to slather with Nutella. And though we could have just reached for two spoons, we weren’t quite at the straight-from-the-jar phase.
That’s when it hit me.
I rummaged through the cabinet and unearthed a half-full bag of very stale tortilla chips. I dipped one into the jar—and Nutella Chips were born. The salty, crunchy chip proved the perfect counter to the hazelnut spread’s gooey sweetness. And ever since, tortilla chips have been my favorite Nutella vehicle. (Well, maybe second to street crepes in Paris.)
Of course, dishing up Nutella in salsa-portioned chipfuls leads to a pretty intense sugar high. But for an occasional nibble, it’s my very favorite snack. What are your favorite unusual snack combinations?
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Cheetos in between. Don't knock it until you've tried it yourself. Sweet, Salty... Delicious
q_ball456 at 7:02PM on 04/21/09
French fries dipped in Chocolate milk shakes....I knew I'd found my mate for life when he said he did the same thing!
jujyfruit at 7:05PM on 04/21/09
Marmite and peanut butter toastwiches. Sooo delicious.
jareddee at 7:17PM on 04/21/09
A friend from school would eat salsa on a Nature Valley oats and honey granola bar.
gingercookiewithlime at 7:18PM on 04/21/09
peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches (when i was a kid, these were "alligator sandwiches"). i have also been known to dip pretzels into anything, but a favorites is a mix of raspberry preserves and dijon mustard. both are surprisingly delicious!
ellenp7 at 7:20PM on 04/21/09
Putting pretzels in yogurt is pretty good.
OneEyedMan at 7:20PM on 04/21/09
Pretzels dipped in BBQ sauce, while drinking apple juice. A great trifecta.
KatieJF at 7:23PM on 04/21/09
@jujyfruit- My hubby & I do that with Wendy's Frosty's & fries! So many people (we found out) love that combo!
Erinay77 at 7:24PM on 04/21/09
@jujyfruit- My hubby & I do that with Wendy's Frosty's & fries! So many people (we found out) love that combo!
Erinay77 at 7:25PM on 04/21/09
A slice of ham or salami spread with cream cheese & horseradish
rolled up Tacquito style!
tinytim at 7:27PM on 04/21/09
There were lots of popular odd pairings in my boarding school, but the overall favorite was a hot dog bun spread with strained yogurt and topped with crushed potato chips and sugar. Crunchy, creamy, salty and sweet, plus portable. Its the ultimate snack.
zombiesgirl at 7:28PM on 04/21/09
Dry ramen, crumbled up in a bowl and topped with ranch dressing.
leoeris at 7:28PM on 04/21/09
Dry ramen, crumbled up in a bowl, straight.
aolmsted at 7:30PM on 04/21/09
Wendy's Frosty's and fries is definitely a weird-but-normal combo. My friends all did that in elementary school when we would go en masse to Wendy's after we got out early on Wednesdays so the public school kids could go to CCD.
heatherlouise at 7:30PM on 04/21/09
apples dipped in spicy mustard. believe!
teatime at 7:35PM on 04/21/09
Chocolate chip cookies and cold cheap beer.
kbwise1 at 7:38PM on 04/21/09
Here goes... I like gyoza sauce on the rice they serve at Japanese restaurants. It's a holdover from my days working at a Japanese restaurant. Not that this is an excuse. I have no excuse, except that it is incredibly delicious - even though it is a major etiquette faux pas in the Japanese culture on so many levels. (As a blond haired, blue-eyed Anglo, I worry about these things. A lot.)
So, it is with some level of shame and consequence that I persist in asking for it with my rice. I mean, how else am I going to get it my fix, right?
Believe me, it never goes without comment, accompanied by chastising and disapproving looks.
My little bowl of shame. I seem to have a lot of those lately.
Cheers,
~ Paula
Paula Maack at 7:41PM on 04/21/09
cold leftover pizza that I would dunk in cold milk.
Also pretzels crumbled up in ice cream ....
Italiancupcake at 7:44PM on 04/21/09
Potato chips, preferably Ruffles, dipped in good old yellow mustard. So good.
tderning at 7:45PM on 04/21/09
Fritos and cream cheese. mmm craving some now
turncat at 7:48PM on 04/21/09
Drained cooked ramen, tin of anchovies, flavor packet. Salt upon salt upon chemical. But delicious.
Of course, there's no way I could keep that stuff down now, but as a college dorm-room snack, there was no better.
shoneyjoe at 7:51PM on 04/21/09
As a child, I would take a bowl of vanilla ice cream, stir it until it's almost like soft serve and then add crushed saltine crackers or Cheerios or I would use it as a dip for potato chips. There's something to that sweet-and-salty combination that I found irresistible.
zemer at 7:53PM on 04/21/09
Pretzels and grapes. Yum.
iahawk89 at 7:53PM on 04/21/09
Cheese puffs dipped in peanut butter and then rolled in hot cocoa mix. Delightful!
MissMae at 7:57PM on 04/21/09
Peanut butter and mayo on white bread
winebill at 8:05PM on 04/21/09
Apples & peanut butter; bananas & peanut butter; marshmallow fluff & peanut butter
tomteevee at 8:07PM on 04/21/09
@Paula Maack: Gyoza sauce can be made at home with shoyu, rayu (chili pepper sesame oil), and a wee bit of rice vinegar. You can add a bit of shichimi togarashi too. :) I'm Japanese and I kill my gyoza by letting them soak in the sauce, so there's an "excuse" for a sopping gyoza to sit on my bowl of rice, leaving behind some of that juicy goodness on my rice to savor later.
The scary thing about the pics on your blog with the cereal and snacks, is that I knew someone at work whose office looks like that, with 5 boxes of cereal and other candy. The fruity berry cruchfest sounds like a worthy sugarfest!
Hmm...
Mentioned this the other day - sour cream and onion potato chips layered with french onion dip spread thinly on sour dough bread.
Similar to the shakes/Frosty+fries, mixing strawberry or caramel sundaes with fresh out of the fryer french fries.
Loading saimin (popular local Hawaiian version of ramen) with french fries, letting the fries soak on the bottom, then eating them soppy.
Cassaendra at 8:13PM on 04/21/09
Yogurt sandwiches... I use to eat them as a kid. So good!
vrose2 at 8:15PM on 04/21/09
Nutella on Ritz crackers.
Ruffle potato chips dipped in either cream cheese or ketchup.
and
My husband LOVES saltines dipped in ranch.
reason143 at 8:17PM on 04/21/09
I'm not sure if this is REALLY weird, but my favorite snack after school were pretzels with a slice of cheese and then a dollop of french's yellow mustard. mmmm I miss it.
cheesebreadbutter at 8:19PM on 04/21/09
Spaghetti-o's and grape juice. My brother and I used to eat this a lot before I was old enough to use the stove. And french fries with mayo, but I feel like that one is not so weird.
deanneheather at 8:35PM on 04/21/09
Nutella and Ham Sandwich or Peanut Butter and Turkey Deli Meat Sandwich!
aznwasabieater1 at 8:36PM on 04/21/09
Kettle cooked potato chips with cashews.
Cold cheap beer & peanut butter (eaten from the jar with a knife). This is especially good after midnight during the week when everyone else is in bed...and you should be too.
robfadams at 8:36PM on 04/21/09
Celery sticks and cocktail sauce!
ravenshadow13 at 8:45PM on 04/21/09
cream cheese and bacon on a bagel.
megannesta at 8:48PM on 04/21/09
I love to put salted peanuts on many sweet items - current favorite is peanuts on top of a cup of butterscotch pudding - creamy, crunchy, sweet, salty, butterscotchy....
PeanutButter at 8:51PM on 04/21/09
i'm a fan of the frosty's and fries, its the sweet and salty thing..also chips and ice cream...
my fiance caught me eating dry ramen last night.. he was disgusted...
and ranch dressing on pizza..
and i've been known to put franks red hot on just about everything... its a sickness i think...
hungrygrl7 at 8:58PM on 04/21/09
grapes and shrimp
salsa and carrots
peanut butter, celery, and apple sandwiches
rainbowchip frosting on graham crackers
Deeberry at 9:05PM on 04/21/09
Granny Smith apples and salt
bacon and chocolate
grilled peanut butter and maple syrup sandwiches
balsamic vinegar and strawberries with black pepper
TroubleBaker at 9:10PM on 04/21/09
Whipped cream (from a can) on Club crackers. I discovered this when I worked at a pizza/sandwich shop.
A friend swears by grilled american cheese & marshmallow fluff sandwiches, but I haven't gotten up the gumption to try such a thing. :: shudder ::
Schlappette at 9:11PM on 04/21/09
Frosty and fries is classic
Mustard and pickle sandwich on potato bread
Pretzels dunked in vanilla yogurt
Ritz crackers with sriracha
sweethunibabi at 9:19PM on 04/21/09
Gin and tonic...no, wait...
salsa on cold pizza
maple syrup to dip grilled cheese [with *gasp* real cheddar cheese(Tillamook is the BEST!), not KRAFT Singles]
pan fried grapes in pretty much any pasta dish
maple syrup in Manhattans (as a replacement for the vermouth) (called a Maple Leaf, very good but seems weird)
all I can think of right now. Happy eats!
PeteRepeat42 at 9:19PM on 04/21/09
peanut butter and tomato/cucumber sandwiches, peanut butter and white chocolate chips on crackers (ok, maybe not that weird)
caroliiine at 9:28PM on 04/21/09
this is making me nauseous:)
mine is a hard taco shell, filled with bagged lettuce mix and topped with salad dressing.
spartana07 at 9:34PM on 04/21/09
pretzels and peanut butter...yumm. eating it right now lol
ilovepancakes at 9:39PM on 04/21/09
i'm really too picky to have any extremely strange combos, but one of my mom's favorite snacks is fried pig skins topped with peanut butter and green olives. yikes!
prllynn at 9:41PM on 04/21/09
Peanut butter and strawberry preserve sandwich with cayenne pepper
onepercent99 at 9:41PM on 04/21/09
Peanut butter and anything
Whole grain pancakes and applesauce
Gnocchi and ketchup
Scrambled eggs, crushed tomatoes, and spaghetti
cycorider at 9:49PM on 04/21/09
It's all about salty + sweet for me. I dip Bugles in cream cheese frosting. Or pretzels in either vanilla or chocolate frosting.
trillian42 at 9:51PM on 04/21/09
Fritos with cream cheese... YUM
ChefJeffSD at 9:51PM on 04/21/09
eating baked beans using potato chips (preferably ruffles, they have more structural integrity so you can pick up more beans)
also, salt on watermelon
leighana at 9:57PM on 04/21/09
Warm chocolate pudding w/ chipotle powder mixed in
Not so much a snack food, but peanut butter on burgers...mmmmm
dana828 at 9:58PM on 04/21/09
Beer (light beer) and ice cream. The slight bitterness of the beer enhances the sweetness of the ice cream, and the beer's fizziness contrasts well with the creaminess of ice cream.
ConcordiaSalus at 10:05PM on 04/21/09
Spicy brown mustard and baby carrots.
Laurs87 at 10:11PM on 04/21/09
Haha that is awesome that you brought up the beer and ice cream. I just had a bowl of ice cream with a drizzle of a pale ale on top. I say it helps me study.
jareddee at 10:12PM on 04/21/09
Nachos with peanut butter. An odd salty and sweet taste when I ran out of salsa.
Blue387 at 10:20PM on 04/21/09
Pretzmallows! Stolen snack idea from a dear friend. Take a marshmallow, sandwich between two bite-sized pretzels. Perfection!
srtap at 10:23PM on 04/21/09
Peanut butter and grape jam sandwiches with potato chips in between.
soozm32 at 10:27PM on 04/21/09
French fries dipped in apple sauce. Tasty.
Tootsie at 10:33PM on 04/21/09
Nilla wafers and American cheese slices made into wee sandwiches.
Marls Barkley at 10:34PM on 04/21/09
sushi rice & butter. peanut butter, mayo, pickle sandwich. hard pretzels with butter...i get high!
chefman at 10:52PM on 04/21/09
@hungrygrl7 - Pizza with ranch is not weird!! It is delicious - every pizza place in California offered ranch (at least when I was growing up).
When I was a kid I used to love eating saltines that I had dipped in a glass of water until they were soggy on the outside but still crisp on the inside. And of course, tortilla chips and ketchup.
producestories at 10:59PM on 04/21/09
nacho cheese doritos with cottage cheese, and fritos with baked beans.
veggiegirl at 11:05PM on 04/21/09
Fries and a frosty! Also, ice cream with pretzels.
Peanut butter and carrots, and--not so much for a snack--Peanut butter and Egg sandwiches (best when the egg, basically made as a flat omelet, is still warm and heats the peanut butter to get it melt-y). Really though, could you go wrong with peanut butter in any combination?
luswim06 at 11:11PM on 04/21/09
vanillia ice cream and rice crispies is really good in the summer time
slobro81 at 11:18PM on 04/21/09
So glad to see someone else has discovered Nutella chips as well! I had my first taste of their incongruous glory on a drunken night in Austin.
One of my favorite combos is sun chips + Jack in the Box taco sauce. If you have the time for it, there's also Kool-Aid Pickles, and if you're brave enough I'd recommend a Chik Patty, Nutella and jam sandwich.
James Boo at 11:30PM on 04/21/09
I love jasmine rice and parmesean cheese. My sister adores Crispix in hot tea.
echal0tte at 11:40PM on 04/21/09
my sister and I love to eat Lay's plain potato chips dipped in chocolate canned frosting. it's outrageously unhealthy but equally delicious!
meganh145 at 11:46PM on 04/21/09
BBQ chips with sour cream.
chefbuttercup at 11:56PM on 04/21/09
I'm surprised to see the variations on the peanut butter, mayo and lettuce (and sometimes bread and butter pickle) sandwiches I was introduced to by my ex.
chanterelle at 12:08AM on 04/22/09
WOW I'll bet we are all from different parts of the country (USA) and even the world and it's all about the salty/sweet combo. My guilty pleasure is any plain corn chip and peanut butter.
Also, drop a slice of swiss on a pb&j - dynomite!
killer at 12:28AM on 04/22/09
saltines stacked with sharp cheddar and bread and butter pickles, and for something sweet, a nutella and cream cheese grilled cheese.
Sweet E at 12:34AM on 04/22/09
Hard boiled eggs (yolks removed) with with a dollop of hummus in the cavity.
CrazyPheel at 12:39AM on 04/22/09
frosty and fries! peanut butter and anything. mixing mustard and ketchup as a french fry dipping sauce. banana sandwiches with mayo.
my roommates and i make graham cracker sandwiches spread with vanilla frosting. one of my roommates grew up thinking that the normal way to eat cheese tortellini was in a bowl of milk with butter and salt. seriously that is the only way her mother ever served tortellini or cheese ravioli.
vanillapudding99 at 12:41AM on 04/22/09
Air popped popcorn with salt, melted butter and powdered parmigiano reggiano.
BITTER at 12:56AM on 04/22/09
vanilla icecream with cherrios
oatmeal, cornflakes, granola, banana, and rasins
goldfish and peanutbutter
multilol at 12:58AM on 04/22/09
cheez-its and a cold can of root beer!!
dove3579 at 1:12AM on 04/22/09
actually, at my high school, everyone's break snack would be hot cheetos dipped in the little cream cheese containers you were supposed to get with bagels... -shudder- i wrote off hot cheetos a long time ago.
tiffanybite at 1:12AM on 04/22/09
i totally get it... one of my favorites is tortilla chips (generally stale) with PB and/or honey (or raw sugar if I have any). Delish! Also the mustard combos are a fav. it's all about the salty-sweet combinations that every chef will tell you are the ultimate palate pleasers.
oregonpinot at 1:22AM on 04/22/09
slice of sourdough bread + honey + crushed White Cheddar Cheez-Its.
flavor and texture contrast = yum.
mmmyummay at 1:36AM on 04/22/09
I have always adored the salty/sweet combination.
Pretzel rods with canned cake frosting.
Pancakes topped with an over easy egg & maple syrup. When you cut into the pancakes the yolk runs down into the pancakes, mixes with the syrup, and makes sweet, sweet noms.
But me and hubby both love cold Indian curry leftover sandwiches..Tikka Masala, Palak Paneer or whatever we happen to not completely scarfed the night before. Spread it cold onto 2 slices of 12 grain bread and feast.
TattooedCheese at 1:38AM on 04/22/09
@ Cassaendra: Thanks so much for the recipe and gyoza soaking/resting tip. What a brilliant way to sneak a little sauce on without anyone being the wiser! I love it!!!
Cheers,
~ Paula
Paula Maack at 1:51AM on 04/22/09
Saltines spread with homemade Thousand Island dressing, make sure the dressing has tons of garlic powder (not garlic salt) in it.
Fritos drizzed with condensed milk then lightly microwaved, sounds like stoner chow, but it reminds me a bit of mee grob.
SallyMutant at 2:20AM on 04/22/09
Peanut Butter and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Sandwiches. Not horribly weird but unbelievably delicious...
AlienRoll at 2:43AM on 04/22/09
Yesterday morning I started off with plain yogurt, sliced strawberries and honey, pretty normal right? But for some reason, I was craving a contrast, so I sprinkled some grey fleur de sel on top and a new snack was born!
Lapetitechou at 2:49AM on 04/22/09
My best friend in high school introduced me to tortilla chips and cream cheese. I lurve french fries dipped in mayo, sweet jeebus, yes. And I will forever be a fan of sliced cheese melted onto saltines; this was a treat my parents prepared in the oven on a cookie sheet (full up with saltines because there were four kids to feed), but once we got a microwave when I was in high school, I'd make myself some cheesy saltines in 60 seconds. It takes even less time with today's super-powered microwaves.
But mostly? I snack on raw almonds. Swear.
Ali at 3:00AM on 04/22/09
So many fatties trying to justify their terrible fatty food habits in this thread. I mean... ranch chips slathered in ranch dressing spread on sourdough? Give me a freaking break.
chefimpostor at 4:05AM on 04/22/09
Bleu cheese (the real thing, not dip or dressing) spread on potato chips. My dad taught me how to do it when I was about 4 years old and I got pretty good but licked the knife every time. He kept sending me back to the kitchen, imagining that I was washing it off, but I used every butter knife in the house. It's one of my first food memories.
heisey at 7:37AM on 04/22/09
SO gags whenever i buy fritos because he knows the only time i eat them is dipped in peanut or other nut butter. I agree the salty greasy sweet yumminess cannot be denied!
huneybumper at 7:42AM on 04/22/09
Room temp crispy bacon crumbled into peanut butter.
godeats at 7:53AM on 04/22/09
Nacho Cheese flavored doritos with saltine crackers (Zesta preferred)
sdwagers at 8:21AM on 04/22/09
One of my best friends in high school would eat little powdered donuts with salsa. (It had to be Pace)
nowonder at 8:50AM on 04/22/09
Cottage cheese mixed with (preferably) salsa verde and Ruffle potato chips for dipping. Not too weird but it grosses my boyfriend out.
He thinks cottage cheese and pineapple with chips is the BEST ( Gross!).
tgrabler at 9:20AM on 04/22/09
Dominoes pepperoni pizza, with milk and Wise brand ruffled sour cream and onion chips. Used to eat it every Wednesday is Elementary school when we had Pizza Day.
ashmarena at 9:38AM on 04/22/09
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Jalapeno flavored chips or Flaming Hot Cheetos. . .Salty, sweet, spicy, smooth and crunchy all in one.
unhatched at 9:39AM on 04/22/09
Popcorn with junior mints
Chicken smothered in maple syrup-I like to think of it as "roasted chicken with a maple glaze", but really its a frozen chicken breast on my george foreman grill... coated with trader joes (or worse- ego) syrup. It is GLORIOUS.
rdrnr44 at 9:52AM on 04/22/09
My grandfather is the king of weird food combos:
Chocolate Cake and Liverwurst
Cruellers with a slice of American Cheese wrapped around it.
Oreos and Sardines
Martini Me at 10:26AM on 04/22/09
Hot and Spicy Cheez-Its with cream cheese. I'm sure it's a caloric nightmare, but it's delicious.
Natebreed at 10:44AM on 04/22/09
I have many. For exaple:
Gefilte fish (fresh — not that jarred monstrosity) with tehina and salsa
Multigrain tortillas with hummus and lemon
Dried apricots and cream cheese
Mashed banana with milk and jam
Pretzels dipped in milkshake or crumbled into hot cocoa and eaten with a spoon.
Stufsocker at 11:04AM on 04/22/09
Put peanut butter on provolone cheese and then roll it up. The fat and protein will kill your hunger. Pan-fried provolone is really good by itself, too. And fresh watermelon and feta cheese together with some black pepper is a new summer favorite.
Susquehanna at 11:17AM on 04/22/09
anything with contrasting flavors.
sweet jam with liverwurst and green olives
fritos and ice cream
cheez-its with peanut butter and mustard
seikel at 11:19AM on 04/22/09
When I'm visiting my parents I often raid their pantry - and generally come out with cheez-its and a glass of orange juice. I think the similar color palette and the acidity of the two are oddly comforting.
etrithart at 11:43AM on 04/22/09
pickle bread -- good baguette dunked in the juice of really good german/imported pickles.
mh330 at 11:45AM on 04/22/09
Triscuits with a square of american deli cheese topped with a pepporoni and a slice of jalapeno...then either zapped in the micro or lightly broiled...
or...
chopped jarred pimentos, chopped green pepper, mixed with cheese whiz on white bread...mmmm good.
sammie at 11:49AM on 04/22/09
Discovered during my starving student days - All I had in the fridge was hot dogs, homemade hummus, and soft tortilla wraps.
Now the hot dog-hummus wrap is a favourite, although usually secret, treat.
(The hot dogs were barbecued on a little camping stove, I can't eat them boiled.)
kevster at 11:52AM on 04/22/09
an onion bagel made into a sandwich with cream cheese and potato chips in the middle. i ate this every day for about 3 years in jr high/high school!
also cheetos and orange juice. mmmm
prncsjenny at 11:55AM on 04/22/09
The (seemingly) most digusting sandwich on the planet (really it's the most delicious):
Toasted bread, red pepper hummus, american cheese, yellow mustard, dill pickles and salt & vinegar potato chips.
The best remedy for salt-cravings, EVER!
wheatfoot at 12:18PM on 04/22/09
pretzels and cream cheese! actually, anything with cream cheese - i dare you to name 3 things that don't taste good with cream cheese...
natalieeats at 12:21PM on 04/22/09
rice and ketchup. sometimes topped with a fried egg.
saltines and grape jelly.
VioletCrumble at 12:23PM on 04/22/09
It started in elementary school with classroom birthday parties - chips, cheese curls, cookies. Everyone gets a sandwich bag to take everything home, so the cookies get bits of salt and cheese powder on 'em! Then it became bacon & grape jelly (must be grape) on white toast.
foodplease at 12:40PM on 04/22/09
My friend introduced me to sliced banana on cheese pizza. so good. and not so weird if you consider people put pineapple on pizza all the time (gross).
My dad also has the horrifying habit of dipping doritos or cheetos into the jar of peanut butter, leaving behind cheesy orange streaks for whoever next tries to make themselves a peanut butter sandwich.
salthands at 12:50PM on 04/22/09
ok ketchup on subway sandwiches must be a norm cuz i have'nt heard it....
my friend would order subway then walk next door to the burger king and get ketchup packets. I always thought it was weird...
I like popcorn mixed in slightly melty ice cream....but seeing how everybody seems to like the french fry and shake thing i guess its not so weird :P
joylissa at 1:08PM on 04/22/09
oyster crackers dipped in tartar sauce.
veggieout at 1:13PM on 04/22/09
haha my grandfather used to dip pringles in nutella.
I love peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches, but don't think that is too weird.
flavacrisp at 1:20PM on 04/22/09
Toasted peanut butter and tomato sandwich. Surprisingly delicious.
latteaday at 1:28PM on 04/22/09
tayto cheese 'n' onions crisps (an irish variety) eaten with a plain cadbury's chocolate bar (must be uk or irish made, not the us-made hershey's version).
i also love marmite on hot buttered toast, which i know is something a lot of americans think is a weird food. it is also great in cheese sandwiches.
http://apricotcustard.typepad.com/apricot_custard/2009/04/marmite.html
mondaybox at 1:53PM on 04/22/09
i dip sour cream and onion ruffles potato chips in strawberry yogurt. its so weird..but so gooood. i love the sweet and salty!!
sassysprite at 2:11PM on 04/22/09
My roommates think I'm odd but I like to put salt on my fruit - I think its a vietnamese thing.
Green Apples, green mangos or slightly under ripe peaches with chili salt (fresh chiles mashed into salt until it turns pink)
Watermelon with plain salt
It brings out the sweetness
Also, sriracha on EVERYTHING - pizza, spaghetti, rice, saltine crackers...etc!
ThuyTBird at 2:25PM on 04/22/09
Jalapeño bagel with cream cheese and flamin' hot Cheetos
Peppercinis while drinking milk
I'll dip doritos into just about anything
smiths37 at 2:29PM on 04/22/09
Cinnamon on plain yogurt, popcorn dipped in honey/agave/salsa/hummus/laughing cow cheese/whatever's around!
RachelMount at 2:50PM on 04/22/09
I love:
White Bread
Butter
Peanut Butter
Ice Berg Lettuce
The lettuce makes the peanut butter not so dry.
It's my go-to comfort sandwich
Hunnyoil at 2:54PM on 04/22/09
A bowl of frozen grapes doused with butter-flavored cooking spray (I know, I know...WTH???) and then dusted with cinnamon. Was born out of my love of frozen grapes and a need to rid my pantry of the spray. Now I love it. I could eat 4 pounds of grapes in a sitting that way, if my digestive system would allow.
As a kid in junior high, I dipped Funyuns into chocolate soft serve and called it lunch. I guess that's somewhat similar to the french fry/frosty combo.
mollykate678 at 3:14PM on 04/22/09
banana and Miracle Whip (mayo) sandwich on white bread
meghead at 3:25PM on 04/22/09
this topic again!?!?
sliced bananas and sour cream in a bowl...eaten with a spoon
Bosmer at 3:46PM on 04/22/09
-Cooked ramen noodles with an equal amount of grated light cheddar on top, with seaweed crumbled in
Chocolatesa at 5:04PM on 04/22/09
Snickers and Lays potato chips. Slightly freeze the Snickers bar. Cut into thin slices. Place a Snickers slice on top of a potato chip. Salty. Sweet. Surreal.
chefgwen at 5:32PM on 04/22/09
i don't think salt and watermelon is strange.
i love roasted peanuts wrapped with strips of dried squid. it's an asian thing.
cupcup at 10:49PM on 04/22/09
I haven't done this since first year university, but I've discovered that the combination of rice and cottage cheese is surprisingly good.
Vincci at 3:43AM on 04/23/09
Peanut butter jelly and (plain) potato chip sandwich
Nacho cheese flavored Doritos and Slim Jims eaten together
wonders at 11:19AM on 04/23/09
@salthands: a friend of mine likes his pizza with pineapple, sliced banana, and pickles. Having tried it myself, it wasn't a shock to the system. I have pineapple and pickled several slices in my time.
Stufsocker at 3:13PM on 04/23/09
Fried egg and peanut butter on toast
tjsully99 at 3:47PM on 04/23/09
Ha! I feel compelled to respond - not only because of my fondness for Nutella (are you serious, Paris Crepes are your FAVORITE vehicle for Nutella? or was that the only PG-rated favorite you could list?) but because I often come up with weird snack combo's that marry just the right sweet/salty/creamy/crunchy combo - for example: Peanut Butter on a small flour tortilla with whipped marshmallow creme and M&M's!
This has got me thinking - perhaps I'll take a few minutes and post some of my favorites over at Chowbelly!
Chowbelly at 4:59PM on 04/23/09
I dip my pizza in a combo of sashimi and Sriracha.
CATERPILLARGIRL at 5:34PM on 04/23/09
My brother and I like to have our tuna sandwiches with a bowl of spicy chili. The cool mayo contrasts nicely with the hot sauce. I also can't get enough of topping a bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy with peas and a fried egg. YUM!
browncm at 11:42PM on 04/23/09
Apple crumb pie with melted Velveeta cheese on top!
My freshman roommate and I would easily eat a jar of Nutella with a bag of pretzels during mid-terms or finals...I've still been known to indulge in that for a quick fix!
artgal1990 at 3:03PM on 04/24/09
-quesadillas made with cheddar and craisins
-ice cream sodas made with chocolate ice cream and ginger ale
-moon pies with orange juice
coffeejitters at 1:35AM on 04/25/09
Until reading this I thought I was alone in this combo...
Wholewheat Flax Bread, Peanut Butter (Crunchy!), mayo and mustard sprouts....YUM!
wakkawakka at 11:38AM on 04/25/09
chinese-style chile in oil on top of a torn piece of crummy American cheese slice on top of a saltine cracker. spicy on bland on salty.
cindyvan22 at 12:54PM on 04/25/09
Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie with Slice of Brie melted over the top. Delicious!
Murph at 11:35PM on 04/25/09
Saltine with Cream Cheese, Sriracha & Slice of Roasted Pepper (from a jar). Yum!
Murph at 11:37PM on 04/25/09
Black licorice and milk! As a kid, I loved to bite the ends off the licorice end use it as a straw in my milk.
gummybear at 1:35AM on 04/26/09
Peanut butter and salami on raison bread - don't knock it until you try it!
JimInHolland at 5:10PM on 04/26/09
vanilla ice cream + rice chex, or white bread and ranch doritos.
DoubleH at 11:34PM on 04/26/09
"SriRancha" = Sriracha (Vietnamese hot sauce) + Ranch dressing
It's not really a snack on it's own, but you can put it on just about anything.
Duh-Lishus!
sandmansd at 12:43PM on 04/27/09
I like to dip a spoon in peanut butter and add plain m&m's to it, although that's really not that weird but my Mom likes to eat peanut butter and ketchup sandwiches. I tried once and didn't like it but she loves it.
I also like Cheetos or Ruffles between my peanut butter and jam/jelly sandwiches.
twcaac at 7:48PM on 04/27/09
Ice cream and onion rings -- butter pecan is my favorite flavor for this but vanilla is ok too.
Celia at 7:56PM on 04/27/09
Crunchy peanut butter and Mrs. Renfro's Roasted Salsa on toast - my wife tells me she's going to puke every time I fix it for myself.
zenduck at 8:10PM on 04/27/09
candy corn and salted peanuts -- tastes like a Payday candy bar
igoactivegirl at 8:13PM on 04/27/09
I enjoy celery with cream cheese (although I don't think that's terribly weird). I like sliced apples with peanut butter and grated cheddar cheese on top. One that my husband and I enjoy together is Doritos dipped in cream cheese. They are a hearty chip and hold up pretty well, especially if you use the tub cream cheese. Hmm...seems to be a cheese theme here.
tlkephart at 8:26PM on 04/27/09
One of my all-time favorites, though it's more than a snack, is home-made hashbrowns with mayonnaise and taco sauce on top.
tlkephart at 8:27PM on 04/27/09
So tame--pretxles and milk
dmurphy118 at 8:45PM on 04/27/09
Into a blender add 3 or 4 ice cubes, a scoop of vanilla tce cream, a shot of strawberry vodka, a shot of brandy and a few cleaned strawberrys and blend. pour into a martini chilled glass and sip with a spoon full of peanut butter. now you're ready to die!
old chef at 8:45PM on 04/27/09
I enjoy Lay's potato chips dipping into cottage cheese, preferably small curd. For an extra treat, add Ranch dressing to the cottage cheese. My wife sprinkles M&Ms on newly cooked popcorn.
Markg at 9:17PM on 04/27/09
melted yellow cheddar cheese eaten with a spoon. just put some shredded cheese in a bowl and pop it in the microwave for a few seconds - simple and delicious!
Meewlee at 9:23PM on 04/27/09
Potato chips dipped in Vanilla ice cream! Yummy! & I love dry roasted peanuts mixed with bacon bits. Oh and if you eat dry roasted peanuts and candy corn together, it taste like a Pay Day Candy bar! Try it, I'm not kidding!
Happy Snacking!
queenlalisa at 10:53PM on 04/27/09
Freihofer's Chocolate Chip cookies and dark beer. The saltiness makes the combo zing!
whippeteer at 11:36PM on 04/27/09
Strawberry milkshake with a shot of dark rum.
whippeteer at 11:39PM on 04/27/09
ranch dressing on celery, oreos in peanut butter
mcdworker1978 at 11:44PM on 04/27/09
Those dark, almost burnt potato chips with Hunts (not Heinz) ketchup and fresh ground black pepper........
Bevo4 at 11:46PM on 04/27/09
IN A BLENDER ADD 3 OR 4 ICE CUBES, A SHOT OF BRANDY, A SHOT OF CREAM De MENTHE AND A SCOOP OF VANILLA ICE CREAM AND BLEND, POUR IN A CHILLED MARTINI GLASS AND GET A TABLESPOON OF PEANUT BUTTER, KICK BACK AND THINK ABOUT GOOD THINGS. LIFE IS GOOD--- TOO BAD IT'S ONLY FOR A WHILE!
old chef at 9:12AM on 04/28/09
Breakfast sausage (pattie style) on toast with peanut butter and yellow mustard.
Hilfy at 9:13AM on 04/28/09
Wavy potato chips with cream cheese spread on top!
valgalpal at 9:31AM on 04/28/09
I've never tried Wendy's frosty with fries, but I enjoy vanilla ice cream with BBQ chips, yummy, it's the sweet and salty combo.
PB and apples, nutella with anything.
7-up or coke with vanilla ice cream, called ice cream float...
Smiley at 9:41AM on 04/28/09
Fresh oranges with yellow mustard and at a different time devils' food cookies with pink lemonade.
ghc630 at 9:55AM on 04/28/09
IF WE HAVE COMPANY COMING, WE MIX DRY ROASTED PEANUTS WITH M AND Ms AS ONE OF THE SNACKS--- NON EVER LEFT!
ALSO PUT IN SOME RAISINS--- YUM!
old chef at 10:06AM on 04/28/09
Yes it seems like it is mostly about the sweet/salty/creamy/crunchy combo , just like Chowbelly said.
brigittesm at 10:13AM on 04/28/09
Cottage cheese and apple sauce. Basically baby food, but still so good.
sidecar at 10:19AM on 04/28/09
I JUST WENT OVER TO CHOWBELLY AND WHAT A SUPRISE, A REAL TREAT. GREAT LOOKING STUFF THERE!!!!!
old chef at 10:38AM on 04/28/09
I like ice cream and popcorn. You have to eat the popcorn really quickly though, so it doesn't get soggy. Best with Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby.
Also, challah and whipped chive cream cheese.
achenglovesfood at 10:55AM on 04/28/09
Cheddar cheese in a ice cream cone, then nuked until melted.
GunBarrelGirl at 1:53PM on 04/28/09
Microwave popcorn with Hershey's syrup poured on top. Peanut butter and bread and butter pickle sandwiches. Cream cheese and hot pepper jelly on any type of cracker. French fries rolled in pickle slices and dipped in ketchup and mayo combination. Salami rolled with cream cheese. Hot dogs on a bun with cream cheese, ketchup, mustard, and relish. Saltine crackers with grape jelly.
staciedapoz at 2:36PM on 04/28/09
OK--OK 'IM GONNA GIVE YOU THE BEST-- THE BEST OF THE BEST SNACK SANDWICH OF ALLLLL TIMES!!! NO CHARGE!
2 SLICES OF PUMPERNICKLE BREAD, THIN SLICES OF SWEET ONION, THIN SLICES OF AVACADO AND CREAM CHEESE SPRED ON THE TOP SLICE AND THE BOTTOM SLICE AND LETTUCE ( I SHRED MINE) GOOD LORD, THAT'S SOMPIN GOOOOOOD!
old chef at 5:02PM on 04/28/09
Left over spaghetti sandwiches.
It was more of a need than a pleasure. ha ha.
loujersey at 7:55PM on 04/28/09
a couple here for ya- first one is tuna salad (the old fashoined Mom made kind) with canned sliced pears and Lay's potato chips. You take a sturdy lookin chip, put a slice of canned pear and then a spoonful of tuna salad on top of it. Awesome. the other is a "pickle-sickle"- take dill pickle juice and pour it into ice cube trays and stick some kind of short skewer in it and freeze.
hobcat57 at 10:10PM on 04/28/09
Cottage cheese and maple syrup - since I was a kid! Maybe it was my mom's way of persuading me to eat cottage cheese - I guess it worked! Pretzels (the saltier, the better) and bananas - don't remember where I got this one! Potato chips with pineapple cream cheese spread on them - college days craziness, but sooooo yummy! I guess it's the salty-sweet thing. One of the guys I went to college with used to lift up the top crust of his apple pie and pour on some ketchup! I thought this was really wierd and was too afraid to try it, but my sister worked for the Heinz experimental / developmental kitchens at the time and they tried baking apple pies with ketchup, so maybe it was more popular than I thought. However, it never went anywhere, I guess other people were afraid, too!
Anyway, this same guy also ate Milkbones dog treats, so there you go!
carol1a at 11:17AM on 04/29/09
I like Cheetos dipped in strawberry yogurt!
tbeanzie at 1:05PM on 04/29/09
I've read all of these and contributed a few and I would have to say that someone will come up with a spectacular, lasting combination that will go down in history like chocolate and peanut butter.
Let's don't stop here!!!!!
old chef at 8:14PM on 04/29/09
Here's one for ya---- how about a celery stick dipped in caramel and than in dry roasted peanuts.
there ought to be a little chocolate there somewhere!
old chef at 8:32PM on 04/29/09
Crisply fried bacon crumbled into GrapeNuts cereal that is sprinkled with white sugar or brown sugar and soaking in half-and-half.
skyeyes at 9:44PM on 04/29/09
Oops, forgot to mention...Nutella sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies (preferably homemade) and dunked into cafe au lait.
skyeyes at 9:47PM on 04/29/09
HERE'S ANOTHER FOR YOU, DID THIS WHEN I WAS A KID. A COLD BOTTLE(OR CANNED) OF COKE AND FILLED WITH A PACK OF PEANUTS. DRINK AND CHEW!
old chef at 9:09AM on 04/30/09
Sour Cream and Onion chips, with a Mars bar and a cold glass of milk. Eat chips, bite chocolate bar. Chase with milk. Delicious.
jason at 9:49AM on 04/30/09
HERE'S A GREAT SANDWICH--- RYE BREAD-SPREAD CREAM CHEESE, ADD BANANA SLICES, SPREAD PEANUT BUTTER ADD SWEET PICKLE SLICES AND SHREDDED LETTUCE.
old chef at 10:06AM on 04/30/09
@old chef: We're happy that you're so enthused about weird snack combos that you've shared several recipes with us all here. But, please, for the love of God, can it with the ALL CAPS already!!!
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SCREAMING AT US. (See?)
Please turn off your "caps lock" key.
Thanks!
Adam Kuban at 10:29AM on 04/30/09
ok----------sorry!
old chef at 12:29PM on 04/30/09
Let's see: banana with a slice of American cheese, breaking off small triangles of cheese for each bite. My absolute favorite when I was little, and I still love it. I think my mom learned it from Mister Rogers.
Also, baby carrots w/ketchup and tortilla chips on the side; raw red cabbage with yellow mustard; and my guilty coming home drunk secret: bowl of white rice with American cheese melted on top. I like American cheese on most anything...
cook au vin at 4:05PM on 04/30/09
Candy korn, dipped in chocolate syrup followed with salty peanuts.
old chef at 8:36PM on 04/30/09
Serious Eats---- Don't let this subject die! There is so much more junk to learn from everyone! Dave Johnson
old chef at 8:48PM on 04/30/09
Serious Eats---- Don't let this subject die! There is so much more junk to learn from everyone! Dave Johnson
old chef at 8:49PM on 04/30/09
Last night I had some buttery, salty matzah brie (what? i got leftovers.) with drizzled honey. Mmmmmmnomnomnom.
Stufsocker at 10:02AM on 05/01/09
Frosty and Fries (not weird)
Dunking Chocolate chip cookies in Orange juice... YUMM!
cpetshks at 8:02AM on 07/15/09
I used to go to the LA Reader office on Friday mornings to collect my mail, then I'd stop in the chain drugstore nearby to pick up a piece of beef jerky, and a package of vanilla creme sandwich cookies, which I'd eat while driving to my day job. Not together, just back-to-back. Can't remember if I ate the jerky or the cookies first, nor why I thought those would make a good breakfast.
groonge at 12:54AM on 09/10/09