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Got a hankering for a ketchup sandwich? Salivating at the thought of scrambled eggs and grape jelly?
No, we're not talking pregnancy cravings -- we're talking strange (and objectively tasty) food cravings brought to you by a recent CafeMom.com inquiry: "Which weird foods do you eat that other people find utterly revolting?" Popcorn and Sno-Caps are so elementary, my dear Watson.
Included after the jump are just a few of the bizzare reader responses:
• Mashed potatoes and noodles with gravy.
• Gravy and biscuits with grape jelly.
• Peanut butter and mayo sandwiches.
• Chocolate cake with pinto beans.
• Hollowed-out pickles filled with ranch dressing and cheese.
• Garlic bread topped with peanut butter and spaghetti.
We wanted to see what our loyal Twitter and Facebook followers had to say too -- here's a few of the most eccentric eats:
• Peanut butter and Cheez Whiz sandwiches. (@christellar)
• Omelettes filled with strawberry jam.
• Bologna and pork 'n' beans sandwiches. (@mhoban)
• Carrots and wasabi. (@ianpenk)
• Hard boiled eggs and pickled beets on bread and butter.
• Mustard on pancakes. (@DavidHammond)
Can you top these curious combos? Tell us in the comments. And be sure to visit CafeMom.com for more peculiar pinings.
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2-11-2010 @2:24PM Charlie said... Jellyfish at a Chinese Restaurant.
I have no good explanation for this. It was put in front of my and I tried it.
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2-11-2010 @3:21PM Elizabeth said... As a kid, my mom would feed us peanut butter between two slices of American cheese. When I was a little older, I used to make myself peanut butter and salami sandwiches and gross my whole family out.
Also, my dad used to make something he called "Bean Dog Fondue," which was Kraft macaroni and cheese mixed with green beans and cut-up hot dogs.
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2-11-2010 @3:23PM courtney said... Growing up we did banana and mayo sandwiches instead of peanut butter and banana.
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2-12-2010 @4:15AM Chris said... Cheese and Jam sandwiches were a staple when I was growing up - a really sharp cheddar and raspberry jam was the best :)
More rarely was Sausage and Marmalade, but they were only for special occasions...
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2-11-2010 @4:26PM Amanda said... Ranch dressing on a plain toasted bagel...I don't know how I came up with this one, but I like ranch, I like bagels, so I guess it makes sense for me to like both together!
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2-11-2010 @4:51PM Rick said... peanut butter and bacon sandwich; totally delicious
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2-11-2010 @5:34PM christopher said... I always find this a hard question to answer because I'm surprised but what disgusts some folks and I eat a lot of excellent tasting food that disgusts a great many people. Jugged Squirrel (braised, sauce made from blood) is probably high on many lists, but I also love all those nasty bits from nose to tail (mmmm cheek, tongue, stomach, and testicles). But in general I'd say most people are grossed out by parts of things or animals not usually found on menus.
Also weird but awesome - microwave a snickers bar til gooey, then add hot fudge and a slice of sharp cheddar. I used to work at a country store and ate that all the time.
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2-11-2010 @5:44PM Daniel F. said... Spicy tuna pita pizza with balsamic honey mustard.
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2-11-2010 @8:22PM Damon said... My tastes have changed drastically over the past year. Lots more plants and raw fruits and veggies.... My new weird craving is Kimchee with balsamic vinegar and red chili flakes.
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2-12-2010 @10:13PM salymsmommy said... Peanut Butter and Dill Pickle Slices on white bread. Yum-o
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2-11-2010 @9:27PM KosherInDetroit said... My dad would (and still does) eat ketchup on anything: salads, waffles, felafel, smoked salmon, etc… I have also seen the crunchy peanut butter and nova sandwich before.
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2-12-2010 @1:17AM LeRoy said... Having an adventurous palate, I have tried rattlesnake, pond turtle, squirrel, whale, emu, ostrich, squirrel, chicken and duck feet, bear, venison, etc. I want to try cuy (Guinea pig), which is a Peruvian staple. And horsemeat has always had appeal, but is impossible to buy here (because of whining from the horsey folk). The only things I stay away from are "crunchy" foods, like insects. I've eaten shrimp with the shells intact with Viet Namese friends and found them disgusting.
I suppose that the weirdest things I ate were my Mom's veggie sandwiches ... radish, kohlrabi or turnip. Yuck. Just butter and turnip between two pieces of soggy store-bought bread.
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2-12-2010 @8:15AM gobo said... HA! I love that the photo for this article is peanut butter & pickle sandwiches. My dad made those for my lunch all the time -- I grew up eating them. A few slices of dill pickle & some crunchy peanut butter. Great stuff. My mom also made brauncheweiger sandwiches for my lunches. I guess I was the weird kid in elementary school!
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2-12-2010 @8:57AM seedbeads said... As much as I love a good PB & pickle sandwich (sweet pickles for mine, thx), nothing beats peanut butter, cheddar cheese, apple slices, and vegetable thins. Yes, crackers on a sandwich, I'm serious.
Of course, after having kids nothing seems weird to me. My toddler likes ketchup on peas and tartar sauce on fries. I just can't top that.
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2-12-2010 @9:03AM Bill G said... I tried Alton Brown's sardicado (sardines and avocado) sandwich last night and it's actually quite tasty. Don't know if I'll crave it, though. The pickles with ranch and cheese above sound great--I love fried pickles dipped in ranch. Somehow growing up we started having deviled eggs with beef stew, and now every time I have beef stew I crave deviled eggs. Here in Ireland most everything can be had with chips (fries); lasagna and chips is a great combo.
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2-14-2010 @9:37PM Lynn said... I don't think my combos are that odd, but a lot of other people think so. I used to make cream cheese, marmalade, and cocoa puff sandwiches in college. I frequently mix hummus and cottage cheese, cottage cheese and pickled beets, and any type of jam on meat sandwiches.
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2-15-2010 @11:29AM PJ said... Two of the combos that come to mind immediately are well done hamburger with applesauce and bologna and banana sandwiches.
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2-16-2010 @6:45PM cg said... I several things that people think are weird: doritos or chili cheese fritos with cottage cheese (lots of pepper on the cottage cheese); regular potato chips with grated chese and drizzled honey and scrambled eggs with tuna.
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2-20-2010 @10:55AM Karl said... When I was a kid, there was nothing I liked more than horseradish on toast. I still like horseradish a lot, but I'm not that hard-core with it anymore. :)
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