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Pickles wrapped in cheese, popcorn with beans and ice cream on meatloaf are just a few of the surprising food combinations Americans said they love, according to this survey. It’s not to say these pairings are must-try, but they definitely show just how unique our taste buds can be.

So when Twitter user Michael Realman called for “canceling each other over food takes today,” it hit a soft spot for many. Immediately, people started sharing their own “cancelable” food combos that hit all too close to home, or rather the kitchen, for the rest.

From ketchup on waffles to Nutella pasta, some of the pairings will definitely raise our brows but hey, who am I to judge when I put salt and pepper on my porridge! And if you too are no stranger to some quirky food combo, be sure to share it in our comment section!

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Most of us have at least one eating habit, if not more, that chances are we developed way back in our childhood. The first year of life is a period of rapid physical, social and emotional growth, during which eating patterns also develop. During this first year, infants transition from consuming a single food (i.e., breast milk or formula) to consuming a variety of foods more characteristic of an adult diet.

Moreover, parents influence children's eating behavior in many ways. First off, adults actively make food choices for the whole family, serving as models for dietary choices and patterns. Children also learn about food by observing the eating behaviors modeled by others. For example, research reveals that children's intake of fruits, vegetables, and milk increased after observing adults consuming the foods.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are very tasty imo. But not a thing that i woild eat everyday

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely better off. Imagine eating Styrofoam that tastes like fake banana and sugar. That's what it's like to eat them.

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Alicia M
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gotta be honest, I like these things. My grandparents always had them around so it's probably an acquired taste from my childhood. I also like candy corn and those peanut butter things that come in the orange and black wrappers at Halloween. 😆

David Houde
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like them too. Now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure it's an aquired taste from my childhood also.

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Paul Davis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even as a kid and starving for sweets these made me nauseous. Never understood how they ever came into existence.

Dolly_of TheCowboy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are these like those godawful peeps things they have at Easter? Got given some this year at work. They are disgusting

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh no my friend. they are worse. they are banana flavored, a horrible texture, and you should never try one

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Circus peanuts are a memory from childhood for me. I’ll have some once in a while, just to relive the memories attached to them. But they can be a bit overwhelmingly sweet, so I can’t eat a lot of them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Circus peanuts and those little marshmallows in Lucky Charms are made of the same stuff.

Lisa Valen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WHY are they called circus peanuts anyway? They're neither circus attractions nor peanuts.

Amy Broderick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Grandma always had these next to her chair and I loved them as a kid. As an adult I'm afraid to try them in case they are truly disgusting and ruin one of my favorite Grandma memories.

Kelsey Cirmotich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel bad for my great grandma who we brought these ror everytime we went to visit. I was young, so maybe she did like them, but i was normally starving at this point so Id eat one or 2. So awful. And that texture!! *cringe*

Patti Bulldog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're my road trip tradition, buy a bag, throw it on the dash to get soft in the sun, then eat them when they're warm, and soft. Yummmmy

Cecilia Cahill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they anything like foam shrimps and bananas that we have in the UK?

Susan Bosse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love circus peanuts. Still buy them when I see them. Weird fact: you can't drink a coke when you're eating them. Does something weird in your mouth. Lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're okay, really just sugar molded into a peanut shape. Overrated, and kinda gross.

David Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're lucky enough to find fresh ones they're much better.

Nandina
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never will understand why it's a marshmallow shaped like a peanut, taste like a banana and called a Circus peanut.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm most likely the odd one out in that I both love these and my favourite Runts are the banana ones.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait are you guys eating packing peanuts? Or is this like a snack food I wasn't aware of

SuePrew
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're fine when soft and fresh, but it impossible to find fresh ones

Brandi VanSteenwyk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NO!! Circus Peanuts are wonderful on so many levels! Soft or stale is like 2 completely different delicacies. The memories overcome the heart as the sugar overcomes the tastebuds.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, what are those, exactly? I've never seen yellow or pink ones. Only orange. Even as a kid, I somehow knew to stay away from these things. Tried them once. That's all it took. Can't believe they are still made. YUCK. I'd rather eat licorice! (Double yuck!)

RK Barbo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't know for years they were called circus peanuts. I grew up thinking they were called styrofoam peanuts

Roos Dillema
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to google this one. Never heard of them. I thought they were shelled peanuts with sugar on it

Trisha Howson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nasty they are a lie I tell you a lie they look pretty and colorful and taste like nothing but air and a werid taste

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do agree with this one. Always found these bizarre and unappealing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For fun, put one in the microwave and watch it grow. Stop before it starts to burn, or you will never get that smell out of the house!

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Our food preferences, whether common or unusual, are also part of our eating habits that formed early in life. They often include unique food combinations, too. The registered nutritionist Charlotte-Stirling Reed, who’s the author of “The Baby & Child Nutritionist,” told Bored Panda that when it comes to weird food pairings, parents often have a preconceived idea of what “flavors” go together. “They find it unimaginable that their young children eat certain pairings. But little ones, especially during weaning, don’t have the idea that breakfast HAS to be sweet, for example, until we introduce that idea,” she said and added that “They might not see the problem of having a courgette porridge in the morning or avocado ice cream!”

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a pretty common dish (specifically in the UK), so I don't see this one being cancelled.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Both of those ingredients bring my daughters IBS up big time!! Goes from a flat stomach to looking five months pregnant! Hard to cook without them but possible!!

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“In fact, my children recently chomped through some fruit sorbet with a stick of cauliflower on the side (their request). Sometimes children just follow their own innate intuition of what foods and flavors they want at that moment,” Reed told us. She said that parents should be happy to see that and “let them go for it!” Moreover, the child nutritionist added that she has carrot, beetroot and courgette porridge options as regular breakfasts for her kids, “and to them that’s quite normal!” If you and your little one feel adventurous enough to try some of the Reed’s unique porridge recipes, check them out right here.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't see anything unusual? Not my favorite, but if there was a cookie shortage, I'd at least consider them.

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Sensory scientists and flavor experts have been studying just what foods and flavors pair well with others, pleasantly surprising our taste buds. One such pretty widespread combo is pineapple and ham (but beware to never order this kind of pizza anywhere in Italy!), which seem to work perfectly together.

Paul Breslin, a sensory scientist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and a professor of nutrition at Rutgers University, explained this combo: “Really fatty foods, like ham and other meats, tend to leave your mouth feeling fatty, which is an undesirable state. Enter the pineapple. The fruit, which is naturally acidic, cuts through that greasy mouthfeel, creating a balanced (and tasty) result,” he said.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, those tomatoes doesn't fit. They should be grilled, not pulled out of a can.

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Pears and blue cheese have a similar effect. Breslin says that dressings typically contain three components: fat, salt, and acid. In the case of this classic pairing, the blue cheese provides the fat and salt, and the pear does its part with the acid.

Meanwhile, Niki Segnit, UK-based author of The Flavour Thesaurus, argues that “there are many wonderful matches to be discovered, and you don't need a PhD in molecular gastronomy to start experimenting.” She told the press that “interesting and unusual flavor matches can be made with common store-cupboard ingredients, like cheese and marmalade, or chocolate and aubergine.”

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This 2020 survey commissioned by SPAM found that 41 percent of American respondents were most likely to have discovered their favorite food combinations from family or friends. The most popular food combo Americans love is the dipping of French fries in their chocolate milkshake. Other top combinations were chocolate and popcorn or sour cream and onion chips with chocolate. Interestingly, over half said they’ll have a “freak out” if their different foods touch each other while on their plate, the same survey found.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hear me out. Vanilla Greek yogurt, a spoonful of fig preserves, a good sprinkle of chopped toasted walnuts.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not a bad combo at all? Salted peanuts are good with a lot of sweet things.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You forgot the fact that they sit on the bottom of the ocean and eat all the fish poop that drifts down, and they are full of poop when people eat them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! Finally another human being that shared my aversion to Ranch! It's totally gross! My favorite food is bacon cheese fries. I ALWAYS get it without ranch, because ranch is just gross. I usually always get it WITH ranch because some brain surgeon in the kitchen thinks that EVERYBODY likes ranch. 😝

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But i love wings and i hate bbq sauce. The meat is really tender, as its most meat near bone. They are delicious grilled in the bbq without sauce or a bit of herbs.

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"There are 3 stages in life - I hate olives; I don't despise olives and OMG OLIVES"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this might kill you but, i sometimes eat raw onions as a snack when i’m done grilling burgers, like chips. *powers up defibrillator *

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I can't stand BBQ pizza, and also don't much like chicken on pizza, so totally disagree.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've tried hot sauce on vanilla ice cream. It's an odd combo, but I've done it more than once.

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As long as it's medium rare, then I don't care if it looks like it was hit by a 4x4 and the grill left an imprint

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope...you have a soapy gene that lets you taste dove soap instead of actual flavor of cilantro....blame your genes not the cilantro

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Memphis style barbecue is indeed superior. Kansas City style is too sweet, Carolina style too sour, Texas style too overdone (and I mean cooked at too high a temperature, not too frequent).

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The state of Texas gets a lot of things wrong, but brisket isn't one of them.

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What does that even mean? "Extremely Mid?" I'm from Denver, and I love me some In N Out. They just opened up a store here in town. Now I don't have to drive to Phoenix for my double/double fix!

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I like to peel a banana, butter a slice of bread and roll the banana up in the bread and eat it like a sausage roll. It stems from my love of banana sandwiches and my laziness to slice the banana

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Strawberries dipped in chocolate is delicious. Also banana and Nutella sandwiches are amazing.

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Are people eating nerds ? Cannibals?....I like nerds but not for eating just hanging out with them....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oreos? That stuff, what is just 90% sugar and 10% colourant, with absolute no taste?

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My mother forced me as a child to eat watermelon, because she was NOT going to be known as the mother whose child hated watermelon.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should I tell him that you can also put fruit in savory dishes (like pork with apple)? Or would it kill him?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ketchup and mayonnaise together is essentially thousand Island dressing, so not weird. But eating it off the spoon is.

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This is about weird food combinations not your opinion on normal food

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this the most stupid comment about food I ever read in my entire life...

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