10 separate but bizarrely delicious flavor combinations

Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the gourmands at online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat it and what to cook. This time our cheffies serve you: bizarre delicious flavor combinations.

Do you like a little adventure (on your plate)? Do you find sweet with salty quite ordinary, toss your M&M's into your bucket of salty popcorn at the cinema, and never make a cheese platter without some fruit or jelly on the side? Then you might be more inclined to try the combinations below.

But even if you usually prefer to stick to the old familiar, there are some great beginner options here, you know. I mean, you can just try the first suggestion at the first fast-food chain you come across as a test run.

Fries in milkshake
So not just pouring a mountain of fries onto the paper of your fast-food tray and then taking a big sip of milkshake in between bites. No, IN your milkshake. So really, hop, lid off the cup, grab a fry (skip the mayo/ketchup) and dip away. Salt with sweet, warm with cold – it's actually a super layered and complex gastronomic delight...

Chocolate and avocado
Avocado is deliciously buttery and creamy, which makes it a good match for chocolate. Because hello, a thick layer of the best butter under a thick layer of chocolate spread is of course also irresistible. Furthermore, the flavor of avocado is quite neutral so you don't have to worry about tasting all ‘healthy’ through your chocolate. A good starting point is a ‘milkshake’ with cocoa, honey, banana, and avocado, and you can dip fries in that beautifully.

Ice cream with olive oil
Yesss, that's an interesting one, right? But in Mediterranean countries, using olive oil in sweets is very common. Italian ciambellone for example is a fresh lemon cake made with olive oil instead of butter. And actually, the step to ice cream is then easily made; try a thin drizzle of the best olive oil you have with a pinch of Maldon salt over your vanilla ice cream. Delicious!

Strawberries with balsamic
Super Italian too, and a combination that really works. The umami in good balsamic vinegar brings out the sweetness of strawberries even more, and the result is exciting and juicy delicious. Don't use too much: a teaspoon over a full bowl of strawberries is enough. And balsamic glaze with banana, another winner. Actually, everyone should have balsamic standard in their kitchen cupboard. moeten hebben.

Chicken and pickle juice
There are people, we know from experience, who would love to slurp leftover pickle juice straight with a straw. However, if you can stay away from it, that doesn't mean it has to be flushed straight down the sink (or through a sieve): you can actually brine chicken very well in it. That juice is of course well flavored (#nospon, but I think Jumbo's sour pickles are very good, with lots of dill sprigs and mustard seeds) and if you add some salt to it, you have the perfect brine for the juiciest chicken breast Virgin Mary steak Again, not just a Bloody Mary without vodka next to your steak, but the steak in it. Before cooking, of course, otherwise it would be strange. But the acids from the tomato juice and lemon and the spiciness of the Tabasco provide a great marinade. A drop of Worcestershire sauce in there and bonus points if you mix in a teaspoon of horseradish as well. Place the meat in and let it marinate covered in the cold for at least two hours before you start frying or grilling..

Mango with chili powder
Maybe you've already noticed pieces of mango in a stir-fry dish or done it yourself, and although the.

opinions about fruit in food
are divided, we can wholeheartedly say that a pinch of chili powder over your mango (or mango sorbet!) is delicious. Fries with honey Whaaat.

you might be thinking now, but if you consider that at McDonald's the honey mustard sauce with the nuggets has been a hit for decades, the combination of honey with fried delicious salty fat might not be such a crazy idea after all. And admit it: this might be less extreme than dipping fries in your milkshake, right?
Sour apples with salsa Again, not the same as fruit in your food, but just like with the mango, a very tasty combination to combine something fresh and sweet (actually sour, in this case) with something spicy and in this case also deliciously salty. Roedjak is also a prime example of this: an Indonesian snack dish where (preferably somewhat unripe) fruit is dipped in a mixture of ketjap, sugar, sambal, and spices.

Apple pie with cheese
We've written about it before, but this one really belongs in this list. I admit: this goes a bit too far for me. But it is indeed a thing. Cheddar in the batter for an apple pie is very common in parts of America, where it has evolved from a piece of cheddar next to the pie to just hop, grated into the dough. I'll pass, thank you...

fries and milkshake
Say wine, snacks, or haute cuisine and the food lovers of online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat, and what to cook. This time our chefs serve you: bizarre delicious flavor combo