Maybe cursed food pairings are just meant to be. Or maybe they work together because while it seems forbidden, it’s just a trade secret waiting to be discovered. Either way, these food pairings may not be featured on Masterchef, but they will definitely broaden your palate.
Level 1: Starting tame, we have our first contender: pesto + cream cheese + honey. It's just an umami explosion waiting to happen. Try making a sandwich or a wrap with all three, add some cracked pepper and garlic flakes, and you have got the perfect savoury treat that will tingle all your taste buds!
Level 2: Taking things up a notch, we have butter + Nutella on bread. My mates and I have tried and tested this one, and trust me, it’s not too much! You'd think it would be too rich of a combo but the salt from the butter helps to elevate the taste of the Nutella. And on a fresh roll, sign me up!
Level 3: Time to start cranking up the heat, but not literally. We all know that scene in Ratatouille where Remy makes his brother try fruit and cheese pairings, right? Why not take it up a notch and dunk strawberries into cheese sauce/dip? A different approach, but the same outcome- deliciousness! The tartness and sweetness from the strawberries help cut through the saltiness and umami flavour of the cheese. Unusual, but really tasty!
Level 4: Our most heavyweight contender has to be the most unusual pairing, which somehow just makes sense. Allow us to introduce digestives dunked in water. Yes, you read that right. We don't know why it works, but it just does. It tastes amazing, with the slightly soggy biscuit that melts in your mouth, and the crisp cold water just adding to the appeal. Kind of odd, but we like it.
You came for unusual, and we hope we delivered. It’s all about being experimental in the kitchen, whether that means melting cheese with some marinara to make pizza dip and eating it with a spoon, or putting chocolate-covered raisins in your buttered popcorn! So go out there and make up some unusual food combinations, my fellow culinary adventurers. Except for putting pineapple on pizza. That’s just weird.