Some food combos are plain bizarre. You take a look at two food items together and despite all common sense, and the little voice in your head screaming "THEY DON'T WORK TOGETHER", sometimes they really do work. Well, reserve your judgement and give some of these a try first, and then open your mind to the possibilities out there.

ICE-CREAM WITH PARATHA

Beginning our list of terrifying sounding combinations is using ice-cream as your side for a paratha meal. While you'd normally single out aloo dom or meaty items for your side dish, ice-cream works surprisingly well and provides a nice sweet balance to the taste. Mixed ice-creams, like a combo of vanilla and chocolate go surprisingly well with the paratha. Bonus points if it melts, it's basically like sweet jhol, but it works just as well when it's frozen.

CHEESE AND HONEY SANDWICHES

Definitely tamer than the last one, honey and cheese make for a pretty great partnership in terms of texture. Now unless you like dipping cheese into honey and eating that alone, you'd probably do well by making a grilled cheese sandwich and adding some honey to it. If you're feeling a little cray cray, you can certainly add some more wacky (or normal if you want to be boring) items to the sandwich to enhance your experience.

DOUGHNUTS WITH SALSA

Back again to more wilder territories, I don't blame you if you have the same look of disgust and shock my friends had when I tried this. If there's one thing trying random foods together taught me it's that sweet things tend to work really well with savory, or spicy as this one would have it. Tiramisu donuts in particular seem to go really well with chunky salsa. Of course, don't use too much salsa, then at a point you'll just stop tasting the doughnut entirely.

SUGAR BIRYANI

I think an entire nation cried out in horror in unison, and raised their pitchforks now. Okay, before you write up hate mail and death threats to me, please consider this: adding raw sugar packets to your biryani actually works really well, no matter how disgusting it sounds. The sweetness really improves on the normal taste, and feels a little like a candy experience with a big meal. Gross to think about, great to try.

PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA

Ok now you can bring those pitchforks back. I mean, what monster actually enjoys this? Start the witch hunts now folks, this one really calls for it. But hey all jokes aside, it's actually a pleasant experience, and far better than most vegan pizza experiences (at least pineapple tastes good, unlike kale). 

All in all, taste is subjective, and some people will still find some or all of the above disgusting (or delicious). Just reserve the judgement at the door and give all these a try with an open mind. Who knows, you might end up discovering a new favorite food. Or if you're the type to experiment, end up making your own combination to get people's stares at when you tell them it's good.

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