Odd combinations
 

We went to the supermarket today. On a whim, I went down the 'International' food aisle. In addition to Mexican and Asian, they had Southern food.

I've picked up Glory canned foods before. In some cases, they use spices in their green beans that taste way different than the bland canned variety. They also sell scalloped potatoes in a can, which is really convenient to use. Cans were on sale for $1, so it was a good time to try some new flavors.

So I saw some canned sauerkraut, which I was considering buying for use as a topping for hot dogs. Then I looked at the label again. It was sauerkraut and apples. I've heard of a few Southern recipes and foods, from collard greens to chitlins, but is this for real?

BTW, my wife bought a can. She's thinking of cutting up some fat free hot dogs and mixing them in.:greenface I can't get the woman to go to an Indian restaurant, and she's willing to try this.

I can understand apples and cheese. I can understand peanut butter and bananas. But I just can't picture sauerkraut and apples mixing well.

Never heard of that combination... but I think it would be good. Sweet apples, salty saurkraut... I'd go for it. I think it would be better to fry your own apples and add it to the kraut so that you can get them nice and crispy, but in a pinch, I'm sure the canned is good too. Please share your verdict!

Adding fat free hot dogs to anything... :vomit:

Sausage with sauerkraut and apples is pretty tradition German fare. Maybe try it with a nice roasted pork tenderloin instead of the dogs though.

I've run across it: the whole mess tastes uniformly pickled. Not at all a bad combo; it can be done fresh with baking apples like Granny Smiths.

So think of it as pickly-stuff-in-a-can. Jinx is right about the pork, or any pork sausage. Breast of chicken, maybe, if accompanied with a raisin or raisin-apple sauce.

Now, let's see if sandwiches of cheese and mango chutney peg anybody's weird-meter.

I have no problem with the peanut butter and banana sandwich. It's not my favorite, but I've eaten a couple of them in my time. What I can't stand is the peanut butter, banana, and mayonnaise version!

Also, I have read that peanut butter and bacon sandwiches were once a staple of late-night snacking in college dorms. I'm not sure I get that one.

Now, let's see if sandwiches of cheese and mango chutney peg anybody's weird-meter.[/quote]

absolutely :vomit:

My 11 yr old gave up PB and banana sandwiches for school lunch because her friends thought they were weird

What's really nice is green mango sliced and then dipped in soy sauce. Sounds horrible, but it's a very tasty little number.

I think it is weird that my wife eats french fries (chips) with yellow mustard. My kids eat them with ranch dressing. I eat them with hot sauce mixed with bbq sauce or just ketsup.

salt on canteloupe? awesome.

peanut butter on pickle spears. yep.

the bessstttt thing though, is cream cheese between two chocolate chip cookies.

That's a chocolate cheesecake!

no....this is a chocolate cheescake:
http://www.kilbegdairydelights.ie/im...cheesecake.jpg

yes, it is.

Hoop cheese and nilla wafers. French dressing, mayo, and sugar on sandwich. The last when I was about 5 yrs. old. Now yuk. Good Swiss works w/nilla wafers also. IMHO.

I'm not a religious man but, Jesus, I think I need a recipe...