Earlier today the wife and I had a ride out so that she could buy me lunch out of her premium bond winnings.
In the café we ended up in I was much taken with the idea of a bacon, lettuce and tomato toasted sandwich; at least that is, I found when it arrived that the bread had been liberally spread with guacamole. That snot substitute is bad enough on its own, never mind as a pollutant on a sandwich. To make matters worse, the guy at the next table ordered a tuna and cheddar cheese toastie with mayonnaise. The caff also had some horror described as a cheese, chives and Marmite scone on offer. Fuck me, who thought that one up?
There are some really weird combos about that people seem to enjoy. For instance my pal Big Al enjoys nothing more than bacon and eggs for breakfast, but with his own particular embellishments. He mashes a banana in milk to put on his bacon, and covers his eggs in strawberry or raspberry jam. Nothing as commonplace as tomato sauce for the big man.
I’m sure there are many horror food pairings out there, as people indulge their peculiar peccadilloes. The worst one I ever saw was that beloved of a pal at school, who would always save some gravy to put on his rice pudding when his mom made it for dessert.
Weird and wonderful. Must try this one of these days;
Looks great to dip your chips in, don’t you think?
Nominated by Ron Knee.




