Unit 2 Tasty Journeys
Odd Pairings That Work
You order a nice, juicy hamburger with ____ fries.
What’s next? Of course you have ____ have ketchup with your fries, right?
Well, not ____ some people.
In fact, some people prefer eating fries with ____ chili sauce, or even steak sauce.
While ketchup with fries may seem ____ ordinary, other combinations may seem rather odd.
Read on to learn about some popular dishes that have flavor combinations ____ you may not have thought of.
The Divisive Classic
Some people love this combination, while others can’t ____ to stand it.
It can ____ cause quite heated arguments.
If you ____ guessed already, it’s the tasty or nasty — depending on your taste — ham and pineapple pizza.
The man who created this pizza ____ neither Italian nor Hawaiian.
A Greek immigrant from Canada, Sam Panopoulos did not want to stick to the usual ingredients on pizzas, ____ pepperoni and mushrooms.
He spread canned pineapple and sliced ham onto a pizza and called it “the Hawaiian” because that’s what was written on the ____ can.
Little did he know that he ____ created a classic combination.
Even now, in the U.S. and U.K., no pizza menu seems complete ____ it.
In Italy, ____ most people find pineapple on pizza distasteful.
Why is the ____ pizza so divisive?
The combination is not that ____
Pineapple and ham is not the only fruit and ____ pairing in kitchens around the world.
In France, duck is paired with a sweet orange sauce, ____ American Thanksgiving turkey dinner would not be complete without cranberry sauce.
Many people enjoy salty and sweet ____ combinations, whereas some others prefer to keep those tastes as far from each other as possible.
Mango with Sticky Rice
A very popular dessert in Thailand is sweet, sticky rice topped with ____ mango and coconut milk.
Mango with sticky rice is a dish that is extremely ____ not to love.
Rice is one of the world’s most consumed grains, so it should not be surprising that it ____ be combined with other interesting ingredients.
One of those ingredients is fruit, which is nutritious, sweet, and plentiful in many ____ of the world.
The combination of ____ and rice may seem unusual, but it’s actually quite common.
According to the Tourism ____ of Thailand, neither mango nor sticky rice is native to Thailand.
Mangoes are native to Myanmar ____ India, and sticky rice is commonly eaten in Laos, which shares a border with Thailand.
This suggests that ____ roots of the dish are probably a result of the mixing of cultures in Southeast Asia.
Rice is usually thought of as a food that is eaten as a meal, but its use as a dessert shows how simple ingredients can create innovative, ____ treats.
The Elvis
What kind of snack is ____ full of energy, and simple to make?
This is the genius of ____ butter and banana sandwiches.
Never could anyone have predicted ____ the sweet taste of bananas coupled with salty, nutty peanut butter would become an American comfort food.
This sandwich can be a ____ choice for breakfast or lunch because its combination of protein and fiber helps you feel full, while the carbohydrates provide sustained energy.
The ____ thing about this sandwich is that the ingredients are readily available and affordable.
Some people, however, like to take ____ to another level.
Imagine a regular ____ butter and banana sandwich, and then add fried bacon to it.
It has been said ____ the famous singer Elvis Presley loved this sandwich, which is why it’s called, “The Elvis.”
Even though you may not want to eat the Elvis every day, there ____ many fans of this unconventional combination.
The world is a big place, ____ everyone has to eat. Eating the same thing every day can get quite boring.
Sometimes all you need ____ to combine some ingredients in novel ways to create a new flavor.
But if you think it’s odd, it’s probably because you haven’t ____ it before.
Considering how diverse the world is, there are probably more food combinations that seem ____ than seem “normal.”
Maybe ____ is just something you haven’t experienced yet.
They are just new experiences waiting ____ you to discover.