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