Unit 2 Tasty Journeys
Odd Pairings That Work
You order a ____ juicy hamburger with some fries.
What’s next? Of course you have to have ____ with your fries, right?
Well, not for some ____
In fact, some people prefer eating fries with mayonnaise, chili ____ 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 ____ have flavor combinations that you may not have thought of.
The Divisive Classic
Some people love ____ combination, while others can’t seem to stand it.
It can even cause quite heated ____
If you haven’t guessed already, it’s the ____ or nasty — depending on your taste — ham and pineapple pizza.
The man who created this pizza was neither Italian nor ____
A ____ immigrant from 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 called it “the ____ because that’s what was written on the pineapple can.
Little did he know that he had created a classic ____
Even now, in the U.S. and U.K., ____ pizza menu seems complete without it.
In Italy, however, most people ____ pineapple on pizza distasteful.
Why ____ the Hawaiian pizza so divisive?
The combination is not ____ that odd.
Pineapple and ham is not the only fruit and meat pairing ____ kitchens around the world.
In France, duck is paired with a sweet ____ sauce, and American Thanksgiving turkey dinner would not be complete without cranberry sauce.
Many people enjoy ____ and sweet flavor 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 ____ topped with fresh mango and coconut milk.
____ with sticky rice is a dish that is extremely hard not to love.
Rice is one of the world’s most ____ grains, so it should not be surprising that it can be combined with other interesting ingredients.
____ of those ingredients is fruit, which is nutritious, sweet, and plentiful in many parts of the world.
The combination ____ fruit and rice may seem unusual, but it’s actually quite common.
According to the ____ Authority of Thailand, neither mango nor sticky rice is native to Thailand.
____ are native to Myanmar and India, and sticky rice is commonly eaten in Laos, which shares a border with Thailand.
This suggests that the roots of the dish are probably ____ 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 ____ dessert shows how simple ingredients can create innovative, wonderful treats.
The Elvis
What kind of snack is nutritious, full of energy, and simple ____ make?
This is ____ genius of peanut butter and banana sandwiches.
Never could anyone have predicted that the sweet taste of bananas ____ with salty, nutty peanut butter would become an American comfort food.
This sandwich can be a healthy choice for breakfast or lunch ____ its combination of protein and fiber helps you 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 things to ____ level.
Imagine a regular peanut butter and banana sandwich, and then ____ fried bacon to it.
It has been said that the famous singer Elvis ____ loved this sandwich, which is why it’s called, “The Elvis.”
Even though you may not want to ____ the Elvis every day, there are many fans of this unconventional combination.
The world is a big place, and everyone has to eat. Eating the ____ thing every day can get quite boring.
Sometimes all you need is to combine some ____ in novel ways to create a new flavor.
But ____ you think it’s odd, it’s probably because you haven’t tried it before.
Considering how diverse the world is, there are probably more food combinations that seem odd than ____ “normal.”
____ odd is just something you haven’t experienced yet.
They are just new ____ waiting for you to discover.