Unit 2 Tasty Journeys
Odd Pairings That Work
You order a nice, juicy ____ with some fries.
What’s ____? Of course you have to have ketchup with your fries, right?
Well, not for ____ people.
In fact, some people prefer ____ fries with mayonnaise, 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 that you may not ____ thought of.
The Divisive Classic
Some people love this combination, while others can’t seem to ____ it.
It can even cause quite heated ____.
If you haven’t guessed already, it’s the tasty or nasty — depending on your taste — ham and pineapple ____.
The man who created this pizza was neither ____ nor Hawaiian.
A Greek immigrant from ____, Sam Panopoulos did not want to stick to the usual ingredients on pizzas, like pepperoni and mushrooms.
He spread canned pineapple and sliced ham ____ a pizza and called it “the Hawaiian” because that’s what was written on the pineapple can.
Little ____ he know that he had created a classic combination.
Even now, in the U.S. and U.K., no pizza menu seems complete ____ it.
In Italy, however, most people find pineapple on ____ distasteful.
Why is the ____ pizza so divisive?
The ____ is not that odd.
Pineapple and ham is not the only fruit and meat pairing in kitchens around the ____.
In France, duck is paired with a sweet orange sauce, and American ____ turkey dinner would not be complete without cranberry sauce.
Many people enjoy salty and sweet flavor combinations, whereas some ____ 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 fresh ____ and coconut milk.
____ with sticky rice is a dish that is extremely hard not to love.
Rice is ____ of the world’s most consumed grains, so it should not be surprising that it can be combined with other interesting ingredients.
One of those ingredients is fruit, which is nutritious, ____, and plentiful in many parts of the world.
The combination of fruit and ____ may seem unusual, but it’s actually quite common.
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand, neither mango nor sticky rice is ____ to Thailand.
Mangoes are native to Myanmar and India, and sticky rice is commonly ____ in Laos, which shares a border with Thailand.
This suggests that the roots of the dish are probably a result of the mixing of cultures in Southeast ____.
Rice is usually thought of as a food that is eaten as a meal, but ____ 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 banana ____.
____ could anyone have predicted 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 ____ because 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 ____ and affordable.
Some people, however, ____ to take things to another level.
Imagine a regular peanut butter and banana ____, and then add fried bacon to it.
It has been said that the famous ____ Elvis Presley loved this sandwich, which is why it’s called, “The Elvis.”
Even though you may not want to eat the Elvis every ____, there are many fans of this unconventional combination.
The world is a big place, and everyone has to ____. Eating the same thing every day can get quite boring.
Sometimes all you ____ is to combine some ingredients in novel ways to create a new flavor.
But if you think it’s odd, it’s probably because you ____ tried it before.
Considering how diverse the world is, there are probably more food combinations that seem ____ than seem “normal.”
Maybe odd is just something you haven’t experienced ____.
They are just new experiences waiting for ____ to discover.