1001 fantastic flavor combinations

1. roast beef and horseradish

(guess what I'm having for lunch right now)

2. lime + chili

3. peanut and chocolate

4. mint and chocolate

5. hazelnut and chocolate

6. strawberry and chocolate

7. popcorn and chocolate

8. raspberry and stinky cheese

9. butter + honey

10. tomato + basil

11. garlic and green olives

12. crusty wholemeal oven-baked bread and black olives

13. garlic and rosemary

14. garlic and rare beef

15. potatoes and ketchup

16. cinnamon and pastry

17. fennel and pork

18. grilled halloumi cheese and diced pork kebab

19. oregano and pepper

20. couscous, onion and roast lamb

21. oysters and lemon

22. smoked oysters and sriracha

23. duck + plum sauce

24. subway and sandwich

24. subway and sandwich

― LJ 1214b (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:12 AM

24. egg custard + nutmeg

25. salt & pepper on eggs prepared any way

26. sherry vinegar and smoked paprika

27. greek-style plain yoghurt and clear honey

27. bacon and brown sugar

bacon and ANYTHING, really

29. blue cheese and fig jam

30. monkfish/bream and caramelised onion

31. pizza and beer

32. pizza and red wine

33. polish sausage and mustard

(which, that sounds so good right now I think it will be lunch)

One thing I had in mind for this thread was a place to go when stuck without an idea for what to have. There'll be times when I scroll through this until something goes 'ping!'

^^^I was thinking this thread would be such a resource too, thus far joygoat's is the most mysterious and alluring suggestion

I'm curious about harbl's #8.

oh yeah i said this on some sandwich thread but the best sandwich i have ever had was avocado + gruyere + some kind of raspberry spread. like raspberry hummus or something.

34. salt and vinegar

35. sour cream and onion

(followed by your smoked oysters + sriracha...and I trust by Polish sausage Jaq means Sopocka? Because that stuff is fabulous)

That sounds lovely, Harbl. One of my favourite desserts is the Mess, which is made from fruit compote, cream and mascarpone, but that might be even better

36. Trying to narrow down okra beyond 'okra and curry'...but I can't. Okra and curry.

37. I almost hate to say it, but...Velveeta and Rotel tomatoes

38. Lamb and rosemary

dudes
since when is gruyere stinky cheese?
and jaq "mustard" is kinda vague, right? are we talking french's, grey poupon or some bad-ass grainy stuff?

Velveeta and Rotel tomatoes

^ my mom has a crock pot of this simmering at every family gathering ever

Yellow mustard, there is something perfectly right about it + well-done polish dog. Terrific lunch btw, also included #15.

Polish sausage = kielbasa btw

39. Soy Sauce + Ginger

40. Honey + Lemon

41. coffee + chocolate

42. donuts & cold medicine

43. lamb and mint sauce

44. lime and cilantro

55. lime and soy

46. soft boiled egg and soy sauce

47. cinnamon and yams

48. lime and fish sauce

49. ginger and coconut and lemongrass

50. macaroni and cheese

51. bananas + nutella

52. bananas + peanut butter

53. cucumbers and dill and cream cheese

54. tomatoes and dijon

55. anchovy and garlic

56. sesame oil and rice wine vinegar

57. Rilletes and cornichons

Oops, I meant rillettes

58. salmon and dill

59. Apples and Cloves

60. artichokes and aioli

61. prosciutto and melon

62. truffles and eggs

63. Thyme and goat cheese

64. potato and leek

65. fennel and mint and dill

waht

66. Sweet potatoes and molasses

67. feta cheese and spinach

what are you wahting? i think i meant parsley though. not dill.

68. apple pie and cheddar cheese

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/LAYERED-SALAD-OF-BULGUR-FENNEL-PINE-NUTS-DILL-AND-MINT-107381

67. feta cheese and spinach

This one is sort of obvious when you think of spanikopita and other Mediterranean dishes, but the brilliance of it was really put into perspective for me the other day, when I was scrounging around in my fridge for a snack and put a bit of feta on a spinach leaf and rolled it up. Only those two ingredients, and it tasted fantastic.

spanikopita

Spanikotiropita, rather.

it just seemed really odd to me!
xpost

69. peaches and blueberries

oh. it's essential to dolmades imo. or salad. xpost

i dunno fennel and onion, yes. but fennel w/ 2 other really strong herbs is way out there to me!
but to each his own.

70. dark chocolate and orange

70. tomatoes and black pepper

i can't even touch a tomato without pepper. in fact, we never had black pepper in our house growing up, and i HATED tomatoes (raw). then i left home and discovered the joy that is these two flavours together.

70.71. ^

70. dark chocolate and orange

Bring it!

71. tomatoes and eggplants

72. marmite and cheese

People in my family give me grief about putting pepper as well as salt on my tomato sandwiches, but it makes perfect sense to me.

ugh that should be 73.

imo tomatoes are literally inedible without pepper, at the very least

green skittle and purple skittle

i used to never put pepper on anything. don't know why! but i love tomatoes, even w/o pepper

pepper and tomatoes together is like a cornerstone of italian food, hence there should be laws preventing any kind of dissent towards it

but it's cool if you have tomatoes w/o pepper, just don't shove it down our throats 'k

i like to just eat them. i wouldn't shove plain tomatoes down anyone's throat though.

a light coating of olive oil would aid the passage, yeah

75. olive oil and tomatoes

76. fried field mushrooms and garlic

i just cannot get into mushrooms. they smell so amazing when they're frying but they taste like dirt. a bit like lamb's fry, really.

when i were a nipper i loathed both mushrooms and tomatoes but YEA HALLELUJAH glory is made manifest nowadays - and have chanterelles before you say definitively that you hate mushrooms

anyway you're like the pickiest eater ever :P

i am the pickiest eater ever, this is true. it's one of the great burdens i bear :( :(

77. Grapefruit & salt

78. lamb and cumin

79. chickpeas and cumin

80. blue cheese and steak

chickpeas and chorizo and tomatoes..

mussels and booze

chocolate, chilli

butter, black pepper

that's #84

sorry!

85. lamb and anchovies

86. coffee + cream + sugar

87. peppers and sharp provolone cheese

^^^and rare steak and flat-leaf salad in a baguette

is that 88?

89? beetroot + goats cheese

90. pork and apples

91. parmesean and rosemary

92. yogurt & cucumber

Corollary: sour cream and cucumber

93. ginger & honey

94. durian & chocolate syrup

roast meat, gravy, yorkshires and coleman's english

manchego + spanish chorizo + piquillo pepper

Thank you! I will be doing an appetizer of pickled peppadews stuffed with cold smoked chorizo and manchego soon. Not sure if I want to grind in the manchego with the chorizo or just broil on top. But I will find out.

97. beets and bleu cheese
98. mint & cilantro (as in Vietnamese spring rools)

Looking to rock a cherry/cardamom ice cream. Thoughts? It seems like it would work and have checked online -- there are recipes for cherry/cardamom scones, cookies and muffins. Anybody messed with this combo before?

99. cheddar + sriracha

100. okra and tomatoes
101. cheddar and ramps

If you like this thread but wish it were more expensive, The Flavor Bible isn't bad. There may be a thread about it, I don't know. It would really benefit from a second edition, and it didn't have any of the molecular gastronomy stuff people were hoping it would have - actual scientific breakdowns of "butter tastes good with X, Y contains some of the same flavor compounds as butter, therefore Y should taste good with X" type stuff, that would have been cool. Instead it's basically ... this thread. Bigger. They polled chefs etc and asked them what flavors they like together, and compiled the results. I don't pull it out as often as I expected to, but whenever I do, I find something that gets me thinking - maybe worth a flip through at the library, in any case.

102. pineapple and Campari

103. genever and Aperol
104. huckleberries and gin

I could do a bunch without leaving the bar.

105. coffee and tea

I've been making batches of peanut brittle and crystallized ginger to sell at a craft fair this weekend, and now I'm wondering if ginger-peanut brittle would be good. I predict yes.

coffee and tea is a pretty good combo and popular here in hk. the call it a ying yang

That's how I discovered it - it was mentioned offhand in some article or blog post about eating in Hong Kong, and I thought, coffee and tea? in the same mug? Gave it a shot and it's been a staple ever since.

Also good when you're about to run low on coffee and want to stretch out what you've got.

Ginger peanut brittle - the nice thing about that would be the texture contrast, if you're using crystallized ginger.

I think I'm going to blanch the ginger as usual (30 minute simmer) but not pre-crystallize it before putting it in the pot with the peanuts. This is for a theoretical future batch, btw, not going to happen anytime in the next couple of weeks.

I keep having to check if my combos were already mentioned.

106 goat cheese and grits

And every meat eater owes it to themselves once in their lives, maybe once every month, to have

107 truffles and marrow

coffee and tea

Just made this with a pu-erh instead of the usual green or black tea, and damn, that is awesome.

coconut + more coconut

109 bread and butter

110. Honey, walnuts, raisins

111. Apples + caramelized onions

112. lemon & capers

113. pringles and dahl

dahl?

Dhal is lentil curry. It is, indeed, a great combination.

114. Fried plantain and Marmite.

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2003/04/sophiedahl-thumb.jpeg

Ok, I just did a shit-ton of googling and learned some things about the world. Is the pringles and dhal thing a real thing or were you guys just punning on Sophie Dahl and Pringle knitwear.

All I really know is I'm going to buy my wife an argyle sweater.

http://www.peripheries.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/pringles.jpg + http://cdn.taste.com.au/images/recipes/wfr/2005/08/14107.jpg = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-3048015-sophie-picks-up-a-pringle.do

No, this is a coinkidink of some magnitude I think!

i'm eating peanuts and drinking coffee and they both make each other better.

huh, that's kind of cool

115. Yam and coconut

pineapple and chilli

116. Sage and browned butter

117. Kafir lime and fish sauce

118. Scallops and Thai basil

119. Vanilla and lamb.

120. Peaches and molassas

121. Peaches and herb.

122. tomatoes and kalamata olives

123. beets and horseradish

124. spinach and garlic

125. lemon and ginger and honey and cayenne (especially in an infusion, my favorite cold remedy)

126. granny smith apples and sharp cheddar cheese

127. dark chocolate and dried tart cherries (my new obsession)

128. Pear, blue cheese, honey

129. Quince, cranberry, cassis, + ginger

faaancy

:)

and delicious! It's the flavors of the relish I made for thanksgiving

130. Cinnamon & Coconut

131. Mint & Cherry

132. berries and pine elixir

woah, do you get that from a euro grocery store?

Yup

Still gotta track down that elixir

133. Figs & honeydew

134. Beef and mushrooms

135. Potatoes and rosemary

136. sauteed mushrooms, truffle, and cilantro

Corn & Jalapeno

rhubarb and pastry

Smoked white fish (eg. smoked haddock), chorizo, potato, soft-boiled/poached egg

sardines (or salmon), grey poupon, ritz-like cracker

Sour cherry and almond

Whenever I'm eating it, I'm convinced leftover roast chicken and mayo is the best flavour combo there is.

― chap, Thursday, October 7, 2021 11:33 AM

142. Chicken and tarragon
143. Almond and chocolate

When I was a kid--like, pre-teen--I used to love cheese puffs and ketchup. I also loved to melt cheddar cheese on saltine crackers. Our first microwave was a miracle.

rhubarb and pastry

― estela, Saturday, October 28, 2017 6:32 PM (four years ago)

144. rhubarb and gin

145 - orange and turmeric

146 - coffee and caramel

147 - sauerkraut and pizza