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

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