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At a restaurant in Japan recently I was served a tiny bowl of (dry) powdered green tea mixed with coarse salt to dip my tempura in. Maybe not an unusual food combination by Japanese standards, but unusual for me. It was delicious!

I haven't eaten dinner yet tonight, and I am craving some avocado and Goldfish crackers....

To be, Goldfish crackers go with EVERYTHING!

An awesome salad I make (first had it in Georgia, yay southern cookin') that is awesome at a BBQ and simple is:

Watermelon pieces
red onion slices
Redwine vinegar

Go home and make it. It is fantastic.

Kate, I love how much you dig goldfish crackers! I used to be that way with shoestring potato chips but now i can't find em...

I'll agree with the goldfish crackers. Goldfish crackers and picante sauce (NOT salsa) -- I used to eat that every day after grade school.

Are pickled green tomatoes unusual? I grew up eating them but most people I talk to have never heard of them. They are seriously good though.

I discovered a 7-up and orange juice combo by accident but it's actually really good. Tastes like carbonated orange juice.

My mom used to serve 7-Up and orange juice as a party punch for kids. You can use frozen orange juice concentrate to make it instantly cold and less diluted.

Nowadays I'd throw in some vodka

Steak sauce on brussel sprouts. I can eat anything with some sort of sauce on it!

Then you would like French food. Try the chat au vin

Never tried french food (Iv'e led a sheltered life) but I'm sure I would like it!

Another vote for each of the below:
* french fries and chocolate shakes!
* peanut butter and mayo sandwiches! really delicious. seriously. grew up eating them, because my mom was a fan.
* doritos on ANY sandwich. makes it crunchy and extra cheesy.

the apple, cheese, onion and mustard sandwich also sounds good. might have to try it. i love apples and cheese together.

Here's a sandwich combo that i haven't tried yet, but sounds amazing. my friend eats them all the time and says it comes off as a kind of "pad thai on bread" type thing:
peanut butter, cucumbers, sri racha hot sauce, shredded carrots, sprouts etc. anyone feeling brave?

One of my friends from Argetina cooks beef with tuna sauce. It sounds aweful but it is actually delicious.

When I was a kid we used to eat chorizo and nutella sandwiches. Yummi!!!

After my father remarried, we had the misfortune of having to go to social events at my step-mother's church. Whatever the occasion, some sort of potluck meal seemed to be involved.

There's one dish that I try to block from my memory, but no amount of drugs or brain injuries seem to be able to wipe it out. I don't know if it had a name, but try to imagine pistachio pudding with chunks of tuna...

Just thinking about it makes me nauseous, but I'm guessing it worked for somebody or they wouldn't have brought it.

Dip your sushi, California hand roll and sashimi in hot chilly sauce, risk yourself to be thrown out by the chef!

Peanut butter and avocado sandwiches--my friend got me into it.

Also, mac and cheese (from a box) is much better leftover if you sprinkle oregano on it, ketchup and bake it in the toaster oven. I don't really eat it anymore, but I loved it during my poor grad school days.

Who knew that melons and ham could be such a tasty little combination? My friend in Holland introduced me to this unlikely pair.
Jen

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Originally posted by static:
Red wine + Fanta orange soda = a passable Sangria substitute.

In Madrid, they mix red wine and coke and call it calimocho. Not bad, actually.

Fairy bread is good. Buttered white bread with hundreds'n'thousands sprinkled on it, and cut into quarters. Triangles not squares, with the crusts removed preferably. People tend to look at you sideways when you tell them it's fairy bread - dunno why though.

Another one I love is vegemite and cheese - delicious. On bread, toast or bikkies.

Also vanilla ice-cream and tuna.

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Red wine + Fanta orange soda = a passable Sangria substitute.

In Sevilla, those are called "Tinto de Veranos." You can also use Fanta Limon.

In Madrid, they mix red wine and coke and call it calimocho.

I just opened a bottle of a Sicilian red wine that is a bit rough, and I'm easy to please. This could help it out. Tinto de veranos, or calimocho, here I come!

In Turkey I was surprised at how nicely yogurt went on ravioli, or with barbecue sauce as a side for lamb (iskender doner).

Mexico surprised me with their cocktail combinations, from sangrita (a spicy tomato and citrus chaser for tequila) to palomas and michelada. Drinkers take note:

Sangrita
1/4 c each orange, tomato, and lime juice
4 T grenadine (homemade, or pomegranate juice, do not use the Rose's petrochemical mix)
1-2 T hot sauce (chile water, tabasco ... simple hot sauces)
dash onion juice
Hawaiian or Sea salt
This is for sipping good tequila, not for doing shots. Sip the tequila, then sip the sangrita as a chaser. It's awesome.

Palomas
One shot tequila.
Fill glass with ice and squirt (or another grapefruit soda)
Someone called this a 'ghetto margarita.' Pfft. This is much better than margaritas made with that awful sour mix (but not ones made from scratch). This is all I saw in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. I never saw a margarita outside the tourist zone.

Michelada
One beer
Juice of one lime
sea salt
Salt and beer - I would have never thought it would work. I'm also not sure if I spelled this right.


post script: it's now later in evening, and I've tried the wine. The verdict? Calimoxo tastes like Red Bull. In other words: nasty. But tinto de veranos, the wine of summer? Oh. So. Ono. That's Hawaiian for "delicious" for you all. Orange soda took my heavy dull plodding bottle of Sicilian and made it positively frisky. And I'm feeling kind of bubbly myself now. I think I know what I'm bringing to the Father's Day picnic this weekend! And since I can make it in 2 minutes and for about ten dollars for 2 liters, well ... I'm almost giddy. Thanks for the recipe, Static, and for the name, Ms. Anniebanannie.

It's hot outside. I think I'll go pour another.

(hic)

pineapple & pesto pizza.. mmmmm......