c/controversial-snacks

Always hated peanut butter and jelly sandwiches until my nephew made me try one his way

I was at my sister's house in Phoenix last Saturday watching her kids. My nephew, who's 8, insisted I try his PB&J. He had put crunchy peanut butter on one side and strawberry jam on the other, but he also added a thin layer of cream cheese in the middle. I thought it sounded gross but he looked so serious about it. I took a bite and honestly it worked - the cream cheese cut the sweetness just enough. Now I'm sitting here eating my third PB&J this week. Has anyone else tried weird sandwich combos that actually turned out good?

Unpopular opinion: plain potato chips are better than kettle cooked

I was at a friend's barbecue last weekend and they had a whole spread of kettle cooked chips. Everyone was grabbing them like they were gold. But honestly, I think they're way too hard and crunchy, they cut up the roof of my mouth. Give me a regular Lays or Ruffles any day, they just melt better with dip. Am I the only one who thinks kettle cooked is overrated?

Pro tip: I tried putting potato chips on a peanut butter sandwich

Last Tuesday I was out of bread so I used two big Ruffles as the buns and slathered peanut butter between them, thinking it'd be a quick genius snack. Instead the chips got soggy in like 30 seconds and the whole thing fell apart in my hands, leaving me with a sticky mess. Has anyone else dealt with a chip-based sandwich that just disintegrated before you could even take a bite?

Tried dipping saltines in chocolate pudding last Tuesday

I was at my desk with a pack of saltines and a leftover chocolate pudding cup from my kid's lunch (you know, the ones with the plastic seal). Out of sheer boredom I dunked a cracker in and wow, the salty crunch with the smooth chocolate was actually amazing. Has anyone else tried weird combos like this or am I just a snack degenerate?

Dipping Doritos in cottage cheese is actually a game changer

I was at a gas station in Tulsa last week and grabbed a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos with a small cottage cheese cup on a whim. Took one crunchy dip and suddenly all those years of eating them with salsa felt like a lie. Has anyone else stumbled on a weird snack combo that actually works?

Please stop putting marshmallows in your microwave popcorn, it ruins the texture for everyone

I caught my roommate doing this last Tuesday and the kernels came out all chewy and weird, has anyone else had to deal with this kind of snack sabotage?

Had a week straight where every bag of chips I opened was mostly air

Opened 5 bags from different brands last Tuesday through Sunday and each one was like 60% air, so I finally weighed the crumbs on my kitchen scale and got 2.3 ounces out of a 9 ounce bag, anyone else getting ripped off like this lately?

Dipped Oreos in orange juice last Tuesday on a dare

My buddy Ryan at work swore it was good so I tried it in the break room... bitter regret. The cream went all weird and curdled feeling in my mouth. I spat it out in the trash can and everyone just stared. Has anyone else fallen for a snack dare that backfired this bad?

Tried dipping my pizza in chocolate pudding last night

I was at a friend's birthday party at Pizza Hut on Central Ave and they ran out of ranch dressing. I saw chocolate pudding cups on the dessert table and thought why not give it a shot. It actually wasn't bad, kind of like a sweet and salty thing, but I got some weird looks from the table next to us. Has anyone else tried something like this with a dessert dip?

Hot take: ranch dressing is overrated and I found a stat that proves it

I finally noticed I was eating my granola bars upside down for 15 years

Opened one at a friend's house in Austin last Saturday and she laughed at me because the chocolate drizzle was all stuck to the wrapper, not the bar, so now I'm wondering if I've been missing out on the better side the whole time which side do you actually eat from?

Why does nobody talk about how weird yogurt pretzels have gotten?

I bought a bag last week that tasted more like chemicals than anything else, what happened to the coating being actually creamy? Did they change the recipe or am I just unlucky with my store?

Tried dipping my french fries in a milkshake at lunch today and it actually worked

I was at a diner in Akron with my buddy and I ran out of ketchup. He dared me to try my fries in my chocolate shake. I figured it would be gross but honestly the sweet and salty combo was pretty fire. I ate half the fries that way before the shake got too watery. Has anyone else tried mixing salty snacks with sweet drinks like that?

I tested dipping fries in a milkshake versus a frosty and the winner was clear

For a week straight, I tried dipping my salty fries into a regular vanilla milkshake from a local diner and then into a Wendy's Frosty. The Frosty's thicker texture and that hint of chocolate made the sweet and salty combo work way better. The diner shake was too thin and just made the fries soggy in about 10 seconds. The Frosty coated them perfectly without falling apart. Anyone else have a weird but perfect dipping combo they swear by?

My brother called my favorite childhood snack 'soggy cardboard' a few months back

I mean, I used to love eating plain saltine crackers with a glass of milk, but his comment made me try them with peanut butter instead. Anyone else have a snack memory that got ruined by a simple critique?

My roommate in college swore by dipping french fries in a Wendy's Frosty, and after 3 years of thinking it was gross, I finally tried it last Tuesday and... it's actually weirdly good.

The salty, hot fries with that cold, sweet chocolate vanilla mix... it just works, but I still feel like a monster for liking it, so has anyone else had a snack combo they were totally against that won them over?

Stopped at a gas station in Knoxville and saw a snack I can't believe people buy

They had a whole rack of pickled pigs feet right next to the beef jerky. I watched three people grab a jar in the ten minutes I was there. How is that a road trip snack? It's a jar of vinegar with a foot in it. I tried one once on a dare and the texture was like cold, rubbery fat. Who wants to eat that while driving? Give me a bag of chips any day. Has anyone here actually finished a whole jar of those things?

Finally tried dipping fries in a Frosty after my friend called my ketchup habit boring

My buddy from work saw me eating fries with just ketchup and said, 'Man, you're playing it too safe, that's like watching paint dry.' So next time I was at Wendy's, I got a chocolate Frosty and gave it a shot. The sweet and salty mix was actually pretty good, not weird at all. Anyone else have a snack combo they were wrong about at first?

I used to think putting ketchup on scrambled eggs was a crime, but my 4 year old niece converted me last month.

She made me try it at breakfast, and I have to admit, the sweet and tangy mix with the eggs is weirdly good. I fought it for years, calling it a kid thing. Now I'm the one reaching for the Heinz bottle. What's a snack opinion you fought against but ended up loving?

Okay so I tried freezing my gummy bears before eating them, like a weird tip from a coworker in Austin.

It totally changes the texture (they get kinda chewy-crunchy) and now I can't go back to room temp ones. Anyone else have a weird prep trick for a normal snack?

My local gas station in Boise used to have the best spicy pickled eggs.

They changed the recipe about three months ago and now they're just sweet and mushy. I heard the old cook who made them retired, so I guess that's why. Anyone know a spot that still does the good, vinegary kind?

Pro tip: I saw a gas station in Tulsa selling pickles dipped in peanut butter cups.

They called it a 'sweet and salty surprise' but it looked like a crime. Has anyone actually tried something like that?

Shoutout to the guy who brought peanut butter and pickle sandwiches to our office potluck

He made a whole tray of them in Denver last Tuesday, and I'm the only one who tried one. Honestly? The salty crunch with the sweet peanut butter is a weirdly good combo. Am I broken, or has anyone else actually enjoyed this?

Hot take: I saw someone at a Rockies game put popcorn in their soda

I was at Coors Field last weekend, and the guy next to me just dumped a handful of his buttered popcorn right into his cup of Coke. He took a sip and said, 'It's like a sweet and salty float.' I tried it when I got home with my own popcorn and root beer. The popcorn gets soggy fast, but that first salty-sweet-fizzy bite is kind of amazing. Anyone else tried a weird stadium snack mix like this?

Just realized I've eaten 50 bags of those 'ketchup chips' since moving here

I always thought they sounded gross, but my Canadian friend left a bag at my place six months ago and I had to try them. Now I'm hooked on that weird sweet and tangy powder, and I buy a bag every time I go to the store. Does anyone else have a snack they hated the idea of but now can't stop eating?