Pick Your Favorite Half of These Food Duos and We'll Guess Your Relationship Status
By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time 6 min
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About This Quiz
There are two ways you can eat food in life--eat to live or live to eat. When you have the option to eat whatever you like whenever you like, then you get to explore some of the more delightful and intense options the culinary world has to offer. You can match up flavors to contrast and compliment one another and create entirely new taste experiences. It's pretty awesome. After all, who doesn't love some classic food pairings like a burger and fries? Ham and eggs? Tomato and basil? Chicken and waffles? There's nearly an endless list of pairs you can make that will take any one of the lone ingredients to delicious new heights as part of a pair. In a way, it's kind of like any relationship. On your own, you're pretty awesome, but when you find the right person to be your partner in life, the two of you are just so much better. You work well together, you support and push each other to bigger and better things. In a way, you become the PB to that person's J, if it's the right person.
Why not take a few minutes to run down some of the best food duos with us and pick the better half of each. We'll use that info to figure out your relationship status. Take the quiz and see!
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It's time for breakfast and we're having the classic pairing of bacon and eggs! Which is your fave?
Bacon, but only if it's turkey bacon
Scrambled eggs, for sure.
When you're in a hurry you might just need coffee and a donut. Which one is the better half?
A grilled cheese sandwich is delicious, but pair it with tomato soup and you have perfection. Which half is the one for you?
Grilled cheese with a couple of kinds of cheese
No cheese for me, just soup, please.
A perfect, melty grilled cheese
I love a nice bowl of soup.
If you don't want your cheese grilled, maybe you need it with some ham. How's a ham and Swiss cheese sandwich sound?
Deli-sliced ham is pretty great.
Some honey-glazed ham would be perfect.
The most ultimate sandwich of all time. Peanut butter and jelly. Choose your side!
I need the sweetness of jelly.
Thick, creamy peanut butter
Hit up most any fast food joint and they'll sell you a burger and fries. Which one is king?
A bacon cheeseburger is where it's at.
I love some crispy french fries.
This one seems simple yet is incredibly complex. Do you choose salt or pepper?
Food without salt is terrible, I pick salt.
Pepper isn't as plain as salt, I'll take that.
Salt brings out the flavor, so I pick that one.
I like a little heat so pepper is good.
Anything made with apples gets a little bit better when cinnamon is included. Which of the two is better?
Cinnamon is good in sweet or savory, I choose that.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
You can do so much with cinnamon!
You can eat an apple on its own, so yeah.
You like spaghetti and meatballs, right? Which part is the best part?
As a carnivore, I choose meat.
Spaghetti has less cholesterol!
Obviously, it's the meatballs.
If you have a sweet tooth, there's a good chance you love some chocolate and peanut butter. Which half is superior?
Chocolate is just a nice accent. PB is where it's at.
PB is good, but chocolate is so much better.
This is too hard to answer.
Curveball time. You have to pick either liver or onions.
I'll eat liver, I'm crazy like that.
I'm just going to have water.
Tortilla chips need salsa and that's a fact. But which one is the best all by itself?
There are all kinds of different salsa, so I'd pick that.
I like a salty chip now and then.
You can do a million things with salsa.
Crispy chips are the best.
If you're looking for some classical Italian flavor, you want tomato and basil. Which one is the best of the two?
Basil's really fresh and vibrant, can't go wrong with that.
I love the flavor of basil.
You can do a lot with tomato, so that's my pick.
If you're headed down south you might nab yourself some biscuits and gravy. Which half of that is best?
Biscuits are real food, so you have to pick them.
It's the gravy that makes it good.
I'm a sucker for carbs. Biscuits for me!
Do you like the chicken or the waffle?
Chicken is more flavorful!
I prefer sweet to salty so I want the waffle.
Speaking of soul food, are you into the shrimp or the grits?
I'm not fussy on grits so give me shrimp.
Some good grits can be sublime.
Seafood is good! Shrimp me!
I don't care for seafood, so I want the grits.
Milk and cookies are perfect together. Which is best on its own?
Is there such a thing as a bad cookie?
Ice-cold milk can be pretty refreshing.
Know how to make a root beer float? Just root beer and vanilla ice cream. Which half is the best?
Can I get chocolate ice cream?
I kind of like a root beer now and then.
Pick the condiment king! Ketchup or mustard?
Mustard is a little more mature.
On the one hand, you have the mac and on the other there's cheese. Which makes your day?
Give me a good 5-cheese blend.
Does it have to be mac or can it be something like penne?
I'm always down for macaroni.
If you need a good dessert you can pair mint and chocolate. Which is the best on its own?
Peppermint, right? I pick that.
Let's break down a Sprite. Do you like the lemon or the lime?
I'd rather have an orange.
Lime just seems brighter.
Do you prefer the peaches or the cream?
Nothing like a juicy peach
Steak and mushrooms are a steakhouse favorite. Which one do you like better?
I'm not big on meat so I'd rather have the mushrooms.
Pork chops or apple sauce?
A tasty, grilled pork chop sounds good.
Apple sauce is healthier.
I'd rather have the protein or a pork chop.
Would you like some oatmeal or some raisins?
Oatmeal fills you up more.
You can snack on raisins at any time.
Oatmeal makes for a good breakfast.
Here's a simple one: cheese or crackers?
Some tasty Ritz crackers are good.
What if we swap the crackers and make it wine and cheese?
I'm not saying no to wine.
I'm not much of a drinker. Cheese me.
If you're going all-out for dessert, you're having pie and ice cream. But what if you only get one?
Any kind of fruit pie is killer.
Chocolate ice cream every time
Veggie time! You want your peas or your carrots?
I hate peas so bad. I'll take the carrots.
I'm not a carrot fan, so I'll go peas.
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