Originally Posted by kaplods (Post 4976902)

Some people are horrified when they actually get the very recipes they requested, because the ingredients weren't what they were expecting becauses of their biases about what does and doesn't "go" together. Such nonsense when they already tasted and loved the recipe, but then are horrified by an odd ingredient even if it's something they eat regularly in another context:

Peanut butter stirred into an asian noodle soup.
Viatnamese fish sauce used in place of worcestershire in American dishes
Fruit spread/jam/jelly used as a glaze for grilled chicken or stirred into a pasta sauce
Chocolate in chili
Black pepper on ice cream
Desserts made with beans (red beans, black beans, white beans)