Food Scientist Proves Mixing Random Ingredients Can Create Surprising Flavors
Food chemist Social Sami (@socialsami) has gone viral on Instagram with her 'weird food combos' challenge, where she mixes different ingredients to create new flavors. In her reel, she tries out seven unusual combinations, with surprising results.
The first combination is banana and avocado, which should taste like ice cream, according to the flavor-combo challenge. However, Sami isn't impressed but acknowledges how it could work. Next up is lemon and cucumber, which she claims tastes like lime.
Sami then moves on to sugar and tomato, saying that this combination should taste like a strawberry. She tries it out and agrees that it has a strawberry flavor. The next combination is tomato and salted chips, which Sami believes should taste like pizza. She's convinced by the result, saying 'Yeah, she's right'.
The most surprising combination is lemon with cinnamon, which tastes like Coca-Cola to her. Another unusual pairing is melon and banana, which Sami claims tastes like bubble gum. Her clip has gained over 3 million likes and 20,000 comments on Instagram.