Please don't sushi us: part 2.

Sushi: Spicy Salmon Roll - $6.50
Pizza Hut: Personal Pan Cheese Pizza - $3.57

-Sushi Pizza-

What's better than sushi? Why, doing horrible things with said sushi. My abomination was putting the spicy salmon roll on top of the cheese pizza. I tried cutting the sushi in half in order to make it more edible, but that just made a mess. I took the first bite and quickly said, "Nope." and tried my best not to spit it out. Before taking bite 2, I drowned the sushi in soy sauce. How was it? Infinitely better! For no explainable reason, the soy sauce made the sushi pizza rather tasty (comparatively..). 

Would I eat it again? Yes! Would I pay for it? Um.... no. The taste of the combination is very hard to explain. Maybe changing the sushi type would help the taste, but I can't think how. Try it if you've got money burning a hole in your pocket, but I would not recommend it.

Verdict: Thumbs down. Once again, if you're feeling adventurous go ahead and try it. If you want something good then don't. 

Josh's Opinion: No, I would just say no to this whole experiment. The pizza and sushi combined aren't very good. I think it was the Mozzarella. I would agree with Kevin, in not recommending this.

Sushi blinded me with science: part 1

Welcome once again to another SMC. Today we decided to be a little dangerous. As the title implies, we used sushi with some other fast food dishes. My sushi of choice was the spicy tuna roll, and I chose to combine it with the Krystal's chili cheese pup. Sound disgusting? Let's find out.

Sushi Pup
Items:

Spicy Tuna Roll: $6.50
Krystal Chili Cheese Pup Combo: $5.89

The combination was kind of simple. As you can see I just put the sushi onto the hot dog and dug in. I thought it would be bad, but it was surprisingly delightful. The chili, cheese, and mustard were a good combination with the rice, fish, and sriracha sauce. The sushi added a kind of sweet and spice to the pup. That was delightful. The only complaint is that the fish was overpowered in the end by the other flavors. Overall, I would say try it, and see what comes out later.

Verdict: Good, definitely worth a try. Kind of expensive though.

Kevin's Opinion: Thumb a bit up. The fish was overpowered by the hotdog. This combining left me with the urge to try chili sushi.

Arby's / Taco Bell part 2b

Arby's: Arby-Q - 2 for $4
Taco Bell: Mini spicy chicken quesadilla

-Spicy Arby-Q-

This week I went for two combinations. The second, while made the same way, addressed the taste of the meat. Whatever sauce Taco Bell uses on these little beauties went really well with Arby's barbeque sauce. The tortilla was the same consistency as the bun, but it didn't hinder the taste (at least enough to notice). What I learned from this combination was to always snag some taco bell hot sauce if I'm going to Arby's.

Verdict: Thumbs up. A real improvement taste wise, but it's still just meat on a  bun.

Josh's Opinion: Good GOD! It was really good, the real winner of the days exploits. The BBQ sauce with the spicy chicken was what I loved the most. Sweet and Spicy, a good combination.

Arby's / Taco Bell part 2a

Arby's: Arby-Q - 2 for $4
Taco Bell: Tostada - $1

-Arby-Q Deluxe-

If you are not a fan of a butt-ton of meat on a bun then you probably don't like Arby's.  My first combining was too address the lack of options for a sandwich. The Arby-Q on special right now (2 for $4, what a deal!), so I used that as my base. To make this combination, I first removed the meat from the bun and put it on the tostada. Then I folded the tostada in half and put it between the buns. The cheese, lettuce, and tomato was a good mix for the barbeque meat, but the refried beans were a bit too over powering. As well, The crunchiness of the corn tortilla added texture variety. All in all, a tasty combination in the right proportions. I'd say try this one out for yourself.

Verdict: Thumbs up. It raised the appeal of the sandwich overall. Less beans, and this would have been a tasty treat.


Josh's Opinion: No Go. The tostada and Arby-Q were okay. I didn't really like the tostada, it didn't seem like it had a lot going on for it.

Arby's / Taco Bell part 1

Hello, and welcome to another rendition of Super Manly Combining Food. Today we went with at restaurant challenge. The restaurants chosen today were Taco Bell and Arby's. This unusual combination was suggested by a friend, and we went with it. This is our story, and we are here to tell it.

Beefy, Cheesy, Potatoey, Roast Beefy, Burrito: By Josh.

Beef and Potato Burrito: $2.39
Beef and Cheddar: $3.00

The food item I have made today, is a combination of The Beef and Cheddar from Arby's, and the Beef and Potato Burrito from Taco Bell. I started by opening the burrito and applying a liberal amount of roast beef. I also added some curly fries, and a small amount of the onion bun that the beef and cheddar comes on. After that I applied some cheese from the sandwich and some Hot sauce from Taco Bell. The results are as follows.

It was pretty damn good. The two items by themselves are pretty good, but the combination was like combining two good food items. The roast beef and the curly fries added a saltiness that I always thought was lacking. The superior beef was also good, and the superior cheese from Arby's was a nice touch. It had a more cheddar taste, that mixed well with the nacho cheese.

Verdict: Good, but I wouldn't recommend it combining these two items. It's good and filling, but kind of pricey. I would really recommend just going for the Beef and cheddar or the value menu at Taco Bell.

Kevin's Opinion: You can get good meat at Taco Bell, but not for the price. Taking bare bone burritos and adding your own brand of deliciousness is always a safe bet.

Dessert Mix Up Part 2

McDonalds: 2 Apple Pies - $1.19
Taco Bell: Cinnamon Twists - $1.09

-Apple Pie with a Twist-

Step 1, bite off the end of an apple pie. Step 2, put a cinnamon twist in. Step 3, be disappointed. I was hoping this would turn my pie into a more cinnamon-y apple pie, but it didn't work out. The twists were too big for the pie making it hard to put them in. Also, the twists overpowered the taste of the apple and made the whole thing blander. Definitely a step down from the original and a sad outcome :( . Maybe putting the dippin' dots in the pie and the cinnamon twists in the cake would have been less of a dessert disaster.

Josh's Opinion: I don't have much to say, it just tasted like a crunchier version of the apple pie. Not really recommended.

Dessert Mix Up Part 1

Another week, another food combination. Today was a pretty easy combination, but that just made it more difficult. We decided to do desserts today. I had a hard time deciding what to do, but I eventually found my niche.

Bippin` Downie: By Josh
Brownie Sandwich from Taco Bell: $1.19
Chocolate Mint Dippin` Dots: $3.35

I'll be short today, the brownie sandwich just had frosting in the middle, so I took the brownie apart and put some of those dots in there. The ice cream of the future is such a weird dessert. Mainly just the texture and the way it stuck to everything but the brownie. Overall, it's as you would expect, a brownie with ice cream inside. Pretty good, but the sub par quality of the brownie really hurt the quality.

Verdict: Not so good. Not only is this combination not great, but it's really expensive. If you want to do something like this just get some cheap ice cream, and some Little Debbie brownies. Save some money at least.

Some Assembly required

-Kevin-
I only had one bite of this thing and there wasn't many dots in it. 
Verdict: Thumbs down. For a combining at least. The taco bell brownie wasn't too tasty and it was hard putting too many dots in the brownie