Peanut butter, jelly and … Cheetos? Believe it or not, those are the three ingredients that comprise Channing Tatum’s “perfect sandwich,” and that’s just the tip of the bizarre food combo iceberg.
While the 21 Jump Street star likes his sandwiches with a cheesy crunch, Adrienne Bailon prefers hers with a fruity flavor. More specifically, the Cheetah Girls star makes her tuna salad with fruit punch before she puts it between two slices of bread. As if that wasn’t odd enough, the That’s So Raven alum then dips the sandwich in even more fruit punch for an added dose of sweetness.
According to a January 2019 YouTube video about her eating habits, that’s just one of Bailon’s interesting culinary quirks. The “Step Up” singer also likes white rice smothered in peanut butter and banana slices in her cheese quesadillas. “You have to have an open heart and an open mind for this one,” she said of the “bomb” taste sensation.
Selena Gomez is another star who has a fondness for questionable food pairings. As the “Lose You to Love Me” singer explained during a July 2010 appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, she likes her popcorn with Tabasco sauce and a dash of salt and she then dips the movie snack in some “optional” pickle juice.
Though Fallon was initially wary of trying the savory snack, upon giving it a taste he deemed it “really phenomenal” and called it his “new favorite popcorn.”
When the Monte Carlo star accused the Saturday Night Live alum of “lying” to appease her, he doubled down on his approval of the uncommon creation. “I swear!” he said. “I really like it a lot. It’s fantastic.”
The Spring Breakers star’s love of pickles doesn’t stop there. She also likes slices of the brined food on top of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. ”Apparently the things I snack on are very abnormal,” Gomez wrote in a July 2009 tweet after a pal called out her eating habits. “I think not. Reese’s [Peanut Butter Cups] and pickles are my favorite together. They just work for many reason [sic] than one.”
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Wendy Williams
"For years this is my typical Sunday," the talk show host captioned an August 2020 Instagram photo of mussels in a tomato sauce and a bowl of watermelon. "Breakfast & @gstephanopoulos. What's your typical Sunday? #sundayfunday #sundayvibes #sundaymornings."
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Cardi B
The "Bodak Yellow" singer "woke up hungry" in May 2020 and snacked on Hot Cheetos, which she dipped in nacho cheese and washed down with a glass of red wine. Talk about a flavorful spread!
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Katie Lee
The Food Network star revealed a strange pregnancy craving in May 2020. "The other day I made a sandwich with mayonnaise and sweet pickles and that was it, and it was strangely delicious," she said during a virtual interview with Rachael Ray.
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Kylie Jenner
The Kylie Cosmetics founder shared her interesting go-to pizza toppings via her Instagram Stories in May 2020. The star likes to top her cheese pies with pepperoni and pineapple for an unusual savory and sweet flavor combination.
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Adrienne Bailon
The Talk cohost made most of her fans seriously squirm in January 2019 when she shared via a YouTube video that the secret to her tuna salad is fruit punch. “I’ve been told that I make the most incredible tuna fish salad,” the star gushed. “You guys don’t even understand. My tuna fish does not taste fishy, number one. And number two, it’s got mad flavor.” As for the addition of the sweet drink? “No one can tell me that doesn’t taste bomb,” the New York native declared.
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Gene Simmons
The KISS singer and bassist took to Twitter in January 2020 to reveal that he eats his morning bowl of cereal with a chilly add-on — ice cubes. “Anyone else put ice cubes in their cereal?” he wondered alongside a snapshot of his creation. As one social media user put it at the time, “You have ruined 2020.”
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Chrissy Teigen
In the question-and-answer section of her Cravings website, the Bring the Funny judge revealed that she sometimes pairs two of her favorite foods that don’t traditionally go together. “I like to dip pork rinds into spicy shrimp paste for some sort of asian street tough surf and turf,” she explained. “I also don’t like the taste of alcohol so I will grab anything, anything near me to chase it with, even after one sip. Peperoncinis, blueberries, soda, ham, anything.”
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Selena Gomez Loves Popcorn and Pickle Juice
Selena Gomez
During a July 2010 appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the “It Ain’t Me” songstress introduced the host to something she dubbed “Texas popcorn.” Basically, it’s a bowl of popcorn tossed with pickle juice, Tabasco sauce and a pinch of salt. “Now the pickle juice is optional, so you don’t have to use it,” the Wizards of Waverly Place alum explained at the time. “But basically you get Tabasco sauce … put a lot in the bag and then you put salt in it. Then you mix it up, you eat it and you dip it in the pickle juice.”
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Jennifer Lawrence
“It’s called a chili pizza sandwich,” the Oscar winner told Glamour in January 2016 when asked about her greatest culinary invention. “You have a piece of pizza, you put chili in it with noodles, like southern chili with noodles, and then another piece of pizza and then you eat it like a sandwich,” she explained. The Hunger Games star joked that she was “totally sober” when she invented this unusual pairing.
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Giada De Laurentiis
The celebrity chef has a penchant for at least one odd sweet and sour combo. In June 2016, she told Delish that she loves to dip either Milano cookies or Nilla wafers into a glass of lemonade. “You've got to try it," she insisted.
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Padma Lakshmi
The Top Chef host frequently takes to her Instagram to show off her #pomtoast, which is like an elevated version of peanut butter and jelly. It’s made by spreading peanut butter on a piece of sourdough toast and topping it with pomegranate seeds.
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Jake Owen
The country star is a fan of an unusual sweet and salty combo. “When I was a kid, like around 13 years old, I used to ride to Perry, Georgia, with my dad,” the “American Country Love Song” crooner told CMT.com in May 2012. “He used to ride cutting horses … and I remember the first time we stopped, he got some bags of peanuts and Coca-Colas, and he’s like, ’Son, there’s something about the mix of the Coca-Cola and the salt that makes it really nice.’” Owen dips the peanuts in the soda.
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Channing Tatum
The Magic Mike star is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich fan, but he likes the classic food with a cheesy hint from an unexpected source. In a June 2015 Reddit AMA, the actor revealed he makes his sandwiches with white bread, creamy peanut butter and a double portion of grape jelly. He then adds a finishing touch of Cheetos that he’s shoved in between the slices of bread.
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