Sometimes you pick up habits from people in your life.  You end up spending a lot of time with the people that you work with and it's inevitable that you pick up some of their idiosyncracies when it comes to eating.

When I lived and worked in the Bronx, I was surrounded by many cultures.  We were exposed to all kinds of food and traditions.  What was the outcome?  How many people do you know that eat matzo with mayo, butter or even caked with peanut butter? 

Here are some crazy combinations I've come across:

1.  I had a friend and her parents were from Cuba.  They used to put a large cube of CHEESE in their coffee.  They said it was common place in their country.

2.  My high school sweetheart used to put mustard inside his knish.

3.  One time I had a coworker place an order at the deli.  I told her to order a chicken cutlet sandwich with lettuce, tomato and mustard on a hero.  IF they didn't have chicken cutlet, I would want a tuna fish sandwich on a roll.  She bought me a tuna fish sadnwich on a hero with mustard.  It was soo good, I still order that mistake!

4.  My cousins put ketchup on their white rice.  Eeeeww.

5.  When I was little I LOVED mayo.  I used to hate to eat, so my mom gave me whatever I would eat when I asked for it.  I asked to have my mashed potatoes with mayo, so she gave it to me.  I still eat them like that.  My ex-husband makes fun of my kids because they like it too.

6.  I had a supervisor that used to put Planter's Salted Peanuts in his PEPSI.  He said it was common in the South, where he grew up.  Anyone care to confirm that?

Got any funny combinations you want to share?