Wait what? 🤣

[u/wolf_quan]

[u/latenightneophyte]

Soft cheeses and fruit are incredible. Like Brie and raspberry jam, goat cheese & fig jam, and cream cheese and blueberry jam. I don’t know about harder cheeses, though.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/latenightneophyte]

Cheddar and Apple is peak

[u/muda_ora_thewarudo → u/Special_South_8561]

One of my favorite childhood snacks was a bagel with an apple disc (I know lol idk how else to explain it) and cheddar (or American) baked until melty

[u/Romeo9594 → u/muda_ora_thewarudo]

Cheese melted on apple pie also sounds weird, but it's so good. The second best thing to have with warm apple pie after vanilla ice cream

[u/RapidMongrel → u/Romeo9594]

Add a little tajin. Just a sprinkle if you bake it in it's really good but try it on a slice of pie sometime.

[u/Downtown-Assistant1 → u/Special_South_8561]

Fun fact, Ed Gein asked police for a slice of apple pie topped with cheddar cheese during his lengthy interrogation.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/Downtown-Assistant1]

Fun

[u/ChaosTorpedo → u/Special_South_8561]

Sharp white cheddar and a green apple is delectable!!

[u/latenightneophyte → u/Special_South_8561]

Ooh, I can see that! I should give it a try. My grandpa used to put a slice of cheddar on his apple pie and we all thought it was weird, but maybe he was on to something.

[u/Another_Timezone → u/latenightneophyte]

I’m from the US and we were always told it’s a Canadian thing to have cheese with apple pie

[u/LadyDragon16 → u/Another_Timezone]

I'm not sure about that one. I'm Canadian and i've always heard it was an american custom.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/LadyDragon16]

I'm Canadian living in the USA and everyone thinks it's weird

[u/reddoorinthewoods → u/LadyDragon16]

They definitely eat it in the southern part of the US

[u/Doc_Blox → u/LadyDragon16]

It's a regional dialect
https://giphy.com/gifs/3o752kakMLKVv5Jzpu

[u/latenightneophyte → u/Another_Timezone]

We’re American, another person above said it’s a British thing.

[u/LadyDragon16 → u/latenightneophyte]

That is a good possibility. A lot of Anglo-Canadians do as well.

[u/Fit_Change3546 → u/latenightneophyte]

My grandpa always said “apple pie without the cheese is like a hug without the squeeze.” Needed to be EXTRA sharp cheddar. Miss that guy.

[u/what_ho_puck → u/Fit_Change3546]

My grandma said that all the time too

[u/latenightneophyte → u/Fit_Change3546]

Oh, yeah, I forgot he said had to be extra sharp, too! Aw, memories 🥹

[u/unholycowgod → u/latenightneophyte]

Smoked Gouda and Honeycrisp apples is the shit. Definitely give it a try.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/latenightneophyte]

Yeah I got it from my Dad it's weird but good

[u/stuffwiththing → u/Special_South_8561]

My dad makes apple and vegemite sandwiches. You gotta use granny Smith apples though.

[u/Ebar16 → u/Special_South_8561]

Mu nephew's grandmother used to say "An apple without cheese is like a hug without a squeeze".

[u/Suspicious-Ad-5946 → u/Special_South_8561]

Cheddar and grape, also.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/Suspicious-Ad-5946]

Grape Jelly?

white cheddar & red grape charcuterie I'm aware of - put as far as breakfast half sandwiches I dunno.

Guess there's some more exploring for me to do!

[u/RapidMongrel → u/Special_South_8561]

The Mexican tajin spice mix is really good baked in a apple pie. I sometimes get McDonald's apple pies and just sprinkle a little bit on it. Also if you want another really good one balsamic vinegar the flavored ones on vanilla ice cream.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/RapidMongrel]

I'm not a Tajin fiend, but I've wanted to try the tricky chocolate syrup

[u/RapidMongrel → u/Special_South_8561]

I'm not really into it myself either I don't mind it on watermelon and mango I made some sorbet with it. Taco Bell now has little packs of it and my roommate (who I'm sure his blood is partially made of the stuff) he had a leftover packetwhich is the only reason I've tried it. I put some on the apple pie that they have there to try it and found it was really good and then we had some apples left over at home so I made an apple pie and mixed a little bit in and it was really good. I like it in the most random things.

[u/Preda1ien → u/Special_South_8561]

Cheddar on a slice of apple pie is apparently a thing.

[u/Special_South_8561 → u/Preda1ien]

LMAO you're welcome

[u/doggos4house2020 → u/Special_South_8561]

Fig jam on an apple with a thin slice of Parmesan. The best.

[u/drillgorg → u/latenightneophyte]

I make my own jalapeno pepper jelly and it is excellent on cream cheese. I need to try it with more soft cheeses.

[u/yurakuNec → u/latenightneophyte]

Brie, cranberry jam, bacon - wrap

[u/DoReMiDoReMi558 → u/latenightneophyte]

My dad’s comfort food growing up was toast with cream cheese and Welch’s grape jelly.

[u/you-a-buggaboo → u/latenightneophyte]

you just unlocked the memory that my mom used to make me cream cheese & jelly sandwiches!

[u/Puppyzpawz → u/latenightneophyte]

when i was kid i shoveled down copius amounts of ritz crackers, cheddar cheese, and grape jam. still tastes awesome but everyone always calls me crazy without even trying it

[u/TheoTheHellhound → u/latenightneophyte]

Honestly, the above dish looks like something my momma or grandma would’ve eaten as children. Especially since one of the things they like is peanut butter and Colby Jack on brown bread. The bread is whole wheat, I think.

[u/framauro13 → u/latenightneophyte]

Our grocery store sells a blueberry goat cheese that is amazing. I was never a fan of goat cheese, but I'll eat that whole thing in one sitting.

[u/Plane_Law7138 → u/latenightneophyte]

My go-to for swiss/gruyere cheese fondue is apple chunks. It's heavenly.

[u/latenightneophyte → u/Plane_Law7138]

That sounds amazing 🤩

[u/naalbinding → u/latenightneophyte]

Apple pie with cheddar is a British thing, as is Christmas cake with Wensleydale

[u/Seviondonkey → u/naalbinding]

Wensleydale?

[u/JamesRAW1989 → u/Seviondonkey]

One of the many types of cheese available in Britain. It's crumbly and Usually made with cranberry, chives, garlic, or on its own.

[u/Seviondonkey → u/JamesRAW1989]

Nah, I know what it is, I just wanted to highlight it, because of Wallace & Gromit. Though I didn't know it was crumbly.
I do want to try it sometime, I love cheese, though I'm American, so I'm not sure if I can get it.

[u/JamesRAW1989 → u/Seviondonkey]

Ah that's fair enough. For some reason (I'm not even sure why) I didn't think Wallace and Gromit would have even been a thing in America. But it's definitely something to try. It'd be interesting to see if you could import any in. Definitely something you should try, especially for a fellow cheese lover

[u/zorpthedestroyer → u/Seviondonkey]

Costco carries it! More common around the holidays, but I've seen it other times too. We've bought and enjoyed many tiny blueberry Wensleydale wheels from there (brand name: Somerdale)

If Costco doesn't work for you, I'd recommend looking at a smaller grocer near you that has a deli and seeing if they have a fancy cheese section by the deli. Those often have much more variety and more imported cheese than the typical dairy section

[u/chopsey96 → u/Seviondonkey]

Cheese Grommit, we’ll go somewhere with cheese.

[u/Mike_9128]

A slice of sharp cheddar and some strawberry jam on toast is pretty good

[u/grandvache → u/Mike_9128]

if you think that's good try it with raspberry.

[u/Mike_9128 → u/grandvache]

OwO that does sound good

[u/pyroshen]

Don't use kraft slices. That's gross.

[u/latenightneophyte → u/pyroshen]

I heard this in Muffin’s voice.

[u/PaleontologistFew128]

Fig jam and goat cheese on sourdough

[u/Expert_Tree_9945]

Honey goat cheese and jam is the besstttt

[u/LandoCatrissian_ → u/Expert_Tree_9945]

Honey goat cheese is AMAZING. Never tried it with jam

[u/babysummerbreeze27]

Can someone explain the curried sausages thing to me? Curry is delicious and sausages are delicious so why did the girls think it was so gross? Is it just a "kids having weird appetites" thing? I'm not Australian so I am not sure what an Aussie curry would be like

[u/Another_Timezone → u/babysummerbreeze27]

I think it’s just kids’ appetites

Kids like simple flavors, lots of fat, salt, sugar, but not much else

It’s why a lot of kid foods taste like cardboard but they love them

Not saying you should deny kids flavor and only give them bland food, but we set aside a bit for our little one that we don’t spice as much and we still sometimes get it wrong with a bit much spice (we’re not Australian, but we make “curries”)

[u/wolf_quan → u/Another_Timezone]

Hmm, I guess I just never grew out of my “kid appetite.”

[u/redgreenorangeyellow → u/wolf_quan]

Same lol. I don't like strong seasonings, and a lot of the time they hurt my stomach too 🙃

[u/sharpenme1 → u/babysummerbreeze27]

Kids deal with two things:

1. humans really only naturally like the taste of sugar and salt (and fat to an extent, although we don’t really taste fat much until it undergoes the maiard reaction, which ties it back to sugar) because they’re fundamental to our survival. Everything else is learned. This is why children almost universally start life as picky eaters and slowly grow out of it as they are introduced to more complex foods. Curried sausage is one of the more complex foods I can imagine.
2. children also gave heightened taste buds sensitivity, likely due to more particular nutritional needs. So, again, foods with complex flavors and textures tend to feel exaggerated compared to what an adult would experience.

In short, children will generally be averse to foods with complex flavors and textures until they learn not to be by repeated interactions with specific foods.

TLDR: normal kid reaction

Edit: Maillard reaction

[u/Historical-Shake-859 → u/babysummerbreeze27]

Curried Sausage is just sausages cooked in a really basic sauce made with curry powder, like Keen's Curry Powder. Typically it's bright yellow and has raisins or bits of apple in it and is served with rice. My grandmother used to add dessicated coconut flakes as a garnish if she was feeling fancy. It's not a complex dish at all but it's got a little heat to it that a lot of small kids aren't about.

https://www.mccormick.com.au/keens/recipes/curry/curried-sausages

[u/sharpenme1 → u/Historical-Shake-859]

Curry is complex by seasoning standards. It often contains a combination of at least 10 different herbs/spices. And the texture of sausage, coconut, apple, rice, raisins, etc…is also fairly complex.

[u/la__polilla → u/babysummerbreeze27]

My understanding is that curried sausages is an older dish, the way salisburry steak or oatmeal with raisins or a liverwurst sandwich might be considered old fashioned to an American child. Mort likes traditional comfort food but they arent used to eating it.

[u/babysummerbreeze27 → u/la__polilla]

Oh man now I want Salisbury steak

[u/Started_Blasting2 → u/babysummerbreeze27]

It’s the opposite, it’s an old person thing

[u/LandoCatrissian_ → u/babysummerbreeze27]

It's weird because I loved curried sausages growing up. Mum also made beef stroganoff.

[u/Hypo_Mix → u/babysummerbreeze27]

To add to what everyone else has said; they also often made from leftovers, so can be a bit  'more of the same' for kids. 

[u/stawberi]

Yeah this one is new to me. It a Qld thing or something?

[u/Summerof5ft6andahalf → u/stawberi]

Nah, we had jam and cheese as kids in WA.

[u/hanimal16 → u/Summerof5ft6andahalf]

I once joined a mom group on Facebook in WA not know it meant “Western Australia” (I’m in the U.S. lol)

[u/Summerof5ft6andahalf → u/hanimal16]

Lol. On the flip side, when doing instagram hashtags we have to be careful we're not using one that's mainly Washington based.

[u/hanimal16 → u/Summerof5ft6andahalf]

So confused why I recognised none of the play date locations lol

[u/stawberi → u/Summerof5ft6andahalf]

We didn’t but then again my family had a lot of stuff that I’m just now discovering wasn’t the norm. French toast with eta bbq sauce, etc.

[u/AussieManc → u/stawberi]

I don’t think I saw it much, but jam and cheese was a thing in NSW

[u/tofutak7000 → u/stawberi]

I’m in Melbourne and this is a fairly normal thing for kids to ear as far as I’ve experienced

[u/Leafbeard111]

I tried some sharp cheddar with plum jam on toast. Delicious.

[u/HoneySeparate9940]

Same principle as a charcuterie board - cheese, fruit, bread

[u/Weavercat]

Cheese has to be normal cheddar not processed American cheese sillies.

[u/Whirled_Peas-]

Cream cheese and jam is very popular here, I’m sure actual cheese and jam is delicious.

[u/hanimal16]

I looooove cheese and jam on toast. My friend made it for me one day and I’ve never looked back. It needs to be a sharp cheese though, preferably strawberry jam.

[u/BarelyBrony]

I'm British its a standard and who's using blackcurrant jam and american cheese to make cheese and Jam sandwiches?

[u/RoadtoPS5]

Banana and peanut butter is actually pretty common

[u/Dirty_South_Cracka]

Campfire roasted Babybel, plum jam, on butter crackers is wonderful.

[u/latenightneophyte → u/Dirty_South_Cracka]

Oh my god 🤤

[u/OracleCam]

I didn’t grow up with it but some friends of mine did.

[u/MotherofaPickle]

Am American. Has to be a nice, sharp cheddar or a creamy chèvre, but I love cheese and jam. On a good bakery bread? Delicious!

[u/Kendrakirai2532]

Is that a jam and processed cheese slice on toast? I think I've had that before. Not sure if there was also peanut butter...

[u/Leading-Fish6819]

A cheese toasty with jam is fantastic

[u/angrybox1842]

Cheese and jam on toast is not all that common in the US, I loved it growing up but my mom is dutch and they love it.

[u/AutisticPerfection]

American here. Cream cheeses and jam are great. Cheese for sandwiches with jam? Nah.

[u/IrlResponsibility811]

Nah, the Heeler kids are just strange.

[u/ystayfreshcheesebags]

My kids are obsessed with cheese and jam thanks to Bluey. Signed, an American

[u/yuri_nomoru122]

I'm surprised people don't know it

[u/Patereye]

Now that school is nut free we had to switch from PB&j to j&cheese

[u/noots-to-you]

don’t tell the peasants how good the pears are with the cheese

[u/Physical-Ad5418]

Our Grandmother (Scottish) always made us marmalade toast with cheese.. best thing ever .

[u/lemurkat]

Edam and strawberry or apricot jam works well!

[u/Dreadwings]

i blame the brits and their hot apple pie with melted cheese on top. had to make that alot for elderly.

[u/MsSnickerpants → u/Dreadwings]

Yes but make it cold pie and cold cheddar. Yum!

[u/agravain]

do aussies know what a fluffernutter is?

[u/Ded_Jesta → u/agravain]

More out of cultural osmosis than as something we grew up with. Marshmallow fluff really only became commonly available recently, and still tends to be fairly overpriced as an import. Peanut butter with jam, honey, or banana is fairly common though.