Foods That Love Each Other: Milk And Cookies, Bacon And Eggs, And More

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we at Kitchen Daily couldn't help but think about love and food. We got to thinking about how some foods just work so well together, their flavor profiles seem to perfectly complement one another. And since the tiny angel of love is beginning to beat his little wings and warm up his bow, we decided to take it upon ourselves to be the cupids of the food world -- and profess certain tried-and-true food combinations as matches made in heaven.

From macaroni and cheese to peanut butter and jelly, and even coffee and donuts, the list below pays homage to the great food pairings that we turn to on a daily basis -- most often not even noticing how lacking one would be without the other. Have you ever wondered what a bagel would be without its cream cheese? Not a whole lot. So take a moment to click through some of these favorites, and if the mood should strike, the recipes are listed below.

What is your favorite food combination? Leave a comment below.

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[InedaName]

08:24 PM on 02/09/2012

Bacon and eggs was a marriage 'arranged' to increase bacon sales. In the 1920s, physicians were surveyed by a public relations agent who reported their recommendation that people eat heavy breakfasts. The results of the survey were sent to 5,000 physicians, along with publicity touting bacon and eggs as a heavy breakfast.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4612464

I would also add mushrooms and thyme and potatoes and curry to the list. A curry dish just isn't the same without potatoes...

[FSMbaby]

12:21 PM on 02/08/2012

Barbeque potato chips and rocky road ice cream. Don't laugh until you've tried it. Preferably during PMS.

[clearthinker2008]

03:48 PM on 02/08/2012

Hey, you never know until you try. lol

[DogDancer]

07:42 PM on 02/09/2012

It's that salty+sweet+crunch+chocolate combo. I get it. All the way. Gonna try it. Sometime next month.... :)

[GraceNotes]

09:25 AM on 02/08/2012

Fish and chips. Cake and ice cream.

[Sam Hill 01]

10:09 AM on 02/08/2012

May I add...
Beans & cornbread
Bacon & cabbage

[matt5858]

11:19 AM on 02/08/2012

Why no, no you can't...never heard of these combos and the bacon and cabbage just sounds awful...

[starshot49]

09:02 AM on 02/08/2012

they just made peanut butter and jelly gourmet
good job lol

[clearthinker2008]

03:51 PM on 02/08/2012

I bet I'm the only American that doesn't get into peanut butter and jelly. I love peanut butter, I love jelly, heck I even love bread. I just don't like the combination. However, that little fact didn't stop my mother from making them for me.

[artgrrl74]

07:24 AM on 02/08/2012

seafood and beer... yummm!

[petpetdonna]

01:42 PM on 02/08/2012

Bacon and beer.

[artgrrl74]

03:15 PM on 02/08/2012

lol, that too! how about: seafood bacon and beer?!

[clearthinker2008]

03:52 PM on 02/08/2012

Beer and almost anything.

[HRH]

03:45 PM on 02/20/2012

In the same category as chocolate and almost anything.