My cousin put ketchup on vanilla ice cream at a cookout in Tulsa and half the table said genius
Last month at my aunt's cookout in Tulsa my cousin squeezed ketchup over a bowl of vanilla ice cream and said it tastes like a strawberry shake, and my uncle gagged while my sister asked for a spoon. I tried a tiny bite and honestly it just tastes like cold sweet tomato, nothing like a shake, so now the family is split on whether he is a food genius or a menace. Is there a real line between a weird combo that works and one that just ruins two good things, and where do you all draw it?
Yikes, ketchup on ice cream is a hard no for me. I get that people love salty sweet stuff, but tomato and vanilla just do not go together in my mouth. The line for me is whether both things still taste good after they mix, and cold sweet tomato does not pass that test. Your cousin might just be messing with everyone for the reaction honestly.