From putting strawberries on pizza to dipping fries in honey, weird food combinations are nothing new.
But a recipe for ramen that includes American cheese and butter that was originally published in 2014, is being branded as ‘disgusting’ and ‘an abomination’ on Twitter after the New York Times alerted social media users to its existence.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, the publication wrote: ‘Make some instant ramen. Slide an egg into the hot broth, then some butter. Crown the steaming noodles with slices of American cheese.’
Unpopular: The New York Times is getting trolled on Twitter after it linked to a recipe for ramen that involves American cheese and butter
Inspiration: Originally published in 2014, the recipe was created by Korean-American chef Roy Choi for his 2013 book LA Son
Heritage: California chef Roy Choi also shared that the recipe had ‘been a part of my life forever’ and called the creation ‘our peanut butter and jelly sandwich, it’s our bowl of cereal’
The recipe which contains just a couple of easy steps, also tells cooks to, ‘Scatter a bunch of toasted sesame seeds and chopped scallions across the top, if you want to. Hardly a recipe!’
Written up by journalist Jeff Gordinier, the recipe was created by chef Roy Choi who included it in his 2013 book, LA Son.
‘The butter, egg and cheese help coat the ramen noodles and deepen their flavor,’ the New York Times added before quoting chef Choi who called his creation ‘our peanut butter and jelly sandwich, it’s our bowl of cereal.’
The California chef also shared the the recipe had ‘been a part of my life forever’.
However, die-hard ramen fans aren’t buying it and have been quick to take to the comments section of the post to voice their disgust and disdain for the unconventional recipe.
Twitter user @caulkthewagon wrote: ‘Stop at egg. STOP AT EGG’.
A sentiment shared by @jason_pontin who shared: ‘That’s a disgusting recipe.’
While @ronaldravegan typed: ‘Handover the password you can’t be trusted to not tweet horrible things’.
Outrage: Many people have taken to Twitter to voice their disgust at the recipe
Untrustworthy: One man joked that whoever was responsible for the tweet should have the Twitter password taken off them
Heart attack: One woman suggested the Times should have mentioned a cardiologist should be on standby after eating the fattening meal
Speechless: One woman simply posted a gif of Steve Carell’s horrified fact to express her disdain
Garbage: Another woman described the recipe as something a broke student would resort to eating
True to form: In April, the New York Times came under fire after it touted the merits of a peanut butter and pickle sandwich
And @NayanaN23 suggested: ‘Mixing noodles, broth and any damn thing that comes to your mind doesn’t make it ramen. Butter and American cheese seriously?’
In April, the New York Times came under fire after it touted the merits of a peanut butter and pickle sandwich, which came courtesy of Dwight Garner who works as a book critic at the publication.
Unhappy foodies took to Twitter to voice their disgust and disdain for the update on the American classic.
Twitter user @edsbs wrote: ‘when the social team gets high on Friday and never switches to their personal accounts’.
A sentiment shared by @Veera Kaukoniemi who typed: ‘Some people just want to watch the world burn’.
While @broazay added: ‘please put this behind a paywall’.