I almost put this in the signs of the apocalypse thread.

This is one of the sites where people actually make and taste the gross, old recipes.  The commentary and pictures of them tasting them are pretty funny.  They tried out a banana/ham/Hollandaise recipe too.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
I thought that was a little strange, myself. I'd think that almost breadlike character of plantains would take a lot of the weirdness out of the recipe, but using ripe ones puts it right back in there. Meh. Not one I'm going to be trying to replicate anytime soon.

 ptooey wrote: 
Nice. Interesting that the banana recipe wants you to use firm not-ripe bananas but the plantain one wants 'em ripe.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
All of this is leading me to believe that the recipe below is one of those early attempts at *gasp* ethnic cuisine recipes, 'cause if you think plantain and not banana, it's fairly Cuban-ish. Something got garbled in translation, though. Gack.
 
Edit: Huh. Well lookit that. Dominican, but still.

 Prodigal_SOB wrote: 
They specify in the article where someone cooked it, that you have to use still-greenish bananas. Someone says they're a lot more like mashed potatoes in texture and not very fruity. Mentions that a woody banana like that is 25:1 fiber to sugar, once it's gone brown it's 1:25 or something 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
It's funny that people actually make some of those old, gross recipes; their commentary is usually pretty good.  I've had some savory Indian and Latin dishes made with plantains (usually fried or roasted), but they are quite different from bananas - they're firmer and not nearly as sweet.  
Ham & Cheese: Yes indeed.  Bananas with cereal, waffles, or ice cream: Yes.  Bananas with ham and/or cheese: No thank you.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

  That's basically my take on it as well.   I had to kind of wonder what cook until bananas are tender meant too.

 Proclivities wrote: 
Pineapple
Coconut
Tamarind
Mango yes please

But something about the texture of a banana says nope.

Really, it's more of a "I'd eat that but why would you even make it? Ham is good. Cheese is good. Bananas are good. And even if all 3 together tastes good, the payoff can't be that much better than the things alone. It's not like you're cooking them into something new. So serve a platter with some of each. 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
It might be real - or at least this person tried it out, with an explanation that ham and tropical fruits are not that uncommon of a pairing in Caribbean or "Pacific" cuisines.  Still, none for me, thank you.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Nothing is more disgusting than that tuna olive chunk crap that looks like something the cat threw up  (shudders)

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
I was sure that was fake (I have a cheapo font that looks like the one there) but good god I think it's real.

  Nightmarish ingredients, aside from the visual.

only with liquor

 ptooey wrote: 
I remember seeing creamed tuna dishes on menus in some local diners when I was a kid.  I never liked canned tuna, so the thought wasn't very pleasant to me, which probably helped me remember seeing it on those menus once you brought it up.  I know people have been eating dishes like chicken and gravy on waffles for many years, so maybe tuna on waffles isn't/wasn't that uncommon.

 Proclivities wrote: 
I'm almost positive that I'd eat that.    My mom used to make creamed tuna on toast when I was a kid, and I liked it. That sounds kinda similar, and waffles wouldn't be much of a stretch at all.