12 Downright Delicious Food Fusion Creations

Posted by Brent Furdyk on July 9, 2015

Fusion cuisine is all the rage — whether it's combining elements of one cuisine with another (say, Italian and Indian) or devising delicious mash-ups of two iconic foods (the cronut) — these 12 super creative dishes take food fusion to mouth-watering new heights.

shopsins.com

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Mac N' Cheese Pancake Sandwich

Idiosyncratic New York City deli Shopsin's has more than 30 different types of pancakes on its menu, but none more unique than this one. The deli's signature <a href="http://shopsins.com/" target="_blank">Mac N' Cheese Pancake Sandwich With Maple Glazed Bacon and Eggs</a> is a food fusion masterpiece that mashes up an iconic breakfast staple with an even more iconic comfort food, with macaroni and cheddar mixed into the pancake batter, the cheese becoming deliciously crispy.
joythebaker.com

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Breakfast Dumplings

Asian-style dumplings meet good old-fashioned flapjacks in this creation of cookbook author Joy Wilson: gluten-free banana breakfast dumplings, served with vanilla bean maple butter, which she describes as a "too-thick-and-fluffy-for-its-own-good pancake." Try this recipe for <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2012/09/gluten-free-banana-breakfast-dumplings-with-vanilla-bean-maple-butter/" target="_blank">Gluten-Free Banana Breakfast Dumplings WIth Vanilla Bean Maple Butter</a>
nofaceplate.blogspot.ca

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Vegan Big Mac Steamed Bun

An Asian-style steamed bun with all the components of a Big Mac (the burger is made from tempeh) stuffed inside? Junk food has never been so creatively nutritious! Try this recipe for <a href="http://nofaceplate.blogspot.ca/2012/01/like-i-said-partying-is-awesome.html" target="_blank">Vegan Big Mac Steamed Buns</a>
onionin.com

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Bruschetta Tandoori Chicken

This quintessential Italian appetizer gets an infusion of zesty Indian flavour thanks to the addition of tandoori chicken topping the bruschetta. Try this recipe for <a href="http://onionin.com/recipe/bruschetta-tandoori-chicken" target="_blank">Bruschetta Tandoori Chicken</a>
dominiqueansel.com

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot

NYC's Dominque Ansel Bakery, which created a fusion sensation by mashing up donuts and croissants to come up with the cronut, is also responsible for these ingenious <a href="http://dominiqueansel.com/cookie-shots-come-to-new-york/" target="_blank">edible shotglasses made of chocolate chip cookies</a>, which are then filled with milk to stand the experience of enjoying milk and cookies on its head.
newyork.seriouseats.com

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Pastrami Egg Rolls

Redfarm is a unique NYC eatery that specializes in dim sum and other Chinese dishes, but give a nod to the city's iconic delis with these <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/redfarm-new-york?select=sEKhjztgNzQT4RY1y6eXnA" target="_blank">egg rolls stuffed with juicy pastrami</a>.
foodiecrush.com

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Spaghetti Tacos

Think about it: you can have regular spaghetti dinner on Sunday and then switch it up and have the leftovers in some taco shells on Monday. What's not to love? Try this recipe for <a href="http://www.foodiecrush.com/2012/09/spaghetti-tacos-recipe/" target="_blank">Spaghetti Tacos</a>
distractify.com

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Brisket Bulgogi Slider

Asian-style burgers are all the rage these days and New York City restaurant <a href="http://www.danjinyc.com/" target="_blank">Danji</a> raised the bar with this Korean-style slider. "It incorporates the authentic flavours of bulgogi together with a cucumber kimchi and puts it in between a slider bun very familiar to all Americans. I thought if it looked less exotic more people might try it," <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/restaurants/make-hooni-kims-brisket-bulgogi-sliders-from-danji-6532242" target="_blank">says inventor Hooni Kim in an interview</a>. Try this recipe for <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/restaurants/make-hooni-kims-brisket-bulgogi-sliders-from-danji-6532242" target="_blank">Brisket Bulgogi Sliders</a>
trendhunter.com

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Fruit Sushi

<a href="http://yellowtaillasvegas.com/" target="_blank">Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar in Las Vegas's Bellagio</a> puts a fusion spin on the iconic Japanese dish with its unagi (eel) and banana roll, demonstrating how wonderful it can be to combine raw fish with raw fruit.
mashable.com

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Ramen Burger

If you're bored with eating your burger in a bread bun, try this tasty twist by substituting a crispy "bun" made of fried ramen noodles. That's what Brooklyn chef Ken Shimamoto decided to do, and created <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/09/22/ramen-burger/" target="_blank">this fusion taste senstation</a>.
yelp.com

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Gateway of India Pizza

The flavours of India mesh brilliantly with this iconic Italian dish in the signature pizza from Houston, <a href="http://www.bombaypizzaco.com/" target="_blank">Texas-based Bombay Pizza Co.</a>, which blends tandoori chicken, crab meat, artichoke hearts, provolone, mozzarella and cilantro-mint chutney.
flyingmonkeyphilly.com

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Pumpple Cake

What's a Pummple Cake? A mind-bending, mouth-watering mash-up from <a href="http://www.flyingmonkeyphilly.com/menu/">Philadelphia's Flying Monkey bakery</a> that combines apple pie and pumpkin pie, baked inside a vanilla cake, frosted with buttercream icing — the perfect solution for those times when you can't decide whether you'd like a slice of pie or a piece of cake for dessert. Brent Furdyk is a freelance writer in Vancouver.
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