Gone appétit! These stomach-churning photos of weird food combinations will leave a bad taste

Given that cooking is a creative pursuit, it's little wonder that professional and amateur chefs alike feel the need to try something new every now and again.

But whilst we want those who cook for us to be inventive in the kitchen, not everything they dream up goes down well. 

A quick glance at these pictures from around the world, and collated into a gallery by Bored Panda, is enough to prove that more unusual doesn't always equal better when it comes to culinary concoctions. 

From a Bloody Mary containing a whole cooked chicken to a piece of toast topped with - wait for it - porridge, there are some combinations that will leave you with only one word on your lips: Why?

And that's to say nothing of the cooks who appeared to tread a more traditional path before veering off course and supersizing not only sandwiches but bowls of cereal. 

A Bloody Mary is meant to be a hangover cure but this one, containing a whole cooked chicken, is only going to add to your problems 

Whilst many of the combos are obviously the products of a vivid imagination, others are confusing for different reasons - the decision to serve carrots alongside perhaps the world's most unhealthy hotdog, for example.

In other cases, it's the presentation of the food that will either make you laugh or make your stomach churn. 

Here, FEMAIL has picked out the photos that will leave even the most committed foodies with a bad taste in their mouths!

A hotdog packed with macaroni cheese is enough to give anyone a heart attack - unlikely that the side of carrots will help

What were they thinking? Porridge and toast - two breakfast foods that should really never meet

It started off as a pastrami sandwich - until the chef got over-excited and decided to supersize it

Most people would agree that cereal is moreish but bowls this size are bizarre 

A curious combination if ever there was one as this meal appears to be an octopus dessert 

These clam flavoured candy canes are perhaps a perfect example of culinary ambition gone too far 

These cute spoon-shaped fries, however, will help diners enjoy their favourite sauce 

One person thought they would get creative with their chicken nuggets - but are they worth their weight in gold?

This is certainly one way to make salad more interesting... but it's not going to help the diet

Peanut butter and onion toast is one way of combining sweet and savoury... and clearing the fridge