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French fries and pad thai may be the most popular food deliveries over the past 12 months.

But, are you craving prosciutto with a side of pickles? How about watermelon with a squeeze of mustard? 

Those are some of the crazy combos in the Uber Eats 2021 Cravings Report, Axios' Annelise Capossela, Will Chase and Allie Carl write.

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Prosciutto with a side of pickles and watermelon with a squeeze of mustard are two top unusual combos, per an Uber Eats report.

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French fries and pad thai may be the most popular food deliveries over the past 12 months.<ul><li>But, are you craving prosciutto with a side of pickles? How about watermelon with a squeeze of mustard? </li><li>Those are some of the crazy combos in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Uber Eats 2021 Cravings Report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.uber.com/newsroom/the-2021-uber-eats-cravings-report/" data-vars-content-id="81e0a1a5-5a01-498d-baf0-3e70efc30544" data-vars-headline="What we&#x27;re craving during the pandemic" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.uber.com/newsroom/the-2021-uber-eats-cravings-report/" target="_blank">Uber Eats 2021 Cravings Report</a>, Axios&#x27; Annelise Capossela, Will Chase and Allie Carl write.</li></ul>

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Don't be surprised if you cross paths with a robot the next time you go food shopping or out to eat. 

Automation is moving into several aspects of the food industry, from farm to table.

Why it matters: With worker shortages, robots may be able to fill open jobs in some places, like wineries.

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Don&#x27;t be surprised if you cross paths with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a robot" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/09/30/sawatdee-minneapolis-robot-server-deedee" data-vars-content-id="fbd6e0cd-6d3a-4cbd-b417-aa67bd3907f9" data-vars-headline="Eating out will mean robot encounters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/09/30/sawatdee-minneapolis-robot-server-deedee" target="_self">a robot</a> the next time you go food shopping or out to eat. <ul><li>Automation is moving into several aspects of the food industry, from farm to table.</li></ul>Why it matters: With worker shortages, robots may be able to fill open jobs in some places, like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wineries" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/labor-shortage-pushes-winemakers-to-automation-20ad99d7-5110-439a-9bd2-33ff79f9ebbb.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=technology-automation" data-vars-content-id="fbd6e0cd-6d3a-4cbd-b417-aa67bd3907f9" data-vars-headline="Eating out will mean robot encounters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/labor-shortage-pushes-winemakers-to-automation-20ad99d7-5110-439a-9bd2-33ff79f9ebbb.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=technology-automation" target="_self">wineries</a>.

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