E-40 Defends Strange Food Combos and Jaidyn Alexis’ Viral ‘Prison Recipes’

E-40 thinks everyone hating on Jaidyn Alexis’ unconventional meals for Blueface should learn to eat with their tastebuds, not their eyes … and be open to mixing and matching random foods.

TMZ Hip Hop picked up on a few kitchen tips in NYC from Mr. Fonzarelli outside Sei Less restaurant … as he took us inside his cookbook, which he co-authored with Snoop Dogg.

Blueface’s fiancee was dragged across internet coals for her goopy pasta and cheese dinner, but 40 says his book contains plenty of creative recipes — how does a ground turkey and sausage stuffed mozzarella BBQ meatloaf dish sound for your holiday gathering???

40 describes the dishes as “ghetto elegant” … a term he developed while cooking at an early age when there were much fewer ingredients available in his pantry.

He’s combining his 2 loves — food and music — on his recently released 27th album, “Rule Of Thumb: Rule 1,” which includes raps about his food situation as a kid … “My household wasn’t like the Cosbys/Grew up on spam, noodles, fried bologna.”