Why it works: Dill and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,639 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Dilly Bread
1 loavesIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cottage Cheese | 1/2 cup (113g) 2% | 98 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Dill Seed | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Dill + oniontop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,639 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Cottage cheese + dilltop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together38 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Dill + flourtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together639 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Cottage cheese + eggtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together601 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cottage cheese, dill, egg, flour):
- Chivefits better
- Cucumberfits better
- Beetrootfits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, cottage cheese, dill, egg, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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