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Fantastic Gorgonzola and White Wine Cheese Ball

"A huge success! This cheese ball featuring the sharp flavors of Gorgonzola and white wine is very popular with my Italian family. You can substitute chopped parsley or mixed herbs for the paprika."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Fantastic Gorgonzola and White Wine Cheese Ball

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Fantastic Gorgonzola and White Wine Cheese Ball

2 cups
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

535Calories
22 gProtein
44 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Pistachio + nutstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together425 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Cheese + white winetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together345 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the pistachio

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, cheese, cheddar cheese, white wine, nuts):

  1. Walnutfits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Peanutfits better
  4. Pistachiothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, cheese, cheddar cheese, white wine, nuts. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.