Why it works: Cottage cheese and ricotta cheese work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 36 recipes. Both carry myrcene, which smells balsamic, herbaceous. The science ↓
Giant Strawberries with Raspberry Dip
6 servingsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Cottage Cheese | 1/2 cup (113g) 2% | 98 |
| Raspberry | 1 cup (123g) | 64 |
| Strawberry | 1 cup (152g) | 49 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
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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Cottage cheese + ricotta cheesetop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together36 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Cottage cheese + almondtop 22% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together35 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
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Evaporated milk + almondtop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together45 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Ricotta cheese + almondtop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together64 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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Cottage cheese + evaporated milktop 30% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together10 recipes
Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the almond
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, evaporated milk):
- Walnutfits better
- Pecansfits about as well
- Almondthe original
- Beansfits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, evaporated milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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