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Gourmet Grilled Cheese

"Tangy goat cheese, tomatoes, and a crispy coating of grated Romano cheese set these sandwiches above the rest."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Gourmet Grilled Cheese

Why it works: Romano cheese and cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 38 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Gourmet Grilled Cheese

4 sandwiches
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

771Calories
34 gProtein
24 gFat
102 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22

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. Romano cheese + cheesetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together38 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Bread + tomatotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,013 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Cheese + tomatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,896 recipes

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

  5. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, romano cheese, cheese, bread):

  1. Asparagusfits about as well
  2. Tomatothe original
  3. Capsicumfits about as well
  4. Spinachfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, romano cheese, cheese, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.