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Morcon: Filipino Stuffed Meat Roll

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Why it works: Dill and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Morcon: Filipino Stuffed Meat Roll

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1258Calories
66 gProtein
59 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Sausage100g cooked301
Beef100g cooked250
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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.

  1. Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Dill + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together321 recipes

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

  3. Carrot + lemontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Carrot + beeftop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,606 recipes

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

  5. Cheddar cheese + beeftop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together951 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 dill

The recipe marks dill as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cheddar cheese, flour, carrot, sauce, lemon, beef):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Tarragonfits about as well
  3. Celeryfits about as well
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, cheddar cheese, flour, carrot, sauce, lemon, beef. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.