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Chicago-style Pizza

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Why it works: Cheese and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,896 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chicago-style Pizza

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

135Calories
8 gProtein
10 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
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.

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

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

  2. Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,469 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Cheese + saucetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (cheese, sauce):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Tomatothe original
  3. Capsicumfits about as well
  4. Welsh onionfits less well

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