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Ham and Brie Sandwich

"This tasty sandwich was inspired by one I had in a little cafe. Enjoy!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Ham and Brie Sandwich

Why it works: Cheese and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Ham and Brie Sandwich

2 sandwiches
Prep10 min
Cook6 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

949Calories
48 gProtein
38 gFat
100 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Brienot 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.

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

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

  2. Ham + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  3. Mustard + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Brie + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together161 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Bread + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,091 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the apricot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, brie, cheese, mustard, bread, olive):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Applefits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Apricotthe original

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