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Jelly-Cheese Porridge

"Cornmeal is simmered in a thick pudding sweetened with maple syrup. I'm not sure where this recipe came from, my mother would make it for us before school on cold winter days."

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Jelly-Cheese Porridge

Why it works: Cinnamon and grape are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,164 recipes. Both carry anethole, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Jelly-Cheese Porridge

4 servings
Prep5 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

218Calories
12 gProtein
5 gFat
35 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
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.

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. Cinnamon + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,164 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

  2. Cottage cheese + grapetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Maple syrup + cinnamontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together649 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Maple syrup + grapetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together224 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Cinnamon + cottage cheesetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together76 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

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