Name: Original Kumla Recipe From Mom
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 25 kumla
Ingredients: 1 (5 pound) unsmoked bone-in ham; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste (optional); 5 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and shredded; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups stone ground whole wheat flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 3 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch square pieces; salt and black pepper to taste (optional)

Why it works: Potato and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 235 recipes. Both carry (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, melon. The science ↓

Original Kumla Recipe From Mom

25 kumla

Prep1 hr

Cook1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

1 (5 pound) unsmoked bone-in ham
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste (optional)
5 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and shredded
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups stone ground whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
3 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch square pieces
salt and black pepper to taste (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

907Calories

48 gProtein

19 gFat

134 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Potato + wheattop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together235 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Flour + wheattop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,373 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Potato + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,355 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Wheat + peppertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together984 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, flour, wheat, pepper):

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Fit is the average pairing score against ham, flour, wheat, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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