Name: Gnudi
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 pound semolina flour; 1 pound sheep's-milk ricotta; A 1-ounce chunk of Parmesan, finely grated; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 7 tablespoons slightly chilled unsalted butter; 20 good-sized sage leaves; Kosher salt; A handful of finely grated Parmesan; Parchment paper; disposable piping bag (or a resealable plastic bag)

Why it works: Semolina and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 325 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Gnudi

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound semolina flour
1 pound sheep's-milk ricotta
A 1-ounce chunk of Parmesan, finely grated
1 teaspoon kosher salt
7 tablespoons slightly chilled unsalted butter
20 good-sized sage leaves
Kosher salt
A handful of finely grated Parmesan
Parchment paper; disposable piping bag (or a resealable plastic bag)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

843Calories

34 gProtein

30 gFat

102 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Ricotta Cheese	1/2 cup (124g) part-skim	174
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Sage	1 tsp ground (0.7g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Semolina	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. 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.

Semolina + flourtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together325 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + sagetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,115 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together78,219 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the sage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (semolina, flour, milk, butter):

Jalapenofits better
Cinnamonfits better
Nutmegfits better
Sagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against semolina, flour, milk, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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