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Parmesan Cheese Twists

"Twisted Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry strips laced with Parmesan cheese, parsley and oregano are easy to make for dinner to accompany a steak and Caesar salad. Make ahead and freeze; remove directly from freezer to oven to bake."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Parmesan Cheese Twists

Why it works: Parsley and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,184 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Parmesan Cheese Twists

28 twists
Prep50 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

194Calories
17 gProtein
13 gFat
3 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Pastrynot in our table0
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. Parsley + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Parmesan cheese + oreganotop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together783 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  3. Egg + parmesan cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Egg + parsleytop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,765 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Parmesan cheese + parsleytop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,799 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, parmesan cheese, parsley):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Dillfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Oreganothe original

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