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Pizza Fondue

"An awesome change from cheesy fondue sauces! This pizza fondue is great for both kids and adults."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Pizza Fondue

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Pizza Fondue

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

699Calories
31 gProtein
15 gFat
108 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
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Oregano + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Mozzarella cheese + oreganotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together482 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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 (sauce, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, bread):

  1. Capersfits about as well
  2. Basilfits about as well
  3. Oreganothe original
  4. Parsleyfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.