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Primanti-Style Sandwiches

"Anyone who has been to Pittsburgh can tell you about the wonderful Primanti Brothers sandwiches which are a local delicacy. Coleslaw, fries, cheese, and meat (or no meat for you veggies) on thickly sliced Italian bread brings a taste of Pittsburgh to wherever you may be. You can substitute your favorite meat for the capicola."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Primanti-Style Sandwiches

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and provolone cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 92 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Primanti-Style Sandwiches

4 sandwiches
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1428Calories
59 gProtein
51 gFat
186 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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 + provolone cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together92 recipes

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

  2. Olive + potatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Cabbage + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together275 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Milk + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

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

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, vinegar, sugar, olive, potato, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, vinegar, sugar, olive, potato, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.