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Romano Cheese Crisp

"French bread topped with a delicious cheese spread makes for great finger food."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Romano Cheese Crisp

Why it works: Romano cheese and cream cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Romano Cheese Crisp

8 to 10 servings
Prep5 min
Cook3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

671Calories
22 gProtein
20 gFat
98 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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.

  1. Romano cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14 recipes

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

  2. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Romano cheese + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + breadtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together767 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Cream cheese + breadtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (romano cheese, garlic, cream cheese, bread):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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