Why it works: Mushroom and swiss cheese work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 136 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓
Sausage, Mushroom and Cranberry Tart
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Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Gruyere Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Swiss Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 108 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Pie Crust | 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.
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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.
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Mushroom + swiss cheesetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together136 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together12,525 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
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Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Butter + swiss cheesetop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together413 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Parsley + oniontop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together25,843 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the parsley
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, butter, mushroom, egg, swiss cheese, cream, onion):
- Thymefits better
- Garlicfits better
- Nutmegfits about as well
- Parsleythe original
Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, butter, mushroom, egg, swiss cheese, cream, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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