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Sharp Cheddar Dip

"This is a recipe I tried at my aunt's house. It's easy and tasty. Simply dip the bagel pieces into the dip! A six-pack of refrigerated soft bagels will work great."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Sharp Cheddar Dip

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Sharp Cheddar Dip

8 to 10 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

461Calories
18 gProtein
21 gFat
51 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Bagel1 medium (89g)245
Processed Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Spreadnot 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. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + spreadtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together101 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

  3. Garlic + bageltop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Cream cheese + bageltop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Cheese + garlictop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,738 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, cheese, spread, bagel):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Dillfits about as well
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Garlicthe original

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