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Snakes in a Blanket

"Asparagus and three cheeses go into this veggie twist! Different cheeses may be used."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Snakes in a Blanket

Why it works: Provolone cheese and mozzarella 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 ↓

Snakes in a Blanket

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook13 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

439Calories
24 gProtein
35 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27

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. Provolone cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together92 recipes

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

  2. Provolone cheese + swiss cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together18 recipes

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

  3. Swiss cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together20 recipes

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

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

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

  5. Olive + asparagustop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the asparagus

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, provolone cheese, swiss cheese, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Asparagusthe original

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