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Spanakopita

"Greek spinach pie."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Spanakopita

Why it works: Feta cheese and swiss cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Spanakopita

10 servings
Prep1 hr 10 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

688Calories
33 gProtein
55 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Phyllo Doughnot 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. Feta cheese + swiss cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8 recipes

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

  2. Swiss cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together151 recipes

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

  3. Feta cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together94 recipes

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

  4. Spinach + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,025 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Spinach + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, onion, feta cheese, swiss cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, parsley):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Cinnamonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against spinach, onion, feta cheese, swiss cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.