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Spicy Feta Dip

"Tyrokafteri (in Greek) is a spicy feta and ricotta cheese dip."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Spicy Feta Dip

Why it works: Pepper and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Spicy Feta Dip

8 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

313Calories
19 gProtein
20 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Ricotta cheese + lemontop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together266 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Feta cheese + lemontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together555 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  4. Feta cheese + ricotta cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Pepper + ricotta cheesetop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together553 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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