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Sue's Torta Rustica

"This is an Italian family recipe handed down from my late aunt, who passed away quite a few years ago."

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Sue's Torta Rustica

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Sue's Torta Rustica

1 9-inch torta
Prep1 hr
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1366Calories
74 gProtein
69 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pastrynot in our table0
Waternot 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.

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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. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  2. Ricotta cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together371 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  3. Mozzarella cheese + salamitop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  4. Flour + parsleytop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together16,675 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Ricotta cheese + parmesan cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together449 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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 (flour, egg, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, ham, salami):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Oreganofits about as well
  3. Parsleythe original
  4. Capersfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, egg, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, ham, salami. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.