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Torta Rustica

"This savory pie is served at room temperature. Two teaspoons dried basil may be substituted for fresh basil. Use ham or prosciutto ham."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Torta Rustica

Why it works: Feta cheese and parmesan cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 94 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Torta Rustica

1 9-inch pie

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1379Calories
82 gProtein
65 gFat
108 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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.

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 + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together94 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Parmesan cheese + basiltop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,599 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Butter + feta cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together241 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, egg, ricotta cheese, feta cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley):

  1. Capersfits about as well
  2. Nutmegfits about as well
  3. Oreganofits about as well
  4. Basilthe original

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