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Tuna, Noodles, Pickles and Cheese

"This recipe came from my grandmother, who used peas in her version instead of pickles. My mother changed the recipe and I have altered it even more. The flavors of these ingredients blended together in what is reminiscent of a cold macaroni or potato salad will be your family's new favorite!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Tuna, Noodles, Pickles and Cheese

Why it works: Dill and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 560 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Tuna, Noodles, Pickles and Cheese

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

330Calories
42 gProtein
16 gFat
2 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Albacore Tuna100g cooked132
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Macaroninot 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.

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. Dill + mustardtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together560 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Cheese + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Dill + cheesetop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together157 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Albacore tuna + mustardtop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (grass, green).

  5. Cheese + albacore tunatop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, albacore tuna, mustard):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Dillthe original
  4. Garlicfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, albacore tuna, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.