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Witlof with Ham

"This is a great appetizer using Witlof, commonly known as Belgian endive, which is also popular in the Netherlands. This is basic to cook and very tasty."

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Witlof with Ham

Why it works: Prosciutto and gruyere cheese work together. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Witlof with Ham

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

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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. Prosciutto + gruyere cheesetop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8 recipes

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

  2. Endive + gruyere cheesetop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4 recipes

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

  3. Endive + prosciuttotop 38% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5 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 endive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (prosciutto, gruyere cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Onionfits better
  4. Endivethe original

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