Name: Grandma Knowlton's Pimiento Cheese
Yield: Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (packed) finely grated extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces); 1 1/2 cups (packed) finely grated extra-sharp white cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces); 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup diced drained pimiento peppers from jar, roasted red peppers, or piquillo peppers (about 2 1/2 ounces); 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Celery sticks; Ritz crackers

Why it works: Pepper and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Grandma Knowlton's Pimiento Cheese

Makes about 3 cups

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (packed) finely grated extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces)
1 1/2 cups (packed) finely grated extra-sharp white cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces)
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup diced drained pimiento peppers from jar, roasted red peppers, or piquillo peppers (about 2 1/2 ounces)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Celery sticks
Ritz crackers

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

666Calories

27 gProtein

16 gFat

100 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. 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.

Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Cheddar cheese + celerytop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together490 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Cheddar cheese + peppertop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,016 recipes

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

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

Swap the celery

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

Oreganofits about as well
Celerythe original
Parsleyfits about as well
Dillfits about as well

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

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