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Cheesy Fondue Bread

Provolone, Havarti and Swiss melted on whole wheat French bread.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cheesy Fondue Bread

Why it works: Provolone cheese and cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 72 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheesy Fondue Bread

Serves 8
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

825Calories
28 gProtein
35 gFat
97 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wheatnot 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 tastykitchen. 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. Provolone cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together72 recipes

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

  2. Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, butter, wheat, bread, provolone cheese, cheese):

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Nutmegfits about as well
  3. Parsleyfits less well
  4. Celeryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, butter, wheat, bread, provolone cheese, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.