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Bread with Chocolate and Olive Oil

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Bread with Chocolate and Olive Oil

Why it works: Chocolate and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 165 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Bread with Chocolate and Olive Oil

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

274Calories
1 gProtein
22 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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.

  1. Chocolate + cocoatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Chocolate + olivetop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,420 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  3. Cocoa + olivetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, olive):

  1. Peanutfits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Hazelnutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

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