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Gorgonzola Smashed Potatoes Recipe

By thelittlekitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Gorgonzola Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Why it works: Butter and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 7,962 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Gorgonzola Smashed Potatoes Recipe

6 servings
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together7,962 recipes

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

  2. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together8,305 recipes

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

  3. Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Potato + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together959 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Cheese + peppertop 18% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together7,861 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