Name: Fried Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup cold sparkling mineral water; 1 Tbs. vegetable oil, plus more for deep-frying; 2 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese; 10 anchovy fillets, cut in half crosswise; 20 large squash blossoms

Why it works: Egg and anchovy are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,330 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Fried Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
2 eggs
1/2 cup cold sparkling mineral water
1 Tbs. vegetable oil, plus more for deep-frying
2 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese
10 anchovy fillets, cut in half crosswise
20 large squash blossoms

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

947Calories

55 gProtein

36 gFat

96 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Anchovy	100g	210
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Pumpkin	not in our table	0

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

By williamssonoma. 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.

Egg + anchovytop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,330 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Mozzarella cheese + anchovytop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together106,462 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + anchovytop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,753 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + mozzarella cheesetop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together879 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

Flour and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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