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Grilled Brie with Figs & Thyme Honey

Brie warmed in the panini press, topped with fresh figs and thyme-infused honey. An elegant but simple appetizer.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Honey and brie work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 17 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl butyrate, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Honey + brietop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  2. Honey + figtop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together227 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together161 recipes

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

  4. Honey + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Cheese + figtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together85 recipes

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

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