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Pizza Fondue

Oh my! It’s fondue that tastes like pizza that tastes like fondue! A must-try.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Pizza Fondue

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Pizza Fondue

Serves 12
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

934Calories
38 gProtein
38 gFat
104 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  2. Mozzarella cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, white wine, olive, sauce, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, white wine, olive, sauce, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.