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Parmesan and Poppy Seed Lollipops

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By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Parmesan and Poppy Seed Lollipops

Why it works: Poppy seed and sesame work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Parmesan and Poppy Seed Lollipops

Makes 10
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

332Calories
10 gProtein
32 gFat
1 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Poppy Seednot in our table0

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

By bbcfood. 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. Poppy seed + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Butter + poppy seedtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together258 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Butter + sesametop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together426 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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

Swap the sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, poppy seed):

  1. Pecansfits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Sesamethe original
  4. Cashew nutfits about as well

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