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Ploughman’s Fondue

Ploughman’s Fondue is rich, creamy and wonderfully cheesy. A fun and fancy meal that’s easy to prepare and tastes great! Serve with cubes of crusty French bread or roasted vegetables. It’s perfect to serve at a party!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Ploughman’s Fondue

Why it works: Cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Ploughman’s Fondue

Serves 6
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

731Calories
28 gProtein
20 gFat
101 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  2. Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Cheddar cheese + beertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together148 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Mustard + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,829 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  5. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (cheese, cheddar cheese, flour, mustard, garlic, beer):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, cheddar cheese, flour, mustard, garlic, beer. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.