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How to Make Focaccia

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How to Make Focaccia

Why it works: Semolina and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 325 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

How to Make Focaccia

1 flat loaf
Prep30 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

578Calories
13 gProtein
15 gFat
96 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Semolinanot 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 allrecipes. 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. Semolina + flourtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + breadtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,091 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Olive + semolinatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together187 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Flour + rosemarytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together993 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the rosemary

The recipe marks rosemary as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, semolina, flour, bread):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Jalapenofits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, semolina, flour, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.