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Garlic Parmesan Oyster Crackers

Quick, easy and addicting snack with just 1 bag of oyster crackers and a few seasonings.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Garlic Parmesan Oyster Crackers

Why it works: Garlic and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,608 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Garlic Parmesan Oyster Crackers

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

756Calories
33 gProtein
23 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Oyster6 medium (84g)81
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Savorynot 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 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. Garlic + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,608 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Butter + oystertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  4. Garlic + parmesan cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,041 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Butter + thymetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,758 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, butter, oyster, parmesan cheese):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Parsleyfits about as well
  3. Pepperfits about as well
  4. Thymethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, butter, oyster, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.