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The Art of the Cheese Board

Everyone loves cheese. And because I’m French, I especially love cheese. Ah, le fromage!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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The Art of the Cheese Board

Why it works: Cranberry and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 116 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

The Art of the Cheese Board

Serves 20
Prep20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

787Calories
22 gProtein
23 gFat
126 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Goudanot in our table0
Brienot in our table0
Camembertnot 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. Cranberry + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Cranberry + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together143 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Goat cheese + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

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

  4. Dill + cinnamontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together53 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Dill + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,223 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 dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (brie, cranberry, cinnamon, goat cheese, salami, olive, bread):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Clovefits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against brie, cranberry, cinnamon, goat cheese, salami, olive, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.