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Buttery Cajun Popcorn

This buttered popcorn does have a nice kick to it. But don’t worry, you can just lessen the Cajun seasoning if you prefer a more mild version. Make a batch, grab a bowl, and dig in while you enjoy some quiet time with the family.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Buttery Cajun Popcorn

Why it works: Butter and parmesan cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,163 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Buttery Cajun Popcorn

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

235Calories
11 gProtein
19 gFat
8 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Popcornnot 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. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Butter + lemontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,227 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Lemon + parmesan cheesetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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

Swap the lemon

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

  1. Plumfits better
  2. Grapefits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Lemonthe original

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