Why it works: Cream cheese and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,087 recipes. Both carry gamma-decalactone, which smells peach, creamy. The science ↓
Canadian Shrimp Dip
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soften the cream cheese.
Thoroughly clean shrimp (rinse in cold water and remove all veins).
Make the dip
Beat together with cream of shrimp soup until smooth.
Stir in shrimp.
Refrigerate.
Serve
Serve with potato chips, fancy crackers, veggies, or a combination of all.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Soup | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
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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.
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Cream cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,087 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
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Cream cheese + shrimptop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together183 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Cream + shrimptop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,067 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cream cheese
- Provides the rich, creamy base and body of the dip.
- Cream of shrimp soup
- Adds moisture and concentrated shrimp flavor, thinning the cream cheese into a smooth dip.
- Shrimp
- Supplies the main seafood flavor and tender bite throughout the dip.
The step that matters
Beat until smooth. Softened cream cheese blends evenly with the soup, while cold, firm cream cheese stays lumpy and leaves streaks in the dip.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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