Name: Valnøtter Og Ost
Ingredients: Walnut halves; Normanna cheese (Norwegian Roquefort); Butter or light cream; Green grapes

Why it works: Walnut and grape are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,427 recipes. Both carry 1-hexanal, which smells fruit. The science ↓

Valnøtter Og Ost

Ingredients

Walnut halves
Normanna cheese (Norwegian Roquefort)
Butter or light cream
Green grapes

Directions

Rub cheese through a sieve, or mash with a fork and blend with a little butter at normal room temperature or cream.
Place some of cheese on whole walnut halves, press a grape into the cheese on one half and top with the other half.
Attach a toothpick into the center and place into desired fruit.
For the color, place fruit on bed of curly endive.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

354Calories

9 gProtein

29 gFat

17 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Green Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Walnut + grapetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,427 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheese + grapetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together266 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Walnut + cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together410 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Walnut + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,832 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).