Name: American Garlic Bread
Ingredients: 9-10 cloves garlic, skins left on; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 loaf high-quality Italian bread.; ground black pepper

Why it works: Clove and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,451 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

American Garlic Bread

Ingredients

9-10 cloves garlic, skins left on
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 loaf high-quality Italian bread.
ground black pepper

Directions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 500 degrees.
Toast garlic cloves in small skillet over medium heat.
When cool enough to handle, skin and mince cloves
Mash garlic, butter, cheese, and salt in small bowl until thoroughly combined.
Spread cut sides of loaf evenly with butter mixture;
Season to taste with pepper.
Transfer loaf halves, buttered side up, onto rimmed baking sheet, bake
Cut each half into 2-inch slices;
Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

677Calories

24 gProtein

20 gFat

98 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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

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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.

Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,232 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

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

Parsleyfits better
Thymefits better
Basilfits better
Clovethe original

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