Name: Seasoned Bread Crumbs
Ingredients: 2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped parsley or 2 tb. dry; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp oregano; 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Seasoned Bread Crumbs

Ingredients

2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped parsley or 2 tb. dry
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp oregano
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Combine bread crumbs, onion, parsley, garlic, oregano and cheese; mix thoroughly.
Store in a tightly covered container in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

619Calories

25 gProtein

9 gFat

108 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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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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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Parsley + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,184 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,756 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + oreganotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together556 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Fine dry breadcrumbs: Form the bulk of the mix and absorb moisture from the other ingredients.
Parmesan cheese: Adds savory, salty flavor and browning when used on baked dishes.
Onion: Adds aromatic sweetness and savory flavor to the crumbs.
Garlic: Adds pungent aroma and savory depth.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, parsley, garlic, oregano, parmesan cheese):

Cuminfits better
Basilfits better
Thymefits better
Clovethe original

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

“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.