Name: Grape Appetizers with Cream Cheese
Ingredients: large table grapes; softened cream cheese; salt; freshly-ground pepper; a pinch of sugar; slivered almonds

Why it works: Grape and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,435 recipes. Both carry 3-methylbutanol, which smells malty, whiskey. The science ↓

Grape Appetizers with Cream Cheese

Ingredients

Directions

Here is the way to make tempting appetizers of fresh grapes. Use any large table grapes that are available. Stem, wash and dry the grapes, and split each open far enough to remove the seeds. Stuff them with softened cream cheese, blended with salt, freshly-ground pepper, and a pinch of sugar. Let some cheese spill out of the tops.
Toast slivered almonds until lightly browned. Sprinkle with salt, and dip the stuffed grapes in the nuts. Place on toothpicks and arrange on a tray.
Category:South African Recipes
Category:South African Appetizers

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

223Calories

3 gProtein

11 gFat

32 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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.

Grape + almondtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,435 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
Grape + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,909 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Grape + cream cheesetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together176 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Sugar + almondtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,679 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).
Pepper + almondtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,566 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (grape, cream cheese, pepper, sugar):

Walnutfits better
Almondthe original
Beansfits about as well
Pecansfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against grape, cream cheese, pepper, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.