Name: Cheese From Oil
Ingredients: pieces of dried cheese; olive; sunflower oil

Why it works: Olive and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 698 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Cheese From Oil

Ingredients

pieces of dried cheese
olive
sunflower oil

Directions

Cut dried cheese in pieces, put into a glass pot or a jar, pour a mixture of olive and sunflower oil, cover and put in a cold place (possibly in a refrigerator).
Leave to mature for at least 60 days.
Category:Montenegrin Recipes
Category:Montenegrin Appetizers

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

117Calories

7 gProtein

10 gFat

1 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Sunflower Oil	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.

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.

Olive + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together698 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cheese + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,802 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Cheese + sunflowertop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together74 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).