Why it works: Olive and bread match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 999 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Prepare
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese, mozzarella, and parmesan, then spread the mixture in a pie pan.
Top and bake
Spread pizza sauce over the mixture, then sprinkle cheese, pepperoni, olives, and green peppers.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until all cheese has melted.
Serve
Serve the dip with bread.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Olive + breadtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together999 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Cream cheese + olivetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together910 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Cream cheese + creamtop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,087 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
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Cream + saucetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together4,786 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Olive + peppertop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together27,398 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cream cheese
- Provides a creamy, smooth base that gives the dip its body.
- Mayonnaise
- Adds fat and moisture, keeping the dip smooth and creamy after baking.
- Sour cream
- Adds tang and moisture to the creamy base.
- Mozzarella
- Melts into a stretchy, gooey layer that binds the toppings.
- Parmesan
- Adds savory, salty flavour and browns lightly in the oven.
“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.
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