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Pasta Carbonara Recipe

This is a classic version of the Roman dish, but we've brightened it up with some peas (among the only frozen vegetables we'll touch). One thing to remember is...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Romano cheese and cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 38 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Pasta Carbonara Recipe

6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

423Calories
20 gProtein
37 gFat
1 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78

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

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Romano cheese + cheesetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Olive + romano cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together266 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Egg + romano cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together144 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Egg + cheesetop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,253 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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