Name: Cheese on Toast
Ingredients: Thick-cut bread; Firm-fleshed strong-flavoured cheese , grated; Toppings (e.g. pickles, onion , walnuts , etc.)

Why it works: Bread and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Cheese on Toast

Ingredients

Thick-cut bread
Firm-fleshed strong-flavoured cheese , grated
Toppings (e.g. pickles, onion , walnuts , etc.)

Directions

Toast one side of the bread under a medium broiler .
Lightly toast the other side of the bread, just enough to warm it, then spread the grated cheese over it. Add desired toppings.
Broil the cheesy side of the bread until the cheese is bubbling and brown.
Eat quickly, but be careful, as the cheese will be tongue-burningly hot!

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

638Calories

22 gProtein

13 gFat

106 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Topping	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 Wikibooks Cookbook.

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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.

Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,130 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheese + walnuttop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together410 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Onion + walnuttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,771 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Bread + oniontop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,676 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cheese + oniontop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,849 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).