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Chupaqueso

A cheese sandwich made by melting shredded cheese and adding toppings.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Cheese and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,015 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Chupaqueso

Serves 1

Ingredients

Directions

Make the sandwich

  1. Sprinkle the shell cheese evenly in a medium-large non-stick or cast-iron skillet.

  2. Wait until the cheese melts, bubbles, and forms a layer.

  3. Flip the cheese when the underside is orange or brown.

  4. Sprinkle the filler cheese down the middle.

  5. Add desired toppings down the middle.

  6. Fold the shell over.

  7. Let it cook long enough to melt the filler cheese if desired.

Serve

  1. Serve and eat right away.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

535Calories
32 gProtein
30 gFat
39 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Toppingnot in our table0
Cold Cutnot in our table0

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.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Cheese + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,580 recipes

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

  3. Banana + mushroomtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together67 recipes

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

  4. Banana + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together483 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Cheese + bananatop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together69 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Shell cheese (e.g. cheddar)
Melts and crisps against the hot skillet to form the crisp outer shell of the sandwich.
Filler cheese (e.g. parmesan, monterey jack)
Melts into the middle to bind the filling and add gooey texture.

The step that matters

Flip the cheese when the underside is orange or brown. Flipping too early tears the cheese layer, while waiting until the underside is golden brown gives a sturdy, crisp shell that holds the filling together.

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, pepper, mushroom, sauce):

  1. Plumfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Bananathe original

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

“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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