Why it works: Garlic and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,076 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Cirdingis
Serves 4Ingredients
Directions
1. Make a "crater" in the middle of flour
2. Pour water into the well
3. Mix with hands to form a dough
4. Knead dough well until smooth
5. Add more flour if dough is too sticky
6. The finished dough should be smooth and not too sticky
7. Sprinkle work surface with flour
8. Cut dough into several pieces
9. Sprinkle a dish with flour
10. Place the dough pieces on the floured dish
11. Take a piece of dough and roll into a long rope
12. Flatten the dough rope slightly
13. Cut the rope into pieces
15. Toss the cut pieces with flour
17. Roll the pieces to about 2 inches long with your hands
18. Place the dough piece on floured surface
22. Place the finished cirdingis on a platter
23. Boil a pot of water and add the cirdingis to cook
24. Strain out the cooked cirdingis
25. Serve cirdingis with sauces
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Red Meat | 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.
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.
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Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together14,076 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11,368 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Clove + tomatotop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,474 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Flour + garlictop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,149 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + clovetop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together12,671 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the clove
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, flour, garlic, tomato):
- Cuminfits better
- Jalapenofits better
- Oreganofits better
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against meat, flour, garlic, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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