Prepared Cheese

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. Roquefort cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10 recipes

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

2. Cream cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,747 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

3. Roquefort cheese + buttertop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together35 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

4. Cream cheese + chivetop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together204 recipes

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

5. Roquefort cheese + sherrytop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).

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

What each ingredient does

Roquefort cheese

Provides the main sharp, salty, tangy blue cheese flavour.

Cream cheese

Adds creamy body and moisture so the spread stays smooth and spreadable.

Sweet butter

Adds richness and fat, helping the spread feel smooth and silky.

Sherry

Adds liquid and acidity, thinning the mixture and brightening the cheese flavour.

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (roquefort cheese, cream cheese, butter, sherry, sauce):

1. Chivethe original
2. Onionfits about as well
3. Capsicumfits about as well
4. Tomatofits about as well

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