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Nut Sandwiches

A sandwich with toasted almonds, pickles, Worcestershire sauce, chutney, and creamed cheese.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Pepper and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,861 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Nut Sandwiches

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the almonds

  1. Blanch and brown the almonds.

  2. Season the almonds with salt and red pepper.

Make the filling

  1. Mix in the chopped pickles, Worcestershire sauce, and chutney.

Assemble the sandwiches

  1. Spread creamed cheese on bread.

  2. Sprinkle the almond mixture on top of the creamed cheese.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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. Pepper + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,861 recipes

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

  2. Almond + peppertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,566 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Sauce + cheesetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Almond + cheesetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

  5. Almond + saucetop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together307 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Almonds
Provide a crunchy texture and toasted, nutty flavor when browned.
Creamed cheese
Forms a rich, creamy base that holds the almond topping.
Chopped pickles
Add acidity and a sharp, tangy bite to the filling.
Worcestershire sauce
Adds savory depth and umami to the almond mixture.
Chutney
Adds sweetness and fruity acidity that balances the savory flavors.

The step that matters

Blanch and brown the almonds. Browning develops toasty flavor through the Maillard reaction and caramelization. Stop before they darken too far, since over-browned nuts turn bitter.

Swap the almond

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

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, sauce, cheese. 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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