Why it works: Coffee and cheese work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 163 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells buttery, creamy. The science ↓
Black Coffee, Crackers and Cheese
Ingredients
Directions
Brew very strong hot coffee without cream.
Serve in small cups of clear china.
Accompany with fancy crackers and grated cheese.
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.
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Coffee + cheesetop 24% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together163 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).
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