Why it works: Onion and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,849 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Boiled or Mayonnaise Salad Dressing
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the onions very finely.
Cut the cheese and pickles into small pieces.
Mix all ingredients together.
Serve very cold with a meat dinner.
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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Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,849 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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