Skip to main content

Jim Lahey’s Pizza Bianca

Much to most New Yorkers’ aggravation, television screens were added the backseat of most taxicabs last year, effectively poisoning the one place left in the city not already inundated with a constant media blitz. Whenever I get in one, and yes, the television is always on, I immediately hit mute, but then find that I’m watching the images broadcast on the back of the front seat and not this gorgeous city whizzing by and then usually force myself to turn it off completely and restore my view to the window, frustrated that the choice has to be so complicated. I don’t like them one bit.

By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
Jump to recipe ↓
Jim Lahey’s Pizza Bianca

Why it works: Olive and rosemary are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,590 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Jim Lahey’s Pizza Bianca

Ingredients

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

627Calories
13 gProtein
15 gFat
108 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By smittenkitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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.

  1. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Flour + sugartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92,116 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

  3. Flour + rosemarytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together993 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Flour + olivetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together16,871 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Sugar + rosemarytop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together568 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, olive):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.