Name: Authentic Swiss Cheese Fondue
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: Per person:; 1/3 head of garlic (yes, 1/3 head!); 1 100ml glass of dry white wine (Graves or Chablis); 200g swiss cheese (mix of Gruyere, Comte or Cantal); 1 tsp Kirsch; 1 knife point of bicarbonate of soda; Plain flour to sprinkle; Crusty white baguette to serve

Why it works: White wine and swiss cheese work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 101 recipes. Both carry ethyl pentanoate, which smells yeast, fruit. The science ↓

Authentic Swiss Cheese Fondue

Serves 6

Ingredients

Per person:
1/3 head of garlic (yes, 1/3 head!)
1 100ml glass of dry white wine (Graves or Chablis)
200g swiss cheese (mix of Gruyere, Comte or Cantal)
1 tsp Kirsch
1 knife point of bicarbonate of soda
Plain flour to sprinkle
Crusty white baguette to serve

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

754Calories

28 gProtein

18 gFat

111 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Gruyere Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Swiss Cheese	1 oz (28g)	108
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4

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

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

White wine + swiss cheesetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together101 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).
Garlic + white winetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,044 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,149 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Garlic + swiss cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together168 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Swiss cheese + flourtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together363 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (white wine, swiss cheese, flour):

Jalapenofits better
Thymefits better
Garlicthe original
Nutmegfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against white wine, swiss cheese, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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