Name: Neeps & Tatties
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 8 large baking potatoes , washed, peel left on and cut into 2cm x 4cm chunks; 6 tbsp light olive oil or sunflower; 1 swede weighing about 675g/11⁄2lb, peeled and roughly chopped; 50g butter , plus extra for serving

Why it works: Potato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,458 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Neeps & Tatties

Serves 8

Ingredients

8 large baking potatoes , washed, peel left on and cut into 2cm x 4cm chunks
6 tbsp light olive oil or sunflower
1 swede weighing about 675g/11⁄2lb, peeled and roughly chopped
50g butter , plus extra for serving

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

547Calories

10 gProtein

39 gFat

44 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sunflower	1 oz (28g) hulled	165
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Swede	not in our table	0

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.

Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,458 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,456 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Olive + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,887 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the potato

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

Tomatofits better
Potatothe original
Capsicumfits about as well
Chivefits less well

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

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