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Brie and Pear Tart

Why it works: Pear and pear brandy work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6 recipes. Both carry ethyl butyrate, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Brie and Pear Tart

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

251Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
67 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Pear Brandy1 medium (178g)101
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pie Crustnot in our table0
Brienot in our table0

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

By aspicyperspective. 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.

  1. Pear + pear brandytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  2. Brie + peartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together16 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Pear + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,079 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  4. Sugar + pear brandytop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7 recipes

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

  5. Brie + pear brandytop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1 recipe

    Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

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