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Bagel Chips

An inspired way to use bagels - and ideal if you're feeding a crowd

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Bagel Chips

Why it works: Olive and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,443 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Bagel Chips

Serves 8

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

479Calories
20 gProtein
22 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Bagel1 medium (89g)245
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
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 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.

  1. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Bagel + olivetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Bagel + oreganotop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the oregano

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

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Jalapenofits better
  4. Oreganothe original

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