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Broccoli Bites

"Delicious bits of broccoli are drenched in a cheese mixture and fried. When our local restaurant stopped serving their Broccoli Bites, we were devastated. So I tried to duplicate them at home one night. It was funny to note that soon after, they started carrying them again here."

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Broccoli Bites

Why it works: Mustard and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 705 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Broccoli Bites

2 dozen
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1036Calories
38 gProtein
38 gFat
137 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
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 allrecipes. 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. Mustard + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together705 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Honey + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  3. Cheddar cheese + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Broccoli + flourtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Broccoli + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together447 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, honey, cheddar cheese, egg, milk, flour):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits about as well
  3. Broccolithe original
  4. Welsh onionfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, honey, cheddar cheese, egg, milk, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.