Why it works: Beer and cheddar cheese work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 148 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Bubba's Beer Bread
8 servingsIngredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Beer | 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking | 43 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Salt | 1 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.
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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.
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Beer + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together148 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Onion + dilltop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,639 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Onion + cheddar cheesetop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,669 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Flour + sugartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Flour + dilltop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together639 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the dill
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, onion, beer, cheddar cheese):
- Jalapenofits better
- Garlicfits better
- Cuminfits better
- Dillthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, onion, beer, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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