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Nachos with All the Fixings

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Nachos with All the Fixings

Why it works: Beans and radish share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 67 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Nachos with All the Fixings

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

863Calories
51 gProtein
46 gFat
63 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tortilla Chip1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Waternot in our table0
Saucenot 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 epicurious. 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. Beans + radishtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together67 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Beans + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,242 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Onion + radishtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together323 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetal (cream, earthy).

  4. Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,787 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Radish + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together382 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the radish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, onion, cheese, cream, pepper, sauce):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Radishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, onion, cheese, cream, pepper, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.