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Cheese Dip I

"This is a great cheese dip! It's easy to make and has only a few ingredients. Plenty of green onions blend well with the soft cheeses. Slice up bagels for dipping. It's a big hit every time I take it to a party. "

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Cheese Dip I

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheese Dip I

2 cups
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

256Calories
10 gProtein
19 gFat
12 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Processed Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44

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.

  1. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cheese + oniontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 recipes

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

  3. Cream cheese + oniontop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,097 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the onion

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

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

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