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Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Cubed Ham

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Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Cubed Ham

Why it works: Potato and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,517 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Cubed Ham

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

623Calories
39 gProtein
35 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together932 recipes

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

  5. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, butter, parsley, cheddar cheese, ham):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Marjoramfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, butter, parsley, cheddar cheese, ham. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.