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Classic Carbonara with Pancetta

"This is the classic version of carbonara I grew up eating. Serve it piping hot tossed with extra Parmesan cheese and chopped Italian parsley."

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Classic Carbonara with Pancetta

Why it works: Pasta and pine match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 136 recipes. Both carry maltol, which smells caramel, sweet. The science ↓

Classic Carbonara with Pancetta

6 servings
Prep25 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

832Calories
30 gProtein
53 gFat
61 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
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. Pasta + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together136 recipes

    Shared aroma: maltol (caramel, sweet).

  2. Nutmeg + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Olive + pinetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Pasta + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,227 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Pasta + nutmegtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together119 recipes

    Shared aroma: maltol (caramel, sweet).

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 (egg, cream, parmesan cheese, pasta, olive, nutmeg, pine):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Onionthe original

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