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Classic Cuban Midnight Sandwich

"This is one of the more famous sandwiches straight out of the island of Cuba. This recipe came from my uncle who used to work at a restaurant in Pinar del Rio, Cuba and now works at a Cuban cafeteria here in Miami. This sandwich is best served with fried plantain chips and a cold mamey milkshake!"

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Classic Cuban Midnight Sandwich

Why it works: Mustard and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 560 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Classic Cuban Midnight Sandwich

4 sandwiches
Prep15 min
Cook8 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

992Calories
54 gProtein
40 gFat
98 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Mustard + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together560 recipes

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

  2. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

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

  3. Bread + hamtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  4. Swiss cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together413 recipes

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

  5. Pork + swiss cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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 (bread, mustard, ham, pork, swiss cheese, butter):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, mustard, ham, pork, swiss cheese, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.