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Country French Cheese

"This recipe can also be made with fat-free equivalents of cream cheese, shredded Cheddar and salad dressing to reduce the amount of calories. Serve with your favorite crackers."

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Country French Cheese

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Country French Cheese

20 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

282Calories
12 gProtein
25 gFat
3 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
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.

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. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + walnuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together865 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Cream cheese + walnuttop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together439 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Cheddar cheese + walnuttop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together69 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Cheddar cheese + parsleytop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together495 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the parsley

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

  1. Dillfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Parsleythe original

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