Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Asiago Cheese

Exquisite Asiago cheese flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Asiago cheese conjures the embrace of protease and the bracing kiss of lactic acid. But look beneath its obvious umaminess and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of butter, a hint of glutamate, and subtle accents reminiscent of caramel, giving it remarkable depth. Understanding how these layered flavours work together is the secret to unlocking truly exceptional pairings.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our findings reveal, for instance, how oregano's thymic tones can awaken Asiago cheese, or how bay leaf's laurelled notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the fermented aroma.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. maillard, acidic, and nectarous) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.

Unlocking Flavour Combinations

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Proteolytic Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of protease is strongly associated with the flavour of bay leaf. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a bay leaf flavour when pairing with the fermented proteins aroma accents of Asiago cheese.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing Asiago cheese with bay leaf.

Harmonious Flavours Of Asiago Cheese

Just as our analysis highlighted that protease and bay leaf flavour accents are often combined, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour accents present in Asiago cheese. For instance, the lactic acid flavours of Asiago cheese are strongly associated with cocoa and blackberry notes.

The accents linked to the various aromas of Asiago cheese can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of oregano offers many of the aroma accents complementary to Asiago cheese, including thyme and rosemary aromas. Because the flavour profile of oregano has many of the of the features that are complementary to Asiago cheese, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of oregano across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with Asiago cheese.

Recipes That Pair Asiago Cheese With Oregano

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the aroma accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of Asiago cheese, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of Asiago cheese, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to Asiago cheese.

What To Drink With Asiago Cheese

The bay leaf notes in rasteau make it a perfect pairing with asiago cheese. Likewise, the thyme flavours in côtes catalanes create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of asiago cheese below.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Asiago cheese), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.