Yellow Pickle Vinegar

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. Allspice + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together7,874 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

2. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,038 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

3. Ginger + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,620 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

4. Mustard + allspicetop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,928 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together17,451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Cider vinegar

Provides the acidic base that carries the spices and preserves the mixture.

Mustard seed

Adds sharp pungency and body to the flavour as the seeds steep in the vinegar.

Turmeric

Gives the vinegar its characteristic yellow colour and an earthy flavour.

Sugar

Balances the sharp acidity of the vinegar and rounds out the flavour.

Lemons

Add extra citrus acidity and fragrance to the infusion.

White ginger

Contributes warm, aromatic heat that infuses into the vinegar.

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cider, vinegar, mustard, ginger, pepper, allspice, clove):

1. Cinnamonfits better
2. Thymefits better
3. Turmericfits better
4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cider, vinegar, mustard, ginger, pepper, allspice, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.