Bouillon Maigre

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. Turnip + leektop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,046 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

2. Turnip + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together590 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

3. Parsnip + leektop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together165 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

4. Carrot + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,097 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

5. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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

What each ingredient does

Carrots

Add sweetness and body to the broth as they soften and release their flavour.

Leeks

Contribute a mild onion-like aroma that rounds out the broth's flavour.

Onions

Release sugars and savoury aroma as they cook, deepening the broth's flavour.

Celery

Adds a fresh, savoury aroma that gives the broth its characteristic taste.

Parsnips

Add natural sweetness and a fuller body as they cook down into the water.

Turnips

Contribute a mild, slightly peppery flavour and some body to the broth.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, turnip, parsnip, leek, onion, celery, beans):

1. Lentilsfits better
2. Chickpeafits better
3. Chestnutfits better
4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, turnip, parsnip, leek, onion, celery, beans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.