Spiced 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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,810 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

3. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,308 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

4. Celery + clovetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together4,668 recipes

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

5. Parsley + clovetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,768 recipes

   Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Cider vinegar

Provides the acidity that carries the spices and gives the finished liquid its sharp flavor.

Onions

Release their aromatic compounds into the vinegar, adding savory depth over the long steep.

Celery seed

Adds a warm, earthy aroma that infuses into the vinegar during the steep.

Dried mint

Contributes a cool, aromatic herbal note that steeps into the vinegar.

Dried parsley

Adds a mild, green herbal aroma to the infused vinegar.

Brandy

Adds a small amount of alcohol that helps extract and carry aroma compounds.

The step that matters

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cider, vinegar, celery, parsley, garlic, clove, onion):

1. Thymefits better
2. Tarragonfits better
3. Allspicefits better
4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cider, vinegar, celery, parsley, garlic, clove, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.