Why it works: Pork and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and 701 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pork + orangetop 15% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together701 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Pork + corntop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,068 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Pepper + orangetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,402 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Pork + buttertop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together13,848 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
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Pepper + corntop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,324 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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