Why it works: Liver and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,421 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. 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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Liver + oniontop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1,421 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Pomegranate + coriandertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together107 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together6,477 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Coriander + peppertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,948 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the pomegranate
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (liver, canola oil, onion, garlic, molasses, coriander, pepper):
- Limebetter flavor fit
- Lemonbetter flavor fit
- Avocadoabout as good a flavor fit
- Pomegranatethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against liver, canola oil, onion, garlic, molasses, coriander, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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