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M.D.K's Famous Dressing

Why it works: Sugar and apple cider vinegar work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 455 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

M.D.K's Famous Dressing

8 servings
Prep5 min

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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.

  1. Sugar + apple cider vinegartop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Apple cider vinegar + peppertop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together477 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Sugar + peppertop 32% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together19,401 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Sugar and pepper share little aroma chemistry, yet 19,401 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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