Why it works: Tomato and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,767 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓
The recipe
4 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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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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Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,767 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Mozzarella cheese + tomatotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,577 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Mozzarella cheese + oreganotop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together482 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the oregano
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mozzarella cheese, tomato):
- Basilbetter flavor fit
- Oreganothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against mozzarella cheese, tomato. 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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