Why it works: Ginger and poppy seed work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 79 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-hexanol, which smells resin, flower. 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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Ginger + poppy seedtop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together79 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).
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Pear + appletop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together648 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
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Ginger + orangetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,833 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
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Orange + appletop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,229 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Orange + olivetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,184 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the tarragon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ginger, orange, sugar, olive, pear, apple, poppy seed):
- Cinnamonbetter flavor fit
- Cardamombetter flavor fit
- Clovebetter flavor fit
- Tarragonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against ginger, orange, sugar, olive, pear, apple, poppy seed. 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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