Why it works: Ketchup and sauce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,099 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Spoiled Baby Back Ribs
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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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Ketchup + saucetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,099 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Ketchup + sugartop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together260 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,147 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Pork + apple cider vinegartop 16% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together175 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 17% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together455 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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