Why it works: Vinegar and honey are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,586 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Stir Fry Glazed Chicken
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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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Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,586 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Condensed milk + sugartop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together804 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Chicken + canola oiltop 14% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together545 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together20,806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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