Why it works: Pita bread and basil work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and 17 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Makes 4 servingsIngredients
Contains: wheat, soy (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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Pita bread + basiltop 14% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together17 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Lemon + basiltop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,820 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,868 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Olive + lemontop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together10,849 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Pita bread + olivetop 10% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together152 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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