Why it works: Miso and corn work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 10 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: peanut, soy, shellfish, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →
Explore the science
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.
-
Miso + corntop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
-
Miso + saketop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together48 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
-
Rice + corntop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together895 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
-
Sake + gingertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together114 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
-
Sake + vinegartop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together51 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
The Sunday pairing: one pairing, the chemistry behind it, and how to cook it. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account for sign-in; Pro adds the full results and chemistry.