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Habanero Pickled Peaches

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Peach and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 625 recipes mention both. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. 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.

  1. Peach + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together625 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together14,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Sugar + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together30,777 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Peach + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  5. Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and cinnamon share little aroma chemistry, yet 30,777 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Flavor stand-ins for the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peach, apple cider vinegar, sugar, cinnamon):

  1. Gingerbetter flavor fit
  2. Clovethe original
  3. Nutmegabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Cardamomabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against peach, apple cider vinegar, sugar, cinnamon. 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).