Why it works: Lemon and cream cheese work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 882 recipes mention both. Both carry myrcene, which smells balsamic, herbaceous. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 12Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat, tree nuts (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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Lemon + cream cheesetop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together882 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Spelt + flourtop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together115 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Milk + vanillatop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together19,175 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Honey + vanillatop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,262 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Flour + almondtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together8,450 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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