Why it works: Tomato and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 805 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk (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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Tomato + rosemarytop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together805 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Tomato + mozzarella cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,577 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Tomato + saucetop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together5,468 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Sauce + mozzarella cheesetop 10% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together804 recipes
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Rosemary + mozzarella cheesetop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together82 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
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