Tangy Warm Red Cabbage

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

1. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,598 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

2. Apple + red winetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together148 recipes

   Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

3. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together30,779 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

4. Red wine + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together575 recipes

   Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

5. Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,226 recipes

   Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

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

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Mustardfits better
3. Shallotfits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, apple, red wine, apple cider vinegar, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.