Why it works: Harissa and sugar work together. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and 22 recipes mention both. 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.
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Harissa + sugartop 29% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together22 recipes
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Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,036 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Mint + lemontop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,998 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Cucumber + minttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together884 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Parsley + minttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,198 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, harissa, parsley, cucumber, sugar, mint, lemon):
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, harissa, parsley, cucumber, sugar, mint, lemon. 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).
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