Why it works: Miso and flour share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 31 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat, soy (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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Miso + flourtop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together31 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Buttermilk + flourtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,667 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Honey + srirachatop 6% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together90 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Chicken + srirachatop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together136 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Miso + chickentop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together56 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
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