Why it works: Quinoa and tomato work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 194 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 6Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat (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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Quinoa + tomatotop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together194 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
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Mozzarella cheese + tomatotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,577 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Milk + mozzarella cheesetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together367 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Milk + tomatotop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,223 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Mozzarella cheese + quinoatop 12% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together18 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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