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BBQ Central Smoky Sweet Wings

The owner of the wing joint down the street told me that their biggest day for wing sales each year is always Superbowl. People order dozens of wings, bring them to their party, but by the time the...

By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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BBQ Central Smoky Sweet Wings

Why it works: Chicken and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,850 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

BBQ Central Smoky Sweet Wings

Serves 6

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By steamykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together19,958 recipes

    Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

  4. Sugar + peppertop 32% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together19,401 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Sugar + garlictop 33% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together7,208 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Sugar and pepper share little aroma chemistry, yet 19,401 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Flavor stand-ins for the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, sugar, pepper):

  1. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Cinnamonabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Rosemaryabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, sugar, pepper. 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).