Why it works: Pepper and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 11,585 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. 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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Pepper + thymetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together11,585 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Garlic + cumintop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,083 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together23,449 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Thyme + cumintop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together349 recipes
Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
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 (wild rice, pepper, olive, basmati rice, garlic, thyme, cumin):
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Spinachabout as good a flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against wild rice, pepper, olive, basmati rice, garlic, thyme, cumin. 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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