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Onion Strings

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By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Onion Strings

Why it works: Buttermilk and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,721 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Onion Strings

Serves 2
Prep1 hr
Cook15 min

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By thepioneerwoman. 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. Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Onion + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Onion + flourtop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together32,460 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pepper + canola oiltop 19% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,125 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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