Britannic Coleslaw

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

1. Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together8,053 recipes

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

2. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

3. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together21,601 recipes

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

4. Cabbage + carrottop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,505 recipes

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

5. Cabbage + oniontop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,001 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Apples

Add crisp texture and a light sweetness that balances the savoury vegetables.

Cabbage

Forms the crunchy, bulky base of the salad.

Sour cream

Adds creaminess and a tangy richness that binds the dressing to the vegetables.

Lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the flavour and slows browning of the cut apples.

Edam cheese

Contributes savoury, salty flavour and richness to the salad.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, cabbage, carrot, onion, cheese, parsley, cream):

1. Limefits better
2. Avocadofits better
3. Orangefits better
4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, cabbage, carrot, onion, cheese, parsley, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.