Black-eyed Bean Pie

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 + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

3. Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,713 recipes

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

4. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

5. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 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

Black-eyed beans

Provide the main body and protein of the filling, becoming tender when cooked through.

Tomato puree

Adds concentrated savoury flavour and colour to the bean filling.

Potatoes

Form a sliced topping that softens during baking and browns on the surface.

Onion

Softens in the oil to build a sweet, savoury base for the filling.

Carrots

Soften during gentle cooking, adding natural sweetness and body to the filling.

Margarine (in the method)

Adds fat to the potato topping, helping it brown and taste richer.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, onion, carrot, celery, potato, garlic, tomato):

1. Cuminfits better
2. Parsleyfits better
3. Thymefits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, onion, carrot, celery, potato, garlic, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.