Pyaaz Ka Soup

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. Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,232 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

2. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

3. Butter + white winetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,083 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

4. Bread + olivetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,091 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together68,474 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

Onions

Cooked slowly until deep brown, they build the sweet, rich flavour of the soup.

Butter

Adds fat and a rich, nutty flavour while helping the onions brown.

Flour

Thickens the stock into a soup with a fuller body.

White wine

Adds acidity and aroma that brighten the savoury onion base.

Cheese

Melts and browns on the bread, adding richness and a savoury crust.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pepper, sugar, flour, white wine, bread, olive):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Shallotfits better
3. Tomatofits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pepper, sugar, flour, white wine, bread, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.