Why it works: Fish and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 212 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Cook macaroni and combine with canned fish and sliced tomatoes.
Dress with mayonnaise.
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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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Fish + tomatotop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together212 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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