Vegetable Okroshka

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. Radish + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together212 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

2. Carrot + turniptop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together8,002 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

3. Turnip + radishtop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together35 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

4. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

5. Potato + carrottop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,107 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes

Provide starchy bulk that holds the soup's chunky body.

Sour cream

Adds richness and a tangy, creamy body to the kvas base.

Eggs

Add firm, mild protein pieces and body to the chilled soup.

Kvas

Forms the tangy, slightly malty liquid base that carries the dish.

Swap the radish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, carrot, turnip, onion, cucumber, cream, egg):

1. Leekfits better
2. Chivefits better
3. Spinachfits better
4. Radishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, carrot, turnip, onion, cucumber, cream, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.