Soy Cheese Bread

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. Flour + jalapenotop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together561 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

2. Mustard + oniontop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

3. Mustard + jalapenotop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together152 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

4. Flour + mustardtop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,066 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Onion + jalapenotop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,250 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Bread flour

Forms the gluten network that gives the loaf its structure and chew.

Soy cheese

Adds melt, richness and savory flavor to the crumb.

Yeast

Produces gas that makes the dough rise and become airy.

Soymilk

Supplies moisture that hydrates the flour and helps the dough develop.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, flour, sugar, mustard, jalapeno):

1. Shallotfits better
2. Horseradishfits better
3. Arrowrootfits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, flour, sugar, mustard, jalapeno. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.