Crème De Riz Torte

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. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,781 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

2. Almond + ricetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,456 recipes

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

3. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

   Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

4. Rice + milktop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together7,374 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

5. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Cooked rice

Forms the body of the pudding filling, giving it a thick, creamy structure.

Egg yolks

Thicken the custard-like filling and add richness once whisked in off the heat.

Egg whites

Whipped with sugar into a stiff foam that forms the meringue topping.

Heavy cream

Adds fat and richness, giving the filling a smooth, soft texture.

Sugar

Sweetens the filling and stabilizes the whipped egg white meringue.

Raisins

Plump in the liqueur and add sweetness and chewy texture to the filling.

The step that matters

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (almond, rice, sugar, milk, cream, egg, butter):

1. Vanillafits better
2. Coconutfits better
3. Figfits about as well
4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against almond, rice, sugar, milk, cream, egg, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.