Hot Dog Special

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. Celery + mustardtop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,169 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

2. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

3. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,518 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

4. Celery + ricetop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,169 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

5. Butter + creamtop 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

Frankfurters

Provide the main protein and savory meaty flavor of the dish.

Condensed cream of celery soup

Forms a creamy sauce that binds the filling and adds moisture.

Mayonnaise

Adds richness and a smooth, creamy texture to the sauce.

Onion

Softens during cooking and adds sweet, savory aromatic depth.

Hot cooked rice

Gives a neutral, starchy base that soaks up the creamy sauce.

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, onion, celery, cream, rice):

1. Potatofits better
2. Leekfits better
3. Carrotfits about as well
4. Mustardthe original

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