Name: Salata Ma Jibna
Ingredients: 1/4 cup OLIVE OIL; 1/4 cup LEMON JUICE; 2 Tbs. VINEGAR (white); 1 tsp. SALT; 1/4 tsp. COARSE BLACK PEPPER

Why it works: Lemon and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 27,047 recipes mention both. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Salata Ma Jibna

Ingredients

Directions

1 cup ONIONS, cut in slivers or thin slices
1 cup CABBAGE, cut in slivers or thin slices
1/2 cup CARROTS, cut in very thin rounds (slices)
1 cup TOMATOES, cut in 1/2 inch dice
1 clove GARLIC (mashed)
1/4 cup GRATED CHEESE (Oriental or Parmesan) over salad
Category:Sudanese Recipes
Category:Sudanese Salads

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Explore the science

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.

Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together27,814 recipes

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

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

Flavor stand-ins for the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, vinegar, pepper):

Limeabout as good a flavor fit
Lemonthe original
Cherryabout as good a flavor fit
Mangoabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, vinegar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).