Puerco Asado

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Capers + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,550 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

3. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

4. Parsley + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,184 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

5. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,756 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Pork

Forms the main body of the dish and provides the meat that is seasoned and roasted.

Salt

Seasons the meat throughout the seasoning mixture and helps draw flavor into the pork.

Garlic

Adds pungent aroma and savory depth to the seasoning mixture stuffed into the meat.

Onion

Adds sweetness and savory base flavor to the seasoning mixture.

Olives

Adds salty, briny flavor that contrasts with the rich pork.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, olive, capers, garlic, parsley, oregano, pepper):

1. Eggplantfits better
2. Shallotfits better
3. Spinachfits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, olive, capers, garlic, parsley, oregano, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.