Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 29,058 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Luttennitza
Ingredients
Directions
Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well.
Traditionally served as an accompaniment to grilled meats.
Category:Bulgarian Recipes
Category:Bulgarian Vegetarian
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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.
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,058 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together34,122 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together14,076 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the clove
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, pepper, onion, parsley, garlic):
- Thymebetter flavor fit
- Cuminbetter flavor fit
- Oreganobetter flavor fit
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, pepper, onion, parsley, garlic. 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).
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