Callaloo Jumble

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. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together17,451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

3. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

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

4. Clove + celerytop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together4,668 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

5. Onion + beeftop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Callaloo

Leafy green that wilts down to form the bulk and body of the dish.

Salt fish

Provides savoury, salty flavour and a firm, flaky texture once soaked and shredded.

Bacon

Renders fat during frying, adding savoury richness to the oil and the dish.

Salt beef or pork

Adds meaty, savoury depth and chew that complements the salt fish.

Onion

Softens and sweetens as it fries, forming the aromatic base of the dish.

Garlic

Releases pungent aroma when fried, deepening the overall flavour.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fish, onion, garlic, celery, beef, shrimp, pepper):

1. Parsleyfits better
2. Thymefits better
3. Cuminfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fish, onion, garlic, celery, beef, shrimp, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.