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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. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

   Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

2. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,516 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

3. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together7,962 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

4. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together43,450 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

5. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,426 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

Flour

Provides the structure that holds the dough base together.

Butter

Adds fat that makes the dough tender and rich.

Baking powder

Releases gas that lifts the dough as it bakes.

Curd cheese

Forms the body of the filling, giving it a creamy, dense texture.

Eggs

Set as they heat, binding the filling into a custard.

Sugar

Adds sweetness to the dough and the filling.

The step that matters

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, butter, milk, cheese, egg, cream):

1. Vanillafits better
2. Figfits better
3. Strawberryfits better
4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, butter, milk, cheese, egg, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.