Name: Cat's Cucumber Soup
Ingredients: cucumbers; scallions; dill; buttermilk; salt and pepper to taste

Why it works: Cucumber and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 530 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cat's Cucumber Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Puree cucumbers, scallions and dill.
Stir in buttermilk to soup consistency.
Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

219Calories

10 gProtein

8 gFat

28 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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.

Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together530 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + peppertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,991 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Dill + buttermilktop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together83 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Cucumber + buttermilktop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together75 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).