Name: Sweet and Spicy Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients: 1 lb of rinsed brussel sprouts; Olive Oil; Salt, Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper; White Wine Vinegar; Honey

Why it works: Vinegar and honey are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,583 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
Trim the base off the brussel sprouts and remove any brown leaves or parts
Toss the brussel sprouts in olive oil, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper
In a pan, bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes until crispy (toss around pan once during baking)
Once out of the oven drizzle with white wine vinegar and honey

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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.

Vinegar + honeytop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together1,583 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Olive + vinegartop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together10,843 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
White wine + vinegartop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together1,123 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Olive + white winetop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together2,764 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
White wine + honeytop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together154 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).