Bremer County Rhubarb Pizza

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. Rhubarb + strawberrytop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together193 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

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

3. Flour + rhubarbtop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together670 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

4. Milk + strawberrytop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,130 recipes

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

5. Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together124,287 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Flour

Provides the structure of the crust and the body of the crumb topping.

Egg

Binds the crust dough and adds structure as it sets.

Butter

Adds fat and richness to the crust and melts into the crumb topping for flavour.

Rhubarb

Supplies the tart fruit that forms the main filling layer.

Strawberry jello

Sets with the rhubarb juices and adds sweetness and strawberry flavour.

Sugar

Sweetens the topping and balances the tartness of the rhubarb.

Swap the rhubarb

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

1. Cinnamonfits better
2. Nutmegfits about as well
3. Rhubarbthe original
4. Tarragonfits less well

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