Old Hawg's Breath Barbecue Sauce

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together15,539 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together27,047 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

5. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Tomato sauce

Provides the liquid base and body of the sauce.

Brown sugar

Adds sweetness and helps the sauce caramelize slightly as it simmers.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the sauce and balances the sweetness.

Onion

Adds savory depth and aromatic flavor as it softens in the sauce.

Chili powder

Contributes heat and earthy, savory flavor.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, garlic, pepper, tomato, sauce, lemon):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, garlic, pepper, tomato, sauce, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.