Name: All-purpose Seasoned Salt
Ingredients: 1 cup salt; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp white pepper; ¼ tsp celery salt; ½ tsp garlic salt

Why it works: Pepper and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

All-purpose Seasoned Salt

Ingredients

Directions

Mix

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and stir well with a fork.

Store

Transfer to a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, preferably one fitted with a shaker top; store in a cool dry place.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

12Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

3 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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.

Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Celery + garlictop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,321 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
White pepper + celerytop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together853 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Pepper + white peppertop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,478 recipes

Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).