Mushroom 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 + garlictop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

3. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,308 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

4. Mushroom + white winetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,765 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

5. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,649 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Button mushrooms

Provide the main body and earthy flavour of the sauce.

Dry white wine

Adds acidity and aroma as it reduces, concentrating the flavour.

Crème fraîche

Adds richness and body, giving the sauce a smooth, thick texture.

Butter

Adds fat and flavour for cooking the onion and mushrooms.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, butter, onion, garlic, mushroom, white wine, parsley):

1. Thymefits better
2. Capersfits better
3. Marjoramfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, butter, onion, garlic, mushroom, white wine, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.