Salsify Soup

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 + turniptop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together7,585 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

2. Turnip + peppertop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,252 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

3. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together68,474 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

4. Butter + oniontop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together42,912 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

5. Onion + vealtop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together6,841 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

Salsify (in the method)

The main vegetable, cooked until tender so it gives the soup its body and flavour.

Milk (in the method)

Adds creaminess and a mild sweetness to the soup.

Butter

Adds fat, which gives the soup richness and a smooth mouthfeel.

Flour (in the method)

Thickens the soup slightly as it heats, giving it more body.

Swap the turnip

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, onion, veal, pepper):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Potatofits better
3. Leekfits better
4. Turnipthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, onion, veal, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.