Cottage Pudding

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. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together19,187 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

2. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

4. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,623 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together35,032 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Vanilla and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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

Eggs

Beaten eggs give the pudding its light, airy structure as they set in the oven.

Flour

Provides the structure that holds the pudding together once baked.

Butter

Adds fat for richness and a tender crumb.

Milk

Supplies moisture and helps form the batter's body.

Swap the nutmeg

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

1. Cinnamonfits better
2. Nutmegthe original
3. Capersfits less well
4. Peppermintfits less well

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