Why it works: Potato and rose work together. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 56 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
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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.
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Potato + rosetop 27% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together56 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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