Carrot 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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,189 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

2. Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,390 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

3. Carrot + potatotop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,107 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

4. Carrot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,873 recipes

   Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

5. Carrot + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together981 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Grated carrot

Provides the main bulk and natural sweetness of the pudding.

Grated raw potato

Adds moisture and body, helping the pudding hold together as it steams.

Light brown sugar

Adds sweetness and a molasses note, and helps keep the pudding moist.

Baking soda

Reacts with the acidic ingredients to lighten the texture as the pudding steams.

Butter or finely chopped suet

Adds richness and fat, giving the pudding a tender, moist crumb.

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, potato, sugar, raisin, butter, cinnamon, clove):

1. Vanillafits better
2. Figfits better
3. Orangefits better
4. Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, potato, sugar, raisin, butter, cinnamon, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.