Lemon 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. Corn + lemontop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,927 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

2. Corn + buttertop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together7,345 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

3. Butter + lemontop 16% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,227 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

4. Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together118,967 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

5. Butter + sugartop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together98,233 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Corn starch

Thickens the boiling water into a stiff, smooth base for the filling.

Eggs

Set with heat to give the filling body and richness.

Butter

Adds fat for a rich, smooth texture and mouthfeel.

Sugar

Sweetens the filling and balances the sharpness of the lemon.

Lemons

Provide acidity and aroma from the juice and grated rind.

The step that matters

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, butter, sugar, egg):

1. Vanillafits better
2. Coconutfits better
3. Figfits about as well
4. Lemonthe original

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