Plum 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. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,232 recipes

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

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

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

3. Raisin + curranttop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together6,180 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).

4. Milk + breadtop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together11,466 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

5. Raisin + sugartop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together12,481 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs

Bind the mixture and set it firm as it steams.

Bread

Soaked in milk, it adds moisture and a soft, tender crumb.

Butter

Adds richness and fat for a tender, moist texture.

Raisins

Provide chewy sweetness and body throughout the pudding.

Currants

Add tart, concentrated fruit flavour and chewy texture.

Swap the currant

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

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

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