Horseradish Vinegar

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. Radish + shallottop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together34 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

2. Horse + radishtop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together529 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

3. Radish + vinegartop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together508 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

4. Radish + peppertop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together382 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

5. Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,898 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Horse-radish

Supplies the sharp, pungent heat that flavours the vinegar as it steeps.

Vinegar

Extracts the flavour compounds from the horseradish and shallot and carries them into the liquid.

Shallot

Adds a mild onion-like sweetness and aroma that rounds out the sharpness.

Cayenne pepper

Adds capsaicin heat that builds the sharpness and warmth of the finished vinegar.

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (horse, radish, pepper, vinegar):

1. Mustardfits better
2. Cucumberfits better
3. Cabbagefits better
4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against horse, radish, pepper, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.