Pear Nordica

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. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together10,020 recipes

   Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

2. Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,787 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

3. Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,466 recipes

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

4. Vanilla + bartlett peartop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together18 recipes

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

5. Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together12,301 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Vanilla and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Crushed macaroon

Provides a crisp, sweet, chewy base that contrasts with the cold ice cream.

Vanilla ice cream

Adds creamy texture and sweetness that carries the pear and chocolate.

Bartlett pear

Adds juicy, fruity freshness that balances the rich sweetness of the dessert.

Chocolate sauce

Adds deep sweetness and a glossy, rich flavour to the dessert.

Swap the bartlett pear

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vanilla, cream, chocolate, sauce):

1. Coconutfits better
2. Strawberryfits better
3. Raspberryfits better
4. Bartlett pearthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vanilla, cream, chocolate, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.