Chili Sauce

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. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,189 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

2. Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,380 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

3. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,038 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

4. Horseradish + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together515 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

5. Horseradish + oniontop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,784 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

Ripe tomatoes

Provide the main body, moisture and bulk of the sauce.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that sharpens flavor and helps preserve the sauce.

Sugar

Adds sweetness that balances the vinegar and the heat of the spices.

Grated horseradish

Contributes sharp pungency that mellows during long cooking.

Chopped onions

Add savory depth and body as they soften into the sauce.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, sugar, horseradish, onion, ginger, clove, cinnamon):

1. Mustardfits better
2. Beetrootfits better
3. Shallotfits better
4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, sugar, horseradish, onion, ginger, clove, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.