Bordeaux 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 + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together7,874 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

2. Mustard + allspicetop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,928 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

3. Mustard + turmerictop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,279 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

4. Turmeric + allspicetop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together629 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

5. Cabbage + mustardtop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,645 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Green tomatoes

Form the bulk of the sauce and break down during cooking to give body.

Cabbage

Adds bulk and a soft, cooked texture to the sauce.

Vinegar

Provides acidity that gives the sauce its tang and helps preserve it.

Sugar

Adds sweetness that balances the sharpness of the vinegar and tomatoes.

Whole mustard seed

Contributes a sharp, pungent flavor that deepens as it cooks.

Turmeric

Gives the sauce its yellow colour and an earthy, warm flavor.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cabbage, vinegar, sugar, mustard, turmeric, clove, allspice):

1. Horseradishfits better
2. Radishfits better
3. Shallotfits better
4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cabbage, vinegar, sugar, mustard, turmeric, clove, allspice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.