Roast Goose

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. Parsley + oniontop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,843 recipes

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

2. Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together22,662 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

3. Bread + parsleytop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,588 recipes

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

4. Bread + oniontop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,676 recipes

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

5. Egg + parsleytop 21% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,765 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

Goose

Is the main meat, cooked whole so its fat renders and bastes the bird as it roasts.

Bread crumbs

Absorb juices and fat from the bird, adding body and moisture to the stuffing.

Eggs

Bind the bread crumbs and filling together so the stuffing holds its shape.

Thin slices of bacon

Lay over the bird, adding fat and savory flavor as they cook into the skin.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, egg, parsley):

1. Shallotfits better
2. Chivefits better
3. Leekfits better
4. Onionthe original

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