Bellevue Stew

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. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

2. Butter + oystertop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,184 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

3. Cream + oystertop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,886 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

4. Celery + creamtop 18% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together3,863 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

5. Celery + oystertop 20% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together1,131 recipes

   Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Butter

Adds richness and flavor to the base of the stew.

Celery

Provides a tender, savory vegetable body and mild aroma.

Cream

Adds richness and a smooth, silky texture to the stew.

Oysters

Supply the main flavor and tender, briny meat of the stew.

Cracker crumbs

Absorb liquid and thicken the stew as they are stirred in.

The step that matters

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, cream, oyster):

1. Nutmegfits better
2. Capersfits about as well
3. Celerythe original
4. Parsleyfits about as well

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