Tutti Frutti

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. Raisin + curranttop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together6,180 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).

2. Vanilla + raisintop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together782 recipes

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

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

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

4. Vanilla + curranttop 18% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together514 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

5. Cream + raisintop 26% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,642 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

Rich vanilla cream

Forms the creamy, smooth base that carries the fruit.

Cherries

Add sweetness, color, and a chewy texture to the cream.

Raisins

Add concentrated sweetness and a chewy texture.

Currants

Add tart, concentrated fruit flavor and a chewy texture.

Citron

Adds a bright, candied citrus flavor and chewy bite.

The step that matters

Swap the currant

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

1. Figfits better
2. Coconutfits better
3. Strawberryfits better
4. Currantthe original

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