English Plum Pudding

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. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,634 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

2. Lemon + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together11,318 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

3. Raisin + nutmegtop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,377 recipes

   Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).

4. Orange + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,746 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

5. Currant + raisintop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together6,180 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Beef suet

Adds fat that keeps the pudding moist and rich as it steams.

Eggs

Bind the mixture and add structure as the pudding sets.

Bread crumbs

Absorb liquid and give the pudding body and a soft texture.

Powdered sugar

Adds sweetness and helps the dense mixture taste rounded.

Currants

Provide chewy bursts of fruit sweetness throughout the pudding.

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, sugar, raisin, orange, lemon, nutmeg, bread):

1. Figfits better
2. Cranberryfits better
3. Limefits better
4. Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, sugar, raisin, orange, lemon, nutmeg, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.