Veal Roast

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. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

2. Butter + oniontop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together42,912 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

3. Veal + hamtop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together3,264 recipes

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

4. Ham + buttertop 16% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,475 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

5. Veal + oniontop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together6,841 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

Veal ham

Forms the main body of the roast, becoming tender and sliceable as it cooks slowly.

Butter

Adds fat that enriches flavor and helps keep the surface moist during roasting.

Onion

Releases sweetness and aroma as it cooks, perfuming the meat and pan juices.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (veal, ham, butter, pepper):

1. Capsicumfits about as well
2. Onionthe original
3. Carrotfits about as well
4. Potatofits about as well

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