Pickled Peaches

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 + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,390 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

2. Peach + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together625 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

3. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together30,779 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

4. Sugar + raisintop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together12,481 recipes

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

5. Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together20,806 recipes

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

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 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

Peaches

Provide the fruit that softens and absorbs the sweet-sour syrup as it cooks.

Sugar

Sweetens the syrup and helps preserve the fruit by drawing out moisture.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that sharpens the flavor and helps preserve the peaches.

Raisins

Add chewy texture and concentrated sweetness to the syrup.

Swap the peach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, vinegar, raisin, cinnamon):

1. Vanillafits better
2. Figfits better
3. Applefits better
4. Peachthe original

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