Carrot 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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,189 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

2. Raisin + flourtop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,075 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

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

4. Carrot + potatotop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,107 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

5. Carrot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,873 recipes

   Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Flour

Provides the structure that holds the pudding together as it sets.

Butter or suet

Adds fat for richness and a moist, tender crumb.

Brown sugar

Adds sweetness and molasses flavour, and helps keep the pudding moist.

Baking soda

Reacts to lighten the batter and help it rise.

Grated carrot

Contributes moisture and natural sweetness to the texture.

Grated potato

Adds moisture and body, helping the pudding stay soft.

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, butter, sugar, raisin, flour, cinnamon, clove):

1. Arrowrootfits better
2. Sweet potatofits better
3. Parsnipfits better
4. Potatothe original

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