Claret Cup

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. Cucumber + minttop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together884 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

2. Pineapple + orangetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,664 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

3. Pineapple + minttop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together182 recipes

   Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

4. Orange + minttop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together549 recipes

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

5. Cucumber + pineappletop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together151 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Cut loaf sugar

Adds sweetness and helps dissolve into the liquid to balance the punch.

Club soda or apollinaris

Adds carbonation, lightness and a crisp, dilute texture to the drink.

Liquor (curacao preferred)

Adds orange-citrus aroma and flavour that complements the wine.

Pineapple slices

Contributes fruity sweetness and acidity to the punch's flavour.

Fresh strawberries or maraschino cherries

Add fruity sweetness and aroma as the drink's fruit element.

Swap the cucumber

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, pineapple, orange, mint):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Sweet potatofits better
3. Carrotfits about as well
4. Cucumberthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, pineapple, orange, mint. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.