Horseradish Sauce

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. Mustard + radishtop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together297 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

2. Horse + radishtop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together529 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

3. Mustard + horsetop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together201 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

4. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,067 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Vinegar + radishtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together508 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Cream

Adds richness and a smooth, creamy body that mellows the sharp horseradish.

Made mustard

Adds sharpness and a pungent flavour that complements the horseradish.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the sauce and balances its richness.

Grated horse-radish

Provides the main pungent heat and characteristic flavour of the sauce.

The step that matters

Swap the radish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, pepper, sugar, vinegar, cream, horse):

1. Radishthe original
2. Horseradishfits about as well
3. Capsicumfits less well
4. Broccolifits less well

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