Why it works: Rose and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,086 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl acetate, which smells pineapple, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Rose + creamtop 18% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1,086 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl acetate (pineapple, fruity).
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Butter + creamtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,494 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Flour + almondtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together8,450 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Currant + rosetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together494 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Almond + rosetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,465 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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