Why it works: Salmon and beetroot work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 144 recipes mention both. Both carry eugenol, which smells clove, spicy. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat, fish (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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Salmon + beetroottop 17% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together144 recipes
Shared aroma: eugenol (clove, spicy).
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Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together10,632 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Lemon + limetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,289 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,491 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Lemon + peppertop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together27,039 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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