Club Sandwich

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. Tomato + lettucetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,655 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

2. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,232 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

3. Bread + tomatotop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,013 recipes

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

4. Bread + meattop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,924 recipes

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

5. Bread + lettucetop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together602 recipes

   Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Bread

Provides the crisp, sturdy structure that holds the layered fillings together.

Butter

Adds richness and helps the toast brown and taste savoury.

Bacon

Contributes salty, smoky flavour and a crisp, meaty texture.

Turkey or chicken

Supplies the main protein and the mild, meaty body of the sandwich.

Tomato

Adds juiciness and a bright acidity that cuts through the fat.

Mayonnaise

Adds fat and creaminess, moistening the bread and binding the fillings.

Swap the lettuce

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, butter, meat, tomato):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Potatofits better
3. Asparagusfits better
4. Lettucethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, butter, meat, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.