Why it works: Vanilla and pear match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 334 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 8Ingredients
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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Vanilla + peartop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together334 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Vanilla + cinnamontop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,287 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
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Almond + cinnamontop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,514 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Agave + cinnamontop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together130 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Cream + buttertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,494 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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