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Why it works: Cumin and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 983 recipes mention both. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

The recipe

Makes about 5 cupsServes 2IngredientsServes 8-10

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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By biggirlssmallkitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cumin + oreganotop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Cumin + lentilstop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together308 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Carrot + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together776 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Garlic + cumintop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together5,083 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the lentils

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, garlic, carrot, mushroom, cumin, oregano):

  1. Beansbetter flavor fit
  2. Chickpeabetter flavor fit
  3. Lentilsthe original
  4. Sesameabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, garlic, carrot, mushroom, cumin, oregano. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).