Why it works: Bagel and mustard work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 8 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
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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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Bagel + mustardtop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together8 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Mustard + lettucetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,356 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Lettuce + cucumbertop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,409 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Cucumber + tomatotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,402 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Lettuce + alfalfatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together18 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the alfalfa
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bagel, mustard, lettuce, pepper, cucumber, tomato, onion):
- Garlicbetter flavor fit
- Dillbetter flavor fit
- Capersbetter flavor fit
- Alfalfathe original
Fit is the average pairing score against bagel, mustard, lettuce, pepper, cucumber, tomato, onion. 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).
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