Why it works: Potato chip and milk work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and 15 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
The recipe
Makes about 50 bites Makes 30-40 bitesMakes about 50Makes about 50, depending on the size of the cooIngredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat, shellfish (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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Potato chip + milktop 24% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together15 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Chive + garlictop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,148 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Caviar + oystertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together16 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Honey + milktop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,333 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
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Oyster + truffletop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together304 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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