Why it works: Asparagus and miso work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 9 recipes mention both. Both carry acetoin, which smells butter, cream. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4 to 6 as a sideIngredients
Contains: soy, sesame (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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Asparagus + misotop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together9 recipes
Shared aroma: acetoin (butter, cream).
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Miso + sesametop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together121 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together643 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
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Asparagus + sesametop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together73 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
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Asparagus + ricetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together244 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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