Why it works: Miso and lemon work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and 45 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 2Ingredients
Contains: milk, soy (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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Miso + lemontop 15% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together45 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Butter + lemontop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,197 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Lemon sole + buttertop 9% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together29 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Miso + buttertop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together44 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
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Lemon sole + lemontop 11% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together27 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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