Why it works: Chicken and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 11,888 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid hexyl ester, which smells sweet, green. The science ↓
Posh Chicken Treat for Two
Serves 2Ingredients
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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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Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together11,888 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
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Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together30,263 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Cream cheese + olivetop 14% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,003 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together19,958 recipes
Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).
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Chicken + cream cheesetop 19% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together380 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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