Why it works: Chanterelle and mushroom work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 115 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
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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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Chanterelle + mushroomtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together115 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Blue cheese + cheesetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together61 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Mushroom + olivetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,057 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Mushroom + blue cheesetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together63 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Mushroom + cheesetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,014 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
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