Name: Dijon Pomme De Terre De Creme
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4-6 Large Potato's - roughly 10-12 oz's - although British is better, for this recipe - Desiree is king.; 100ml of semi or skimmed milk (or cream); 1 tablespoon of butter or:; 2 tablespoons of flora (alternate); 1 tablespoon of home-made mayo; 1 teaspoon of sea salt (or ground); 0.5-1 (preference) teaspoon of peppercorns; 1 teaspoon of honey; 0.25-0.5 teaspoon of Dijon (to taste); 1-2 teaspoons of dried or fresh parsley (fresh is better); A sprinkle of fresh crushed garlic; 1 heaped tablespoon of light cream cheese; Hard grated cheese or (your favourite) for sprinkling

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 473 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

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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.

Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together4,517 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together2,855 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Flavor stand-ins for the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, milk, butter, honey, garlic, cream cheese, cheese):

Thymebetter flavor fit
Cinnamonabout as good a flavor fit
Rosemaryabout as good a flavor fit
Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, milk, butter, honey, garlic, cream cheese, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).

Dijon Pomme De Terre De Creme