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Carolina BBQ

"Carolina style shredded pork BBQ. This recipe was given to us when we lived in the Carolinas."

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Carolina BBQ

Why it works: Ketchup and sauce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,099 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Carolina BBQ

6 servings
Prep4 hr 40 min
Cook20 min

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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.

  1. Ketchup + saucetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Mustard + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,829 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  5. Sugar + ketchuptop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, pepper, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, sauce, mustard):

  1. Capersbetter flavor fit
  2. Tarragonbetter flavor fit
  3. Allspicebetter flavor fit
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, pepper, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, sauce, mustard. 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).