Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 25,665 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓
Chicken Adobo II
6 servingsIngredients
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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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Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together25,665 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,850 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together27,090 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together11,888 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
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 (chicken, apple cider vinegar, sauce, pepper, olive, garlic):
- Thymebetter flavor fit
- Basilbetter flavor fit
- Rosemarybetter flavor fit
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, apple cider vinegar, sauce, pepper, olive, garlic. 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).
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