Why it works: Pepper and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 17,923 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Chicken Cotija
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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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Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together17,923 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Chicken + tomatotop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together6,031 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Tomato + cheesetop 13% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,896 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,936 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together5,469 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 tomato
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, pepper, sauce, cheese):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Tomatothe original
- Mustardabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, pepper, sauce, 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).
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