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Gochujang-Date Sauce

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Why it works: Gochujang and sesame work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 37 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

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Makes 8 servings

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Contains: sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Gochujang + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Pepper + sesametop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,343 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  3. Gochujang + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  4. Dates + sesametop 23% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together9 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Dates + peppertop 28% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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