Roast Beef Sandwiches

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

1. Mustard + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,356 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

2. Beef + breadtop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,032 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

3. Bread + lettucetop 15% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together602 recipes

   Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

4. Bread + mustardtop 16% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,484 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

5. Beef + mustardtop 17% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,664 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Slices of roast beef

Provides the main protein and bulk of the sandwich filling.

Bread of choice

Provides the structure that holds the filling together.

Mustard or mayonnaise

Adds moisture and a sharp or creamy flavour that carries through the sandwich.

Swap the lettuce

The recipe marks lettuce as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, bread, mustard):

1. Horseradishfits better
2. Shallotfits about as well
3. Lettucethe original
4. Chivefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, bread, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.