Vol. I · 1,790 ingredients

The directory of what goes with what.

A reference of 9,304 ranked pairings — recipe co-occurrence, aroma chemistry, and the relationship between them — built on the Epicure embeddings (Radzikowski & Chen, 2026).

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Neutral— Neither commonly paired nor chemistry-similarFeatured

Cooking spray + Fruit juice

Cooking spray and fruit juice are weakly related — neither commonly paired in recipes nor close in aroma chemistry. They can be combined creatively, but there's no strong evidence the pairing is established.

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Classic

2,551

Often cooked together, share aroma chemistry

Chana dal + Urad dal
Light soy sauce + Sichuan peppercorn
Agati flower + Water lily flower

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Complementary

3,407

Often cooked together despite different chemistry

Chili pepper + Garlic
Sesame oil + Soy sauce
Cocoa powder + Vanilla

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Substitute candidate

1,837

Armagnac + Brandy
Goat cheese + Pecorino cheese
Brandy + Kirschwasser

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Neutral

1,509

Neither commonly paired nor chemistry-similar

Grouper + Sweet and sour sauce
Goose egg + Sunfish
Carob molasses + Junket

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Top pairings

Ranked by combined cooks-with & tastes-like score

№	Pairing	Cooks	Tastes	Type
1	Chana dal + Urad dal	0.64	0.59	Classic
2	Light soy sauce + Sichuan peppercorn	0.59	0.67	Classic
3	Agati flower + Water lily flower	0.57	0.63	Classic
4	Chana dal + Curry leaf	0.55	0.42	Classic
5	Dark soy sauce + Light soy sauce	0.55	0.71	Classic
6	Light soy sauce + Shaoxing wine	0.55	0.70	Classic
7	Chocolate + Cocoa powder	0.55	0.68	Classic
8	Chili pepper + Garlic	0.55	0.34	Complementary
9	Cream of celery soup + Cream of mushroom soup	0.55	0.76	Classic
10	Sesame oil + Soy sauce	0.54	0.30	Complementary
11	Grenadine + Orange liqueur	0.54	0.69	Classic
12	Cream of chicken soup + Cream of mushroom soup	0.54	0.77	Classic
13	Angelica root + Astragalus root	0.53	0.44	Classic
14	Dark soy sauce + Shaoxing wine	0.53	0.69	Classic
15	Light soy sauce + Oyster sauce	0.52	0.70	Classic
16	Cocoa powder + Vanilla	0.52	0.36	Complementary
17	Sambar powder + Toor dal	0.52	0.73	Classic
18	Doubanjiang + Light soy sauce	0.52	0.63	Classic
19	Garlic + Salt	0.52	0.32	Complementary
20	Black pepper + Paprika	0.52	0.24	Complementary
21	Asafoetida + Urad dal	0.51	0.55	Classic
22	Curry leaf + Urad dal	0.51	0.49	Classic
23	Black pepper + Parsley	0.51	0.41	Classic
24	Cream of celery soup + Cream of chicken soup	0.51	0.74	Classic