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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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Pigeon egg + Shark fin

Pigeon egg and shark fin pair classically — they're cooked together often and share aroma chemistry, so the combination is both familiar and chemically coherent. Both sit inside the "Chinese banquet delicacies and dried seafood" mode.
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Top pairings
Ranked by combined cooks-with & tastes-like score
PairingCooksTastesType
1Chana dal + Urad dal0.640.59Classic
2Light soy sauce + Sichuan peppercorn0.590.67Classic
3Agati flower + Water lily flower0.570.63Classic
4Chana dal + Curry leaf0.550.42Classic
5Dark soy sauce + Light soy sauce0.550.71Classic
6Light soy sauce + Shaoxing wine0.550.70Classic
7Chocolate + Cocoa powder0.550.68Classic
8Chili pepper + Garlic0.550.34Complementary
9Cream of celery soup + Cream of mushroom soup0.550.76Classic
10Sesame oil + Soy sauce0.540.30Complementary
11Grenadine + Orange liqueur0.540.69Classic
12Cream of chicken soup + Cream of mushroom soup0.540.77Classic
13Angelica root + Astragalus root0.530.44Classic
14Dark soy sauce + Shaoxing wine0.530.69Classic
15Light soy sauce + Oyster sauce0.520.70Classic
16Cocoa powder + Vanilla0.520.36Complementary
17Sambar powder + Toor dal0.520.73Classic
18Doubanjiang + Light soy sauce0.520.63Classic
19Garlic + Salt0.520.32Complementary
20Black pepper + Paprika0.520.24Complementary
21Asafoetida + Urad dal0.510.55Classic
22Curry leaf + Urad dal0.510.49Classic
23Black pepper + Parsley0.510.41Classic
24Cream of celery soup + Cream of chicken soup0.510.74Classic