Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Black Quinoa


Black quinoa

Discover the best flavour pairings for black quinoa based on data analysis of thousands of recipes. Find perfect ingredient matches & delicious recipes.

Black quinoa immediately conjures the embrace of persimmon and the bracing kiss of toast, but beneath its bitterness lies a complex symphony of subtle flavour notes, such as assam tea, char, and hints of malt that give it remarkable depth. The key to a remarkable pairing lies in knowing how these elements harmonise and interact.

Flavour Profile Of Black Quinoa Across 150 Dimensions Of Flavour

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An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like maillard, earthy, and vegetal, combined with its unique aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim to include a broad variety of core characteristics for a balanced dish. And choose aroma notes that complement each other for a harmonious combination.

The Flavour Code


To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.


The Flavours That Harmonise With Astringent Notes

Strength of Association Between Flavours

The flavours most associated with astringent notes are: Penicillium, Mossy, Bovine, Ferrous, Proteolytic, Fatty, Glutamic, Charred, Buttery, Gamey, Chanterelle, Lactic, Porcine, Rosemary, Butyric.

Flavour Profile Of Black Quinoa And Its Complementary Flavour Notes

Longer dark blue lines indicate stronger flavour notes and white lines indicate complementary flavour notes



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What To Drink With Black Quinoa



How Flavonomics Works


We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Black quinoa), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.



The information presented here is generated by our automated analytical pipelines. When an ingredient's flavour profile is updated, the analysis is updated automatically.