Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Bonal

Top flavour pairings and Bonal recipes, revealed through the hidden methmatics of flavour.

Bonal immediately conjures the embrace of quinine and the bracing kiss of gentian root. But look beneath its obvious bitterness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of rancio, a hint of tannin, and subtle accents reminiscent of resin that contribute remarkable depth. And the magic of the kitchen begins when we seek out partners that allow these notes to truly sing.

To illuminate these harmonies, we embarked on an ambitious journey, analysing thousands of ingredients. Each was meticulously deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, allowing us to pinpoint precisely which notes complement in both classic and unexpected ways. Our exploration reveals, for instance, how the pure, salty sodium chloride in kosher salt can ground Bonal, and how orange bitters's cupric notes forge a beautiful synergy with its medicinal bitterness.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like herbal, woody, and floral, 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 Cinchona Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between quinine and copper flavours. Since Bonal has a distinct cinchona flavour, try pairing it with the copper flavours of orange bitters.

The recipes below provide inspiration for pairing Bonal with orange bitters.

Harmonious Flavours Of Bonal

Just as our analysis revealed that quinine and pencil-lead flavour accents are often used together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in Bonal. For instance, the gentian notes of Bonal are strongly associated with rice-like and bergamot notes.

The aroma notes linked to the various aroma accents of Bonal can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of kosher salt offers many of the aroma notes complementary to Bonal, including saline and petrichor aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of kosher salt has many of the of the features that are complementary to Bonal, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of kosher salt across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with Bonal.

Recipes That Pair Bonal With Kosher Salt

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the aroma notes that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of Bonal, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of Bonal, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aromas complementary to Bonal.

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., Bonal), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.