Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Dried Tomato

Discover the best flavour pairings for dried tomato based on data analysis of thousands of recipes. Find perfect ingredient matches & delicious recipes.
Green sweetness and glutamic notes are at the forefront of dried tomato's flavour profile, but identifying its perfect partner requires exploring its subtle nuances. We must examine the complex interplay of notes within its bouquet, like caramel, vinegar, and hints of rancio. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.
To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our analysis reveals, for example, how lamb's lettuce's leafy tones carry dried tomato, and how anchovy's saline notes create a surprising synergy with its green sweetness.
Flavour Profile Of Dried Tomato Across 150 Dimensions Of Flavour
Flavour wheel chart showing the dominant flavour notes of Dried tomato: Tomatoey, Glutamic, Caramel, Acetic, Oxidized, Tobacco, Balsam, Raisin, Proteolytic, Leather, Molasses, Sugary, Lactic, Anise, Charred, Smoky, Honeyed, Ficus, Brettanomyces, Cherry, Tea-Like, Thyme, Sage, Olivey, Sulfurous, Allicin, Capsicum, Hickory, Onion, Toasted
An ingredient's flavour stems from its core characteristics, such as acidic, vegetal, or maillard, combined with layers of subtle flavour notes (outer bars). For a balanced dish, pair ingredients with a variety of core flavours, and choose complementary aroma notes for harmony.
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 Tomato Notes
Strength of Association Between Flavours
The flavours most associated with tomato notes are: Saline, Ovine, Oceanic, Seaweed, Fishy, Wheat, Ferrous, Proteolytic, Lactic, Oyster, Starch, Sage, Butyric, Thyme, Fatty.
Our analysis reveals a strong connection between tomato and brine flavours. Since dried tomato has a distinct tomatoey flavour, try pairing it with the briney flavours of anchovy.
The recipes below provide inspiration for pairing dried tomato with anchovy.
Harmonious Flavours Of Dried Tomato
Just as our analysis revealed that tomato and briney flavour notes are often associated, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in dried tomato. For instance, the glutamic flavours of dried tomato are strongly associated with bay leaf and thyme-like notes.
The aroma notes complementary to the various accents of dried tomato can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.
Flavour Profile Of Dried Tomato And Its Complementary Flavour Notes
Flavour wheel chart showing the dominant flavour notes of Dried tomato: Tomatoey, Glutamic, Caramel, Acetic, Oxidized, Tobacco, Balsam, Raisin, Proteolytic, Leather, Molasses, Sugary, Lactic, Anise, Charred, Smoky, Honeyed, Ficus, Brettanomyces, Cherry, Tea-Like, Thyme, Sage, Olivey, Sulfurous, Allicin, Capsicum, Hickory, Onion, Toasted
Matching Flavour Profiles
The flavour profile of lamb's lettuce offers many of the aroma notes complementary to dried tomato, including leafy and grassy aromas. Because the flavour profile of lamb's lettuce has many of the of the features that are complementary to dried tomato, they are likely to pair very well together.
Prominent Flavour Notes Of Lamb's Lettuce Are Represented By Longer Bars
Flavour wheel chart showing the dominant flavour notes of Lamb's lettuce: Chlorophyll, Grassy, Cucumber, Flint, Limestone, Malic, Walnut, Spinach, Lactic, Pea
The chart above shows the unique profile of lamb's lettuce across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with dried tomato.
Recipes That Pair Dried Tomato With Lamb's Lettuce
Linked Flavour Notes
Looking at the aromas that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of dried tomato, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.
Dried Tomato's Harmonious Flavours And Complementary Ingredients
Dried tomato's Strongest Flavours
Complementary Flavours
Ingredients with Complementary Flavours
Flavour groups:
Nectarous
Acidic
Herbal
Spice
Vegetal
Maillard
Earthy
Woody
Carnal
The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of dried tomato, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to dried tomato.
What To Drink With Dried Tomato
The grassy notes in light rum make it a perfect pairing with dried tomato. Likewise, the graphite flavours in faugères create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of dried tomato below.
Which Cheese Go With Dried Tomato?
Choose cheese that anchor its sharpness or awaken its green sweetness. Sheep's cheese offers vibrant, clean counterpoints, its verdant freshness lifting the palate. Feta add a gentle, oniony brightness, while gruyère introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.
Alternatively, embrace cheese that harmonise with dried tomato's woodiness. The addition of mature cheddar, with its subtle butyric notes, can complement the tea beautifully. Mozzarella bridges earthiness and citrus zest, while mozzarella di bufala campana lends a salty character.
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., Dried tomato), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.
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