Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Garlic Paste

Exquisite garlic paste flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Pungent aroma and sulfurous notes are at the forefront of garlic paste'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 onion, balsam, and hints of caramel. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.

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 analysis reveals, for example, how fillet steak's ferrous tones ground garlic paste, and how black salt's ferrous notes create a surprising synergy with its pungent aroma.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like vegetal, herbal, and spice, 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.

Unlocking Flavour Combinations

To understand exactly which flavours harmonise, we compiled a database of over 50,000 ingredient pairings commonly used in cooking. We then analysed these pairings, identifying the specific flavour notes that frequently appear together.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Garlic Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between garlic and iron flavours. Since garlic paste has a distinct garlicy flavour, try pairing it with the ironny flavours of black salt.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing garlic paste with black salt.

Harmonious Flavours Of Garlic Paste

Just as our statistical analysis showed that garlic and ironny notes harmonise, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in garlic paste. E.g. the sulfurous accents of garlic paste are often used with starchy and wheaty flavours.

The notes linked to the various notes of garlic paste can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of fillet steak offers many of the aromas complementary to garlic paste, including ferrous and bovine accents. Because the flavour profile of fillet steak has many of the of the features that are complementary to garlic paste, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of fillet steak across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with garlic paste.

Recipes That Pair Garlic Paste With Fillet Steak

Linked Flavour Notes

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

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

What To Drink With Garlic Paste

The starch notes in sake make it a perfect pairing with garlic paste. Likewise, the starch flavours in rice wine create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of garlic paste below.

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