Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Ground Almond

Exquisite ground almond flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Nutty aroma and vanillic notes are at the forefront of ground almond'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 blossom, lactic acid, and hints of butter. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.

To chart these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, each deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, pinpointing the notes that best complement this ingredient’s profile. Our analysis reveals, for example, how dark chocolate chips's cocoa tones awaken ground almond, and how cocoa powder's astringent notes create a surprising synergy with its nutty aroma.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like floral, nectarous, and maillard, 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 Almond Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between almond and polyphenol flavours. Since ground almond has a distinct almond flavour, try pairing it with the astringent flavours of cocoa powder.

The recipes below provide inspiration for pairing ground almond with cocoa powder.

Harmonious Flavours Of Ground Almond

Just as our analysis highlighted that almond and astringent flavour accents are often used together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in ground almond. E.g. the lactic acid notes of ground almond are often used with cocoa and blackberry notes.

The notes associated with the various accents of ground almond can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of dark chocolate chips offers many of the accents complementary to ground almond, including cocoa and coffee aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of dark chocolate chips has many of the of the features that are complementary to ground almond, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of dark chocolate chips across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with ground almond.

Recipes That Pair Ground Almond With Dark Chocolate Chips

Linked Flavour Notes

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

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of ground almond, 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 ground almond.

What To Drink With Ground Almond

The graphite notes in pomerol make it a perfect pairing with ground almond. Likewise, the graphite flavours in young red bordeaux create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of ground almond below.

Which Fruit Go With Ground Almond?

Choose fruit that embrace its vanilliness or infuse with its nutty aroma. Pomegranate molasses and pomegranate offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Blackberry add a gentle, oniony brightness, while dried blueberry introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace fruit that harmonise with ground almond's nuttiness. The addition of cherry purée, with its subtle saccharine notes, can complement the hazelnut beautifully, while dried cranberry lends a juicy aroma.

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