Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Haggis

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

Haggis immediately conjure the evocative embrace of iron and the kiss of black pepper. But look beneath its obvious umaminess and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of malt, a hint of beef, and subtle accents reminiscent of onion, giving it remarkable depth. And the epicurean alchemy begins when we seek out pairings that allow these notes to truly sing, to harmonise in unexpected and delightful ways.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our exploration reveals, for instance, how the fatty, oily oleic acid in vegetable oil can enrich haggis, and how tomato purée's solanum notes forge a beautiful synergy with its metallic character.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. carnal, maillard, and herbal) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create 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 Ferrous Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of iron is strongly associated with the flavour of tomato. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a tomatoey flavour, such as tomato purée, when pairing with the ironny accents of haggis.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing haggis with tomato purée.

Harmonious Flavours Of Haggis

Just as our analysis reveals that iron and violic flavours tend to pair together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in haggis. For instance, the peppery notes of haggis are strongly associated with fatty and chickeny notes.

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

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of vegetable oil offers many of the aromas complementary to haggis, including oleic and fatty aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of vegetable oil has many of the of the features that are complementary to haggis, they are likely to pair very well together.

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

Recipes That Pair Haggis With Vegetable Oil

Linked Flavour Notes

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

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

What To Drink With Haggis

The tomato notes in bloody mary make it a perfect pairing with haggis. Likewise, the violet flavours in crème de violette create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of haggis 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., Haggis), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.