Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Hare Shoulder

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

Hare shoulder conjures the embrace of game and the bracing kiss of iron. But look beneath its obvious umaminess and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of resin, a hint of musk, and subtle accents reminiscent of glutamate, giving it remarkable depth. The key to a remarkable combination lies in appreciating how these elements interact and harmonise.

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 grassy, fatty hexanal in pork belly can enrich hare shoulder, and how sherry vinegar's oaky notes forge a beautiful synergy with its wild meatiness.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. carnal, woody, and earthy) 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 Gamey Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of game is strongly associated with the flavour of oak. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a oaky flavour, such as sherry vinegar, when pairing with the gamey notes of hare shoulder.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing hare shoulder with sherry vinegar.

Harmonious Flavours Of Hare Shoulder

Just as our analysis shows that game and violic flavours are commonly paired, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in hare shoulder. E.g. the ironny accents of hare shoulder are often used with tomatoey and garlicy notes.

The notes associated with the various aroma accents of hare shoulder can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of pork belly offers many of the aromas complementary to hare shoulder, including porcine and fatty aromas. Because the flavour profile of pork belly has many of the of the features that are complementary to hare shoulder, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of pork belly across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with hare shoulder.

Recipes That Pair Hare Shoulder With Pork Belly

Linked Flavour Notes

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

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

What To Drink With Hare Shoulder

The violet notes in margaux (bordeaux) make it a perfect pairing with hare shoulder. 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 hare shoulder 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., Hare shoulder), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.