Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Mango Chutney

Top flavour pairings and mango chutney recipes, revealed through the hidden methmatics of flavour.

Tropical sweetness and ginger-like notes are at the forefront of mango chutney'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 vinegar, hop, and hints of allspice. 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 pork shoulder's porcine tones enrich mango chutney, and how cinnamon's cinnamaldehyde notes create a surprising synergy with its tropical sweetness.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like acidic, nectarous, 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.

The Secret Language of Flavour

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 Mango Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between mango and cinnamon flavours. Since mango chutney has a distinct mango-like flavour, try pairing it with the cinnamonic flavours of cinnamon.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing mango chutney with cinnamon.

Harmonious Flavours Of Mango Chutney

Just as our analysis highlighted that mango and cinnamonic flavours tend to pair together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in mango chutney. E.g. the ginger-like notes of mango chutney are often used with raisin and molasses notes.

The aroma notes complementary to the various notes of mango chutney can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

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

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

Recipes That Pair Mango Chutney With Pork Shoulder

Linked Flavour Notes

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

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

What To Drink With Mango Chutney

The clove notes in mulled cider make it a perfect pairing with mango chutney. Likewise, the raisin flavours in cream sherry create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of mango chutney below.

Which Vegetables Go With Mango Chutney?

Choose vegetables that anchor its sharpness or embrace its woody herbiness. New potato offers vibrant, clean counterpoints, its verdant freshness lifting the palate. Broad bean add a gentle, oniony brightness, while asparagus introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with mango chutney's grassyness. The addition of aubergine, with its subtle iodine-like notes, can complement the hop beautifully. Jalapeño bridges earthiness and citrus zest, while tinned tomato lends a green vegetal notes.

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