Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Medium-dry Cider

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

Medium-dry cider conjures the embrace of sour apple and the kiss of pear. But look beneath its obvious sourness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of honey, a hint of yeast, and subtle accents reminiscent of tannin that contribute remarkable depth. The key to a truly exceptional pairing lies in understanding how these accents combine harmoniously.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our findings reveal, for instance, how paprika's capsicum tones can infuse with medium-dry cider, or how red chilli's capsicum notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the crisp tartness.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like acidic, floral, and nectarous, 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 Art of Flavour Pairing

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 Malic Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of sour apple is strongly associated with the flavour of bell pepper. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a capsicum flavour, such as red chilli, when pairing with the malic aromas of medium-dry cider.

The recipes below provide inspiration for pairing medium-dry cider with red chilli.

Harmonious Flavours Of Medium-dry Cider

Just as our analysis revealed that sour apple and hoppy flavour notes are harmonious, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour accents present in medium-dry cider. For instance, the pear-like notes of medium-dry cider are strongly associated with seaweedy and porky accents.

The notes complementary to the various aromas of medium-dry cider can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of paprika offers many of the aroma accents complementary to medium-dry cider, including capsicum and sage aromas. Because the flavour profile of paprika has many of the of the features that are complementary to medium-dry cider, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of paprika across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with medium-dry cider.

Recipes That Pair Medium-dry Cider With Paprika

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the aroma accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of medium-dry cider, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of medium-dry cider, 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 medium-dry cider.

Which Vegetables Go With Medium-dry Cider?

Choose vegetables that anchor its sharpness or anchor its crisp tartness. Red pepper and bell pepper offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Green pepper add a gentle, oniony brightness, while green chilli introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with medium-dry cider's sharpness. The addition of jalapeño, with its subtle hexenal notes, can complement the vinegar beautifully, while salad greens lends a mild pepper 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., Medium-dry cider), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.