Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Plum Sauce

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

Plum sauce conjures the embrace of plum and the bracing kiss of caramel, woven with delicate hints of cherry, fig, and honey, contributing remarkable depth. The magic of the kitchen unfolds when we pair plum sauce with ingredients that let these nuances sing.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our analysis reveals, for example, how enoki mushroom's hexenal tones carry plum sauce, and how lime zest's aurantium notes create a surprising synergy with its juicy aroma.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. nectarous, spice, and acidic) 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 Plum Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of plum is strongly associated with the flavour of neroli. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a orangey flavour, such as lime zest, when pairing with the plum-like aroma notes of plum sauce.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing plum sauce with lime zest.

Harmonious Flavours Of Plum Sauce

Just as our analysis showed that plum and chalky flavour accents often complement each other, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in plum sauce. For instance, the caramel notes of plum sauce are strongly associated with cabbagy and rosemary notes.

The notes complementing the various aromas of plum sauce can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of enoki mushroom offers many of the aroma accents complementary to plum sauce, including grassy and leafy aroma notes. Because the flavour profile of enoki mushroom has many of the of the features that are complementary to plum sauce, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of enoki mushroom across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with plum sauce.

Recipes That Pair Plum Sauce With Enoki Mushroom

Linked Flavour Notes

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

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

What To Drink With Plum Sauce

The cedar notes in lemonade make it a perfect pairing with plum sauce. Likewise, the limestone flavours in blanco tequila create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of plum sauce below.

Which Spices Go With Plum Sauce?

Choose spices that carry its fruitiness or ground its golden sweetness. Cardamom pod offers vibrant, clean counterpoints, its verdant freshness lifting the palate. Bay leaf add a gentle, oniony brightness, while cinnamon stick introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace spices that harmonise with plum sauce's sweetness. The addition of clove, with its subtle pimenta notes, can complement the molasses beautifully. Chilli bridges earthiness and citrus zest, while hibiscus flower lends a pungent spice.

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