Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Praline Paste

Top flavour pairings and praline paste recipes, revealed through the hidden methmatics of flavour.

Praline paste instantly conjures the embrace of caramel and the kiss of sugar. But look beneath its obvious sweetness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of almond, a hint of hazelnut, and subtle accents reminiscent of vanilla, giving it remarkable depth. Understanding how these elements interplay is the secret to unlocking truly exceptional pairings.

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 findings reveal, for instance, how Seville orange's pomeloide tones can cut through praline paste, or how ground ginger's piperine notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the warm sweetness.

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

Our analysis shows that the flavour of caramel is strongly associated with the flavour of black pepper. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a peppery flavour, such as ground ginger, when pairing with the caramel aromas of praline paste.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing praline paste with ground ginger.

Harmonious Flavours Of Praline Paste

Just as our analysis highlighted that caramel and cabbagy notes are harmonious, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in praline paste. E.g. the sugary notes of praline paste are often used with tea-like and grapefruity accents.

The aromas complementing the various accents of praline paste can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of Seville orange offers many of the aromas complementary to praline paste, including grapefruit and neroli accents. Because the flavour profile of Seville orange has many of the of the features that are complementary to praline paste, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of Seville orange across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with praline paste.

Recipes That Pair Praline Paste With Seville Orange

Linked Flavour Notes

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

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of praline paste, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aromas complementary to praline paste.

What To Drink With Praline Paste

The grapefruit notes in pink grapefruit juice make it a perfect pairing with praline paste. Likewise, the tea flavours in earl grey tea create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of praline paste below.

Which Fruit Go With Praline Paste?

Choose fruit that ground its sweetness or ground its clean sweetness. Seville orange and lemon extract offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Lemon zest add a gentle, oniony brightness, while lime introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace fruit that harmonise with praline paste's sweetness. The addition of lemon, with its subtle cedrine notes, can complement the honey beautifully, while lime juice lends a crisp 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., Praline paste), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.