Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Red Potato

Top flavour pairings and red potato recipes, revealed through the hidden methmatics of flavour.

Starchy aroma and starchy notes are at the forefront of red potato'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 petrichor, pea, and hints of grass. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.

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 fresh, green cis-3-hexen-1-ol in spinach can carry red potato, and how asparagus's methanethiol notes forge a beautiful synergy with its starchy aroma.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. earthy, vegetal, and maillard) 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 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 Potato Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of potato is strongly associated with the flavour of asparagus. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a asparagus flavour when pairing with the potatoey aroma notes of red potato.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing red potato with asparagus.

Harmonious Flavours Of Red Potato

Just as our analysis reveals that potato and asparagus flavours combine harmoniously, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in red potato. E.g. the starchy flavours of red potato are often used with lactic acid and peppery accents.

The aroma notes linked to the various aromas of red potato can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of spinach offers many of the aromas complementary to red potato, including spinach and asparagus accents. Because the flavour profile of spinach has many of the of the features that are complementary to red potato, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of spinach across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with red potato.

Recipes That Pair Red Potato With Spinach

Linked Flavour Notes

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

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of red potato, 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 red potato.

What To Drink With Red Potato

The peppercorn notes in cote rotie make it a perfect pairing with red potato. Likewise, the peppercorn flavours in carmenere create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of red potato 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., Red potato), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.