Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Smoked Salt

Exquisite smoked salt flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Smoky depths and charred notes are at the forefront of smoked salt'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 brine, hickory, and hints of resin. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our exploration reveals, for instance, how the fresh, green cis-3-hexenol in mixed greens can carry smoked salt, and how red onion's cepaceous notes forge a beautiful synergy with its smoky depths.

An ingredient's flavour stems from its core characteristics, such as earthy, woody, or maillard, combined with layers of subtle flavour notes (outer bars). For a balanced dish, pair ingredients with a variety of core flavours, and choose complementary aroma notes for harmony.

Flavour Pairing Method

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 Smoky Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between smoke and onion flavours. Since smoked salt has a distinct smoky flavour, try pairing it with the oniony flavours of red onion.

The recipes below provide inspiration for pairing smoked salt with red onion.

Harmonious Flavours Of Smoked Salt

Just as our analysis highlighted that smoke and oniony flavour notes combine harmoniously, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the notes present in smoked salt. E.g. the briney notes of smoked salt are often used with grassy and green flavours.

The aroma accents associated with the various aromas of smoked salt can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of mixed greens offers many of the aroma notes complementary to smoked salt, including leafy and grassy aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of mixed greens has many of the of the features that are complementary to smoked salt, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of mixed greens across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with smoked salt.

Recipes That Pair Smoked Salt With Mixed Greens

Linked Flavour Notes

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

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of smoked salt, 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 smoked salt.

What To Drink With Smoked Salt

The corn notes in mexican lager make it a perfect pairing with smoked salt. Likewise, the leafy flavours in kale juice create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of smoked salt below.

Which Vegetables Go With Smoked Salt?

Choose vegetables that enrich its smokiness or lift its salty character. Mixed greens and sorrel offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Wood sorrel add a gentle, oniony brightness, while green pepper introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with smoked salt's salinity. The addition of spring onion, with its subtle leafy notes, can complement the brine beautifully, while amaranth lends a pungent 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., Smoked salt), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.