Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Wild Boar

Top flavour pairings and recipes for wild boar, according to analysis of thousands of recipes.

Wild boar immediately conjures the evocative embrace of game and the bracing kiss of glutamate. But look beneath its obvious umaminess and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of iron, a hint of moss, and subtle accents reminiscent of petrichor. These are the notes that lend it such remarkable, resonant depth. The artistry of the kitchen unfolds when we pair wild boar with ingredients that let these nuances sing.

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 analysis reveals, for example, how thyme's thymic tones awaken wild boar, and how tomato purée's solanum notes create a surprising synergy with its metallic character.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like carnal, earthy, and woody, 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.

Unlocking Flavour Combinations

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 Ferrous Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between iron and tomato flavours. Since wild boar has a distinct ironny flavour, try pairing it with the tomatoey flavours of tomato purée.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing wild boar with tomato purée.

Harmonious Flavours Of Wild Boar

Just as our analysis found that iron and violic flavours are often combined, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the notes present in wild boar. For instance, the petrichor notes of wild boar are strongly associated with rooty and walnut notes.

The notes associated with the various aromas of wild boar can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of thyme offers many of the notes complementary to wild boar, including thyme and camphor aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of thyme has many of the of the features that are complementary to wild boar, they are likely to pair very well together.

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

Recipes That Pair Wild Boar With Thyme

Linked Flavour Notes

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

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

What To Drink With Wild Boar

The violet notes in margaux (bordeaux) make it a perfect pairing with wild boar. Likewise, the violet flavours in crème de violette create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of wild boar 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., Wild boar), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.