Pairings by category
Desserts & pastries
69 documented pairings to choose the right condiment without scattering the dish: top recommendation, credible alternatives, when to add it and a useful dose.
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Affogato
Which aromatic for an affogato?
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Apple pie
Best cinnamon for apple pie?
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Artisan bread
Which sea salt for bread dough?
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Baklava
Which cardamom for baklava syrup?
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Balsamic over ice cream
Which aged balsamic for ice cream?
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Balsamic strawberries
Best balsamic for strawberries?
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Banana bread
Best vanilla for banana bread?
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Banana bread
Which cinnamon for banana bread?
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Braised figs
Which pepper for braised figs?
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Buttermilk biscuits
Which Appalachian honey for biscuits?
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Caramel popcorn
Which fleur de sel for caramel popcorn?
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Cardamom buns
Which cardamom for Scandinavian buns?
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Chocolate babka
Which cinnamon for babka swirl?
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Chocolate chili mousse
Which chile for a chocolate dessert?
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Chocolate chip cookies
Which vanilla for chocolate chip cookies?
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Chocolate orange cake
Which wild pepper for a chocolate orange cake?
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Chocolate tart
Best aromatic for a chocolate tart?
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Chocolate truffles
Which rare salt to finish truffles?
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Chocolate-chip cookies
What salt do you put on top of chocolate-chip cookies?
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Christmas pudding
Which cinnamon for Christmas pudding?
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Cinnamon rolls
What's the best cinnamon for cinnamon rolls?
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Cornbread
Best honey to drizzle on cornbread?
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Cornbread
Which pepper for a savory cornbread?
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Cream tea scones
How do you flavour scones for a cream tea?
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Crème brûlée
Which vanilla for crème brûlée?
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Dark chocolate brownies
Which chile adds depth to brownies?
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Dark chocolate mousse
What pepper lifts a dark chocolate dessert?
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Dark chocolate squares
Which fleur de sel for dark chocolate?
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Eccles cakes
What spice lifts Eccles cakes and Welsh cakes?
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Eton mess
Which peppercorn for Eton mess?
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Everything bagels
Which seed for an everything bagel mix?
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Focaccia
Best flaky salt for focaccia?
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Frangipane galette
Which aromatic for frangipane?
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French salted caramel
Which fleur de sel for caramel?
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Gingerbread
Best malty honey for gingerbread?
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Grilled pineapple
Which Hawaiian salt for grilled pineapple?
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Hot cross buns
Which cinnamon for hot cross buns?
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Lemon posset
Which vanilla for lemon posset?
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Lemon tart
What pepper for a citrus dessert?
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Mince pies
Which cinnamon for mince pies?
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Naan bread
Best seed to top naan?
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Oatmeal raisin cookies
Which cinnamon for oatmeal cookies?
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Panna cotta
Which vanilla for panna cotta?
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Pecan pie
Which Southern honey for pecan pie?
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Pineapple carpaccio
Which pepper for pineapple carpaccio?
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Poached pears
Which spice for poached pears?
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Pumpkin pie
Which cinnamon for pumpkin pie?
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Pumpkin pie
Which aromatic upgrades a pumpkin pie?
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Rhubarb crumble
Which vanilla for rhubarb crumble?
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Rice pudding
Which spice for rice pudding?
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Saffron buns
Which saffron for Cornish saffron buns?
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Salted brownies
Which flaky salt to finish brownies?
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Salted caramel
What salt is best for salted caramel?
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Savoury scones
Which sea salt for savoury scones?
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Shortbread
Which sea salt for shortbread?
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Sticky toffee pudding
Which spice for sticky toffee pudding?
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Strawberries and black pepper
Which pepper pairs with strawberries?
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Strawberry pavlova
Best peppercorn to garnish a pavlova?
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Sugar cookies
Which vanilla for sugar cookies?
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Sweet scones
Which vanilla for sweet scones?
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Tonka crème anglaise
Which bean for a fragrant custard sauce?
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Tonka panna cotta
Which tonka for panna cotta?
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Trifle
Which vanilla for a trifle custard?
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Vanilla custard
Which vanilla for a rich custard?
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Vanilla fruit salad
Best vanilla for a fruit dessert?
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Vanilla gelato
Best saba drizzle for gelato?
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Vanilla ice cream
Best vanilla for ice cream?
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Whipped cream
Which vanilla for floral whipped cream?
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White chocolate truffles
Which pepper for white chocolate?