Pairings by category
Soups & broths
29 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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Beef pho
What pepper rounds out a beef pho broth?
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Beef pho
Which spice for pho broth?
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Bouillabaisse
Which saffron for bouillabaisse?
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Cauliflower soup
Best white pepper for a pale cream soup?
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Clam chowder
Best pepper for New England clam chowder?
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Cullen skink
Which white pepper for cullen skink?
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French onion soup
Which pepper for French onion soup?
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Gazpacho
Which vinegar for gazpacho?
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Green chile stew
Which chile for New Mexico green chile stew?
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Gumbo
Which paprika for gumbo?
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Gumbo
When do you add file powder to gumbo?
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Hot and sour soup
Which white pepper for hot and sour soup?
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Lamb tagine
Best old-world pepper for a tagine?
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Lentil soup
Best dried lime for lentil soup?
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Minestrone
Which olive oil to finish minestrone?
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Miso soup
Best pepper to finish miso soup?
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Persian gulf stew
Which dried lime for a Persian stew?
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Red pozole
Which chile for red pozole broth?
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Ribollita
Best olive oil to finish ribollita?
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Roasted pumpkin soup
Which blend for a pumpkin soup?
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Roasted squash soup
Which honey to balance a squash soup?
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Slow-cooked curry
What pepper deepens a long-cooked curry?
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Smoky clam chowder
Which smoked salt for clam chowder?
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Spicy tomato soup
Which chili for a spicy tomato soup?
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Thai green curry
Which red pepper for a Thai curry?
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Tomato soup
Which pepper for tomato soup?
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Udon noodle soup
Which Japanese spice for udon?
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Vegan Thai curry
Which tamari for a gluten-free curry?
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Vichyssoise
Which white pepper for vichyssoise?