Flavour Pairing – A Few Ideas
When it comes to blending flavours, many of us have no idea where to start. So I have decided to release a few pairings I have always worked with when trying to get something going. Hopefully these will help you too.
| Flavour | Pairs Well With |
| Almond | apple, apricot, banana, caramel, cherry, coffee, fig, honey, orange, peach, pear, plum |
| Apple | caramel, chestnut, cinnamon, cranberry, ginger, hazelnut, mango, maple, walnut |
| Apricot | almond, black pepper, caramel, ginger, hazelnut, honey, orange, peach, vanilla, plum |
| Banana | caramel, cherry, chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, ginger, hazelnut, honey, mango, molasses, papaya |
| Blackberry | apricot, black pepper, cinnamon, citrus, hazelnut, lemon, other berries, peach, plum |
| Blueberry | other berries, mango, lemon, hazelnut, ginger, fig, other citrus |
| Cherry | apricot, black pepper, chocolate, citrus, nectarine, peach, plum, vanilla |
| Coconut | banana, caramel, chocolate, citrus, pineapple, other tropical fruits |
| Fig | almond, black pepper, cinnamon, citrus, hazelnut, pear, vanilla |
| Ginger | almond, apple, apricot, banana, berries, caramel, chocolate, citrus, coconut, grape, hazelnut, passion fruit, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, tropical fruit |
| Grape | chocolate, citrus, ginger, raisin |
| Grapefruit | black pepper, caramel, citrus, mint, tropical fruit, vanilla |
| Hazelnut | apple, apricot, banana, berries, caramel, cherry, chocolate, citrus, fig, mandarin, peach, pear, plum |
| Kiwi Fruit | apple, banana, berries, cherry, citrus, coconut, mango, tropical fruit |
| Lemon | apricot, berries, black pepper, cherry, citrus, ginger, nectarine, peach, plum, tropical fruit |
| Lime | apple, berries, cherry, ginger, papaya, plum, strawberry, tropical fruit |
| Mandarin | cherry, chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, fig, ginger, tropical fruits, vanilla, star anise |
| Mango | apple, banana, berries, caramel, citrus, coconut, melon, tropical fruits, vanilla, cinnamon |
| Melon | berries, citrus, lemon |
| Orange | almonds, berries, brandy, cherry, chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, cranberry, fig, ginger, grape, hazelnut, mint, pineapple, vanilla |
| Papaya | citrus, black pepper, lime, mango, tropical fruit |
| Pear | almond, apple, caramel, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, citrus, ginger, hazelnut, vanilla, walnut |
| Pineapple | caramel, coconut, tropical fruit |
| Plum | almond, cinnamon, citrus, black pepper, hazelnut, honey, vanilla |
| Pomegranate | apple, citrus, cucumber, mint, tropical fruit |
| Raspberry | apple, apricot, cinnamon, citrus, ginger, lemon, nectarine, other berries, peach, plum, vanilla |
| Strawberry | apple, black pepper, chocolate, citrus, mint, vanilla |
| Walnut | apple, apricot, banana, caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, rum |
Hopefully this will get you started on a few amazing recipes of your own. If you have one of your own that you would like to add, please let us know and we will add it for you.
