What goes well with bucatini?

We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes bucatini better. On average, recipes with bucatini gets 4.63⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better.

Here comes the combinations we found:

Stand out: shallots

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Significant high scores: egg, kosher salt, red pepper flakes

Better than not: apple, basil, anchovy filets, toasted pine nuts, black pepper, pecorino cheese, butter, carrots, crumbs, flat leaf parsley, garlic, heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, parmesan, red pepper, sundried tomato, tomato

🤷‍♀️ Shrug: olive oil, peas, salt, water, white wine

Scores poorly: capers, italian food, red bell pepper, san marzano tomato

Pay attention: pancetta, bacon, guanciale, onion, oregano, sage, thyme, tomato paste, tomato sauce

Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.

Here are some great recipes I found with bucatini:

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What goes well with bucatini?