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The minimalist bottles outline flavor profiles: Their rum alternative, for instance, promises notes of Madagascar vanilla, molasses, star anise, ripe banana and bitter orange.

Ms. Cousseau correctly identified black pepper, but mistook bitter orange for mandarin.

On one end of the spectrum, you have lechon asado, a lush mass of slow-roasted pork shoulder scented with bitter orange, garlic and cumin, then paired with long, almost translucent strands of softened onion.

At El Sapo, Mendizábal marinates his pork with nothing more than bitter orange and garlic for five days before sliding it into the oven, where it collapses into an irresistible heap in the heat.

Lutèce served it seared, with dark chocolate sauce and bitter orange marmalade.