Cool game, congrats for the win ! I would display the popup instantly on hover, annoying to wait to remember or compare.
On a postjam update it would be cool to visualize the effects on the grid directly somehow, like some VFX that makes you understand how the ingredients interact.
On a personal note I have enough min-max in my games and life to be truly interested but there is always an audience for it.
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