Mushroom + Rice
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,515 recipes, and they share 284 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do mushroom and rice go together?
Yes. 1,515 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 284 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of mushroom's flavor molecules (284 of 426) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green) and trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
What each one brings
mushroom
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 20% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for rice. It carries 142 molecules rice doesn't have.
rice
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for mushroom. It carries 144 molecules mushroom doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Chicken: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with mushroom, top 5% with rice.
- Barley: top 7% of pairs with mushroom, top 3% with rice.
- Shiitake: top 4% of pairs with mushroom, top 7% with rice.
- Sesame: top 8% of pairs with mushroom, top 3% with rice.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with mushroom and rice
Almost always mains: 415 of the 439 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: mushroom has 142 molecules rice doesn't, and rice has 144 that mushroom doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 284 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 142 only in mushroom and the 144 only in rice.
Mushroom and rice questions
Do mushroom and rice go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,515 recipes, and they share 284 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do mushroom and rice taste good together?
More than half of mushroom's flavor molecules (284 of 426) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green) and trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
What goes with mushroom and rice?
Chicken is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with mushroom and top 5% with rice. Barley and shiitake also fit both.
What can you make with mushroom and rice?
Almost always mains: 415 of the 439 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Baked Brown and White Rice with Mushrooms, Baked Mushroom Rice, Baked Mushroom Rice I, Blue Cheese and Rice-Stuffed Mushrooms.
Can I use rice instead of mushroom?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: mushroom has 142 molecules rice doesn't, and rice has 144 that mushroom doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Mushroom vs Rice. https://compkitchen.com/compare/mushroom-vs-rice. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_mushroom_vs_rice_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Mushroom vs Rice},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/mushroom-vs-rice},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.