Why it works: Onion and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,907 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Cream of Peanut Soup
6 cupsIngredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Chive | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,907 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Celery + chivetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together359 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Butter + milktop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together18,518 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Chicken + peanuttop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together541 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the peanut
The recipe marks peanut as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, celery, onion, flour, chicken, milk, chive):
- Beansfits better
- Cashew nutfits better
- Chestnutfits better
- Peanutthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against butter, celery, onion, flour, chicken, milk, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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