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Why it works: Sriracha and chive work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 13 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

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Contains: egg, peanut, fish, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Sriracha + chivetop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together447 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Chicken + ricetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,569 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  4. Tamarind + ricetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together133 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Fish sauce + srirachatop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Flavor stand-ins for the sriracha

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tamarind, fish sauce, sugar, sauce, chicken, rice, shallot):

  1. Gingerbetter flavor fit
  2. Turmericbetter flavor fit
  3. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  4. Srirachathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tamarind, fish sauce, sugar, sauce, chicken, rice, shallot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).