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Agedashi-dofu

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Why it works: Bonito and ginger work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 13 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

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Contains: wheat, soy, fish (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. Bonito + gingertop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  2. Sake + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together114 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Tofu + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Fish + potatotop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  5. Tofu + bonitotop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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