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Feijoada: Brazilian Black Bean & Meat Stew

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Why it works: Pepper and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,451 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

Feijoada: Brazilian Black Bean & Meat Stew

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

872Calories
46 gProtein
42 gFat
75 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 14 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sausage100g cooked301
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Coriandernot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Capsicumnot in our table0
Beansnot in our table0
Laurelnot in our table0

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.

  1. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  2. Coriander + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Coriander + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Orange + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the coriander

The recipe marks coriander as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, orange, pepper, sauce, pork, olive, clove):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Corianderthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, orange, pepper, sauce, pork, olive, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.