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Kimchi Fried Rice

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Why it works: Rice and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Kimchi Fried Rice

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

892Calories
18 gProtein
58 gFat
78 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Kimchinot in our table0
Saucenot 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. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Rice + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Onion + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Coconut + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

The recipe marks onion as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mushroom, rice, coconut, sesame, egg):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, mushroom, rice, coconut, sesame, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.