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Spicy Lemongrass Soup

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Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Spicy Lemongrass Soup

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

669Calories
23 gProtein
30 gFat
83 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut Milk1/2 cup (120ml) canned230
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Tofu100g firm76
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Ginger + coconuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

The recipe marks clove as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, ginger, garlic, coconut, milk, tofu, mushroom):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Cuminfits about as well
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, ginger, garlic, coconut, milk, tofu, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.