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Rujak Cingur

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Why it works: Spinach and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,435 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Rujak Cingur

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

426Calories
32 gProtein
29 gFat
19 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
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Tempeh100g160
Tofu100g firm76
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Mung Beannot 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. Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Spinach + mung beantop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Mung bean + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Peanut + mung beantop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  5. Peanut + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, tofu, spinach, mung bean, garlic):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, tofu, spinach, mung bean, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.