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Spicy Porridge

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Why it works: Sweet potato and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 159 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Spicy Porridge

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

863Calories
23 gProtein
42 gFat
107 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 15 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Bamboo Shootsnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Caraway Seednot in our table0
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. Sweet potato + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together159 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Coconut + peanuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together433 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Coconut + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Bamboo shoots + coconuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the caraway

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, sweet potato, pepper, bamboo shoots, coconut, peanut, coriander):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Carawaythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, sweet potato, pepper, bamboo shoots, coconut, peanut, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.