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Arame-flecked Asian Couscous

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Arame-flecked Asian Couscous

Why it works: Sesame and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 172 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Arame-flecked Asian Couscous

makes 4 main-course servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

951Calories
18 gProtein
56 gFat
96 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Sunflower1 oz (28g) hulled165
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Wheatnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Seednot 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.

By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Sesame + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Radish + sesametop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Sesame + ricetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  4. Ginger + carrottop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Ginger + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the radish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, ginger, carrot, sesame, rice, sunflower):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Sweet potatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Radishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, ginger, carrot, sesame, rice, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.