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Tako Poki

"Cooked octopus is marinated with green onions, sesame oil and Morton® kosher salt. Raw tuna may be substituted for the octopus if desired."

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Tako Poki

Why it works: Onion and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,192 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

Tako Poki

8 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

164Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
10 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Octopusnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Onion + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

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

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