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Tofu Hiyayakko

"This is one of the really traditional easy dishes in Japan. My dad likes it so much. We often eat this dish with the rice, miso soup, grilled fish and Japanese pickles in the morning."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Tofu Hiyayakko

Why it works: Tofu and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Tofu Hiyayakko

1 serving
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

388Calories
30 gProtein
18 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Tofu100g firm76
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Waternot in our table0
Bonitonot in our table0
Toasted Sesame 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.

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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. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  2. Onion + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Tofu + gingertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Tofu + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together729 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, sugar, tofu, ginger, bonito, fish, sesame):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Spinachfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, sugar, tofu, ginger, bonito, fish, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.