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Vietnamese Style Vegetarian Curry Soup

"Vietnamese style curry powder can be found in Asian markets - especially in cities that have a large Vietnamese population. If you can't find it, use Madras curry powder. This spicy soup can be made into a thick stew by reducing the vegetable stock and water by half. Serve with rice and French bread."

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Vietnamese Style Vegetarian Curry Soup

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Vietnamese Style Vegetarian Curry Soup

8 servings
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

812Calories
23 gProtein
47 gFat
86 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Lemon Grassjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Kaffir Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Waternot 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. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Shallot + lemon grasstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Ginger + lemon grasstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together364 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Garlic + lemon grasstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together442 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (shallot, clove, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, pepper, carrot):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, clove, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, pepper, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.