Name: West Coast Cod and Shrimp
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/4 cup minced onion; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 1/4 cup milk; 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/2 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill; seasoning salt to taste; pepper to taste; 1 pound cod fillets; 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 29,058 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together4,994 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Rice + milktop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together7,374 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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West Coast Cod and Shrimp