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Udon with Mushroom Broth, Cabbage, and Yams

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Udon with Mushroom Broth, Cabbage, and Yams

Why it works: Shiitake and kombu share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Udon with Mushroom Broth, Cabbage, and Yams

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

459Calories
25 gProtein
6 gFat
83 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 17 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Tofu100g firm76
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Shiitake1/2 cup (73g)34
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Napa Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Waternot in our table0
Kombunot in our table0
Yamnot in our table0
Sambalnot 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. Shiitake + kombutop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together12 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Kombu + yamtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Shiitake + yamtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Shiitake + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together157 recipes

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

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shiitake, mushroom, kombu, sauce, rice, vinegar, yam):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Thymefits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shiitake, mushroom, kombu, sauce, rice, vinegar, yam. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.