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Tofu and Mushroom Miso Soup

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By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Tofu and Mushroom Miso Soup

Why it works: Tofu and miso share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 75 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Tofu and Mushroom Miso Soup

Serves 4
Prep2 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

411Calories
21 gProtein
25 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Miso1 tbsp (18g)34
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Waternot 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 steamykitchen. 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. Tofu + misotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Onion + misotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together182 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

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

  4. Tofu + mushroomtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Mushroom + misotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together60 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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 (tofu, mushroom, egg, miso):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, mushroom, egg, miso. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.