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Japanese Cucumber Salad

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Japanese Cucumber Salad

Why it works: Sesame and cucumber match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 364 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Japanese Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

238Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Shisonot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Sesame + cucumbertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together364 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Sesame + ricetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Cucumber + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together734 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Cucumber + vinegartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,734 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  5. Rice + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,379 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the shiso

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, cucumber, rice, vinegar, sugar, pepper):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Shisothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sesame, cucumber, rice, vinegar, sugar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.